Current Affairs Quiz – October 19 2015

Current Affairs Quiz

1. Where BRICS University President Forum 2015 will be held?

a) Tokyo
b) Beijing
c) New Delhi
d) Shanghai

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Answer b) Beijing

2. Full form of BRICS.
a) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
b) Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, China and South Africa
c) Brazil, Russia, India, Chad and South Africa
d) Brazil, Russia, India, Chad and Singapore

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Answer a) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

3. Pat Woodell who dies recently was associated with ____.

a) Acting
b) Singing
c) Football
d) Boxing

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Answer a) Acting. Petticoat Junction actress Pat Woodell, who played one of the three original Bradley sisters on CBS’ rural sitcom stalwart of the 1960s, died of cancer September 29. She was 71.

4. Which Indian film has won the best short film award at the 2015 London Film Festival (LFF)?

a) Court
b) An Old Dog’s Diary
c) Buddha is Traffic Jam
d) A girl’s Dream

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Answer b) An Old Dog’s Diary

5. Who won 2015 Denmark Open Title of Badminton?

a) Zhao Yunlei
b) Wang Shixian
c) Xuerui Li
d) P.V. Sindhu

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Answer c) Xuerui Li

6. Who won 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup of Hockey?

a) India
b) United Kingdom
c) Great Britain
d) Germany

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Answer c) Great Britain

7. Acclaimed Egyptian novelist_______ passes away.

a) Naguib Mahfouz
b) Gamal al-Ghitani
c) Sonallah Ibrahim
d) Alaa Al Aswany

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Answer b) Gamal al-Ghitani

8. Who won 2015 Vietnam Open Tennis Trophy?

a) Somdev Devvarman
b) Sanam Singh
c) Saketh Myneni
d) Ramkumar Ramanat

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Answer c) Saketh Myneni

9. PM inaugurates a Bank. Name the Bank.

a) India Bull
b) Bandhan Bank
c) IDFC Bank
d) None of the above

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Answer c) IDFC Bank.

10. IRCTC launches pilot project on ________ service.

a) e-eco initiative
b) e-catering
c) e-booking
d) e-insurance

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Answer b) e-catering .

11. What is the name of NATO’s operation?

a) The Crescent Fall
b) Trident Juncture
c) The Juggernaut
d) The INevitable

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Answer b) Trident Juncture 

12. Full form of NATO

a) Norway  Atlantic Treaty Organization
b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c) Norway Alaska Treaty Organization
d) North Association Treaty Organization

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Answer b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

13. Which country has been allotted last slot in global pension index: Mercer?

a) China
b) Denmark
c) India
d) Pakistan

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Answer c) India

14. Who crowned Miss Diva 2015?
a) Amrita Rao
b) Urvashi Rautela
c) Natasha Assadi
d) Naveli Deshmukh

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Answer b) Urvashi Rautela

15. IT major Infosys announced acquisition of US-based oil and gas consulting firm. Name the Firm.

a) Noah Consulting
b) Nysha Consulting
c) Nova Consulting
d) None of the above

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Answer a) Noah Consulting