Current Affairs Quiz – July 11′ 2015

1. General Pak Yong Sik has been appointed as the Defence Minister of
a) China
b) Japan
c) North Korea
d) South Korea

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Answer c) North Korea.

2. Who has been appointed as the President of UK Council for International Student Affairs?
a) Lord Swaraj Paul
b) Lord Praneesh Mishra
c) Lord Karan Bilimoria
d) Lord Dev Kanitkar

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Answer c) Lord Karan Bilimoria. : NRI entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria has been appointed as the President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). He will replace Baroness Usha Prashar as she steps down, having served the maximum term of nine years.

3. The Srenrenica Massacre is associated with
a) Senegal
b) Serbia
c) Slovakia
d) Slovenia

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Answer b) Serbia.

4. In the final match of Wimbledon 2015, Roger Federer is going to face
a) Andy Murray
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Stan Wawrinka
d) Rafael Nadal

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Answer b) Novak Djokovic

5. Who has been appointed as the point person of Varanasi by PM Narendra Modi?
a) Ramesh Sharma
b) Suresh Sharma
c) Mahesh Sharma
d) Pranesh Sharma

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Answer c) Mahesh Sharma

6. Prince Saud al-Faisal, who passed away recently, was the World’s longest serving Foreign Minister of
a) Qatar
b) Bahrain
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Iran

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Answer c) Saudi Arabia

7. Name the Super Typhoon, which is waving towards eastern China in Shanghai and leading to evacuation of more than 865,000 people?
a) Nija
b) Chan-hom
c) Han-Chom
d) Min-Tin

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Answer c) Chan-hom.

8. Roger Rees, who died recently, was a famous
a) Tennis Player
b) Economist
c) Stage Actor
d) Musician

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Answer c) Stage Actor.

9. The World Population Day is Observed on
a) July 10
b) July 11
c) July 12
d) July 13

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Answer b) July 11. The theme for World Population Day 2015 is “vulnerable populations in emergencies highlighting the needs of women and adolescent girls during conflicts and humanitarian disasters”.

10. _________ launched two mobile based applications to help farmers get prices on shrimp and capture data on aquaculture through mobile.
a) DOT
b) Agricultural Ministry
c) MPEDA
d) ICRISAT

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Answer c) MPEDA. Marine Products Export Development Authority. It is a nodal agency for promotion of marine exports from India under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.