Current Affairs Quiz – May 17 and May 18′ 2015

1. Which of the following bank has inaugurated its first branch in China recently?
a) Axis Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) TMB
d) KVB

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Answer b) ICICI Bank

2. Pope Francis has canonized Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Bawardy, who are the nuns of 19th century, belongs to
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Palestine
d) Israel

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Answer c) Palestine

3. GOI has allocated how much rupees for development of AYUSH?
a) 1000 crore
b) 2000 crore
c) 4000 crore
d) 5000 crore

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Answer d) 5000 crore

4. Runners of which country have won the eighth edition of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10000 m run in Bengaluru?
a) Armenia
b) Ethiopia
c) India
d) China

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Answer b) Ethiopia

5. India’s ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda won ______ in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League series.
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of the above

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Answer c) Bronze

6. Name the Indian-American Policeman, who has been conferred with the Civilian Supervisor of the Year in Texas?
a) Harkeert Singh Saini
b) Arnab Goswami
c) Bihsan Singh Badhal
d) Pranav Mishra

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Answer a) Harkeert Singh Saini

7. Ms. Draupadi Murmu has sworn in as the first woman Governor of
a) Manipur
b) Mizoram
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar

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Answer c) Jharkhand

8. The Men’s Italian Open Title 2015 was won by
a) Andy Murray
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Roger Federer
d) Rafael Nadal

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Answer b) Novak Djokovic

9. Who has been named as the head coach of U-19 Football team of India?
a) Jonathan Stephen
b) Lee Alan Johnson
c) MJ Joseph
d) Harland Simon

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Answer b) Lee Alan Johnson

10. Which country has made a clean sweep in Sudirman Cup?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Denmark
d) Norway

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Answer b) China

11. Sudirman Cup is related to which sports?
a) Chess
b) Badminton
c) Tennis
d) Archery

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Answer b) Badminton

12. What is the name of the Farmers’ channel to be launched by GOI?
a) DD-Kisan
b) DD-Farming
c) DD-Agriculture
d) DD-Crops

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Answer a) DD-Kisan

13. Union IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad has inaugurated the first postal ATM in which Indian state?
a) Jharkhand
b) Bihar
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Madhya Pradesh

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Answer b) Bihar

14. Which of the following countries is all set to assume the presidency of the 68th World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva?
a) Germany
b) United States
c) India
d) Canada

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Answer c) India

15. Who won the Women’s Singles Rome Masters Title?
a) Serena Williams
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Carla Suarez Navarro
d) Timea Babos

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Answer b) Maria Sharapova