Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who was crowned as Miss World 2017 at a grand event held in Sanya in China?
a) Stephanie Hill
b) Andrea Me
c) Manushi Chhillar
d) Mireia Lalaguna
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Answer c) Manushi Chhillar. India’s Manushi Chhillar was crowned as Miss World 2017 at a grand event held in Sanya in China. The 20-year-old medical student from Haryana had won Femina Miss India World 2017 in May this year. Manushi had made it to the top 5 along with contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico. The first and the second runners-up were Miss England Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico Andrea Me.
2. Who is the winner of this year’s DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?
a) Chetan Bhagat
b) Anuk Arudpragasam
c) Aravind Adiga
d) Rohinton Mistry
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Answer b) Anuk Arudpragasam. Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam is the winner of this year’s DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his book “The Story of a Brief Marriage”, beating the likes of Aravind Adiga, Karan Mahajan and Anjali Joseph. The USD 25,000 DSC Prize was awarded to the winner along with a trophy by Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on the concluding day of the Dhaka Literary Festival (DLF).
3. Who has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
a) David Cronenberg
b) Mychael Danna
c) Elias Koteas
d) Atom Egoyan
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Answer d) Atom Egoyan. Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival, to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, will also screen three films produced by the 57-year-old filmmaker.
4. Who has been appointed as global ambassador of the World Packaging Organisation?
a) Chakravarthi
b) Harish Kumar
c) Subramanian
d) Narayanan
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Answer a) Chakravarthi. Chakravarthi AVPS, Managing Director, Ecobliss India, has been appointed global ambassador of the World Packaging Organisation. He is the first Asian to be appointed ambassador. The honorary appointment was made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 99th board meeting of WPO.
5. __________government would form “Mahila Suraksha Dals” (women protection groups) to curb crimes against women
a) Puducherry
b) Delhi
c) Kerala
d) Telangana
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Answer b) Delhi. Deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia said that the Delhi government would form “Mahila Suraksha Dals” (women protection groups) to curb crimes against women in the national capital. This will make civil defence volunteers available to them and pilot projects will be run at two-three places first.
6. The Reserve Bank of India had scrapped its plan to sell government securities worth ________crore through open market operations
a) 10000
b) 15000
c) 20000
d) 25000
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Answer a) 10000. The Reserve Bank of India had scrapped its plan to sell government securities worth Rs10,000 crore through open market operations. In view of the recent market developments and based on a fresh review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to withdraw the open market sale operations scheduled for November 23, 2017.
7. Which bank ties up with Centre Denmark India for Fintech Collaboration?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) Yes Bank
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Answer d) Yes Bank. YES Bank, which runs a startup accelerator programme called Yes Fintech, is looking at exclusive global exchange programme partnerships to help Indian start-ups gain access to developed markets in terms of business and investments. Towards this end, the bank has already tied up with MaGIC (Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Center), a Malaysian government initiative. It is also looking for similar partnerships with the US, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, the UK and Israel over the next few years.
8. NASA has launched a next- generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world, the satellite named as _________
a) JNSS-1
b) JKSS-1
c) JPSS-1
d) JLSS-1
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Answer c) JPSS-1. NASA has launched a next- generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts. The satellite, called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), is a joint venture between the US space agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides weather reports and forecasts. The satellite was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
9. Which country has appointed a woman to the role of ‘Black Rod’ for the first time in the office’s 650-year history?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Japan
d) Russia
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Answer b) UK. Britain’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Lords, has appointed a woman to the role of ‘Black Rod’ for the first time in the office’s 650-year history. Sarah Clarke, currently responsible for the organisation of the annual Wimbledon tennis championships, will be known as The Lady Usher of the Black Rod.
10. Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat won ________ medals in National Wrestling championship in their respective weight categories
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of these
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Answer a) Gold. Two-time Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar took less than three minutes to bag a gold medal in men’s 74kg freestyle competition of the National Wrestling championship in Indore. India’s lone woman Olympic medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik and popular ‘Dangal girl’ Geeta Phogat also bagged a gold medal each in their respective weight categories of women’s wrestling on the second day of the marquee domestic event.
11. Vinesh Phogat and Ritu Phogat related to which sports?
a) Shooting
b) Cricket
c) Hockey
d) Wrestling
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Answer d) Wrestling. Phogat sisters Vinesh and Ritu won in their respective weight categories on the opening day of the National Wrestling Championship in Indore on 16 November. While Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh, representing Railways, finished on the top of the podium after getting the better of Haryana’s Manisha in the women’s 55-kg category, youngster Ritu won the women’s 50-kg event after beating Nirmala.
12. Who won the Pune Challenger title 2017?
a) Somdev Devvarman
b) Yuki Bhambri
c) Rohan Bopanna
d) Saketh Myneni
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Answer b) Yuki Bhambri. Yuki Bhambri clinched his first title of the 2017 season on the ATP Challenger Tour following a come-from-behind win over compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger in Pune.
13. India’s star doubles pair A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan won ________ medal in the Seamaster 2017 World Tour Swedish Open
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of these
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Answer c) Bronze. India’s star doubles pair A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan put up a stellar show in the Seamaster 2017 World Tour Swedish Open to seize a bronze medal. They upset the top seeds of the tournament, Quadri Aruna from Nigeria and Diogo Carvalho from Portugal, 3-1 to make it to the semifinals in style. But they lost 1-3 (10-12, 3-11, 11-7, 4-11) to Hong Kong s Kwan Kit Ho and Chun Ting Wong to miss out on the chance to make the title round.
14. Malcolm Young who passed away recently was a/an
a) Politician
b) Sports men
c) Actor
d) Musician
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Answer d) Musician. AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has died aged 64. Best known for their hit song Highway to Hell, AC/DC formed in 1973 and went on to produce 17 studio albums, selling more than 200 million records.
