Current Affairs Quiz – July 21′ 2015

1. New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Gujarat

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Answer b) Kerala. A new species of cyprinid freshwater fish named Puntius Dolichopterus has been discovered in Kayamkulam, Kerela by Mathews Plamoottil.

2. Which country will host the ICC World T20 Championship in 2016?
a) Sri Lanka
b) New Zealand
c) India
d) Australia

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Answer c) India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the venues that will host the men’s and women’s ICC World T20 2016. The event will be played in India from 11th-3rd April, 2016.

3. Which country is expected to become the world’s third largest nuclear generating country by 2017?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) Pakistan
d) China

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Answer d) China. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), China is expected to become the world’s third largest nuclear generating country by 2017 surpassing South Korea and Japan.

4. Which country is to work with India on creating a cold food chain?
a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Italy

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Answer b) United Kingdom

5. Deodhar Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy are associated with
a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Cricket
d) Badminton

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Answer c) Cricket. The formats of Deodhar Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy have been revamped by the BCCI as per the suggestions given by the Anil Kumble-led technical committee.

6. The Book “Early Hindu Temples of Gujarat” was penned by
a) Ashik Karare
b) Suhanee Shome
c) Veena Karayat
d) Varun Maira

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Answer d) Varun Maira

7. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI?
a) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
b) Ratan Kumar Singh
c) Rajesh Khanna
d) Muthupandian

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Answer a) Bhanu Pratap Sharma

8. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Delhi Commission of Women?
a) Swati Maliwal
b) Sindhuja Nair
c) Soumya Anand
d) Nisha Raman

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Answer a) Swati Maliwal

9. Who won the Best Documentary Producer award at Madrid International Film Festival?
a) Pamarthy Shankar
b) Benoy Behl
c) Veena Shome
d) TS Priya

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Answer b) Benoy Behl

10. Who won Grand Prix World Press Cartoon 2014 Award?
a) Pamarthy Shankar
b) Anuragh Kashyap
c) Vivek Agnihotri
d) Naveen Patnaik

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Answer a) Telugu cartoonist Pamarthy Shankar

11. The book “Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity” penned by
a) APJ Abdul Kalam
b) Raif Ali Khan
c) Raisur Rahman
d) Hamid Ansari

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Answer c) Raisur Rahman

12. Who has been appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a) Maurice Obstfeld
b) Paul Bishop
c) Simon Kerton
d) Tywin Lannister

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Answer a) Maurice Obstfeld

13. Which country is going to surpass US in Financial Leasing Market by first half of 2016?
a) United Kingdom
b) Japan
c) Rusiia
d) China

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Answer d) China. China’s financial leasing market is expected to hit 5 trillion yuan (USD 804.6 billion) during the first half of 2016 to become the world’s largest, surpassing that of the US