Current Affairs Quiz – November 08 & 09 2018
1. Which cricketer has become 1st Indian woman to slam a ton in T20I cricket?
a) Smriti Mandana
b) Harmanpreet Kaur
c) Mithali Raj
d) Poonam Yadav
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Answer b) Harmanpreet Kaur. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the first ever Indian woman to smash a hundred in T20I cricket, achieving the feat against New Zealand in the Women’s World T20 2018.
2. Lalan Sarang is passed away at 79, is associated with___________
a) Cinema
b) Politics
c) Journalism
d) Both a and b
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Answer a) Cinema. Veteran Marathi actress Lalan Sarang passed away at 79 after keeping unwell for many days.
3. Who has been recieved Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award by Press Council of In World’s first AI news anchor unveiled in Chinadia (PCI)?
a) Baskar Paul
b) Vikrama Singh
c) Bala krishnaan
d) N Ram
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Answer d) N Ram. The award will be presented on November 16, 2018, on the occasion of the National Press Day.
4. Who is the current chairman of Tesla?
a) Elon Musk
b) Rabi Aslam
c) Robyn Denholm
d) Christopher John
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Answer c) Robyn Denholm. In September, Elon Musk had agreed to step down as chairman of Electric carmaker Tesla as part of a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
5. World’s first AI news anchor unveiled in________.
a) Japan
b) Usa
c) China
d) Russia
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Answer c) China. Chinese press agency Xinhua unveiled AI-based anchor that can read the news in English and Chinese, as naturally as a professional news anchor.
6. India economic growth to slow to _______ in 2019: Moodys
a) 6.3%
b) 6.9%
c) 7.3%
d) 7.9%
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Answer c) 7.3%. Indian economy will expand 7.4 percent in 2018, but the growth will slow down to 7.3 percent in the next fiscal. The economy grew 7.9 percent in the first half (January-June) of 2018, reflecting post demonetization base effect.
