Current Affairs Quiz
1. Chinese scholar ______________ who is at present in jail, was awarded the Martin Ennals human rights award
a) Kang Youwei
b) Gao Lingwen
c) Ilham Tohti
d) Xiang Lang
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Answer c) Ilham Tohti.Chinese scholar Ilham Tohti, who is at present in jail for life or defending China’s mostly-Muslim Uighur minority, he received the Martin Ennals Award, the winner of which is selected by a jury of 10 activist groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. In 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison for “separatism” over a website he ran that was often critical of China’s official ethnic policies.
2. Veteran actor ____________ was honoured at the UK Theatre Awards on for his individual contributions to British theatre
a) Martin Freeman
b) Ian McKellen
c) Christopher Lee
d) Peter Jackson
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Answer b) Ian McKellen. Veteran actor Ian McKellen was honoured at the UK Theatre Awards on for his individual contributions to British theatre. The award ceremony took place on October 9 in London. McKellen was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre prize. The 77-year-old actor, best known for his roles in the “X-Men” and “Lord Of The Rings” film franchises, was recognised for “championing diversity and contribution to the British theatre” at the ceremony held at London’s Guildhall.
3. Who is the new Prime minister of Morocco?
a) Nabil Benabdallah
b) Salaheddine Mezouar
c) Mustapha El Khalfi
d) Abdelilah Benkirane
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Answer d) Abdelilah Benkirane. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI tasked Abdelilah Benkirane to keep his post as prime minister and form a new government after his Islamist party won last week’s parliamentary elections. Benkirane’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) took 125 seats out of 395 in Friday’s polls, beating its main rival, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), which had campaigned against the “Islamisation” of Moroccan society.
4. India ranked ____ out of 118 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2016
a) 97
b) 63
c) 115
d) 87
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Answer a) 97. India ranked 97th out of 118 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2016, behind Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, among others, but ahead of Pakistan and three other Asian countries. It was positioned at 80 out of 104 countries the previous year.
5. _________ and _________ will conduct a second joint anti-missile exercise next year.
a) India and China
b) China and USA
c) China and Russia
d) China and Japan
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Answer c) China and Russia. China and Russia will hold their second joint anti-missile drills next year, Chinese state media said, after South Korea and the United States angered the two countries with plans to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea. The Chinese and Russian militaries held their first such exercises in May as Washington and Seoul were in discussions over installing the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to protect against any North Korean threats.
6. Which country’s government is planning to bring in a nationwide smoking ban recently?
a) Singapore
b) Thailand
c) Malaysia
d) Philippines
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Answer d) Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia’s second-most populous country, rolling out among the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the region. Public health campaigners who have long battled against the country’s hefty tobacco lobby welcomed the push to end smoking in public places.
7. India is the ____ largest foreign holder of the US government securities
a) 12th
b) 10th
c) 8th
d) 5th
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Answer a) 12th. India is the 12th largest foreign holder of the US government securities with exposure to the tune of $ 118.9 billion as of March-end. Despite reducing its exposure to $ 1.245 trillion, China remained the top holder of these securities in March, as per the latest data released by the US Treasury Department. China owned bonds valued at $ 1.252 trillion in February. China is followed by Japan with securities to the tune of $ 1.137 trillion.
8. Which Space agency plans to build on the legacy of British Mars lander Beagle 2 by placing the Schiaparelli module on the Red Planet in October?
a) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
b) Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA)
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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Answer c) European Space Agency (ESA). ESA (European Space Agency) plans to build on the legacy of British Mars lander Beagle 2 by placing the Schiaparelli module on the Red Planet in October. A new image shows the desert plane on Mars where ESA will land the Schiaparelli module on 19 October this year. This will be the first European landing attempt on the red planet since 2003’s ill-fated Beagle 2. Known as Meridiani Planum, this area of Mars is relatively flat which makes it as safe as possible for the landing attempt. Nasa’s Opportunity rover landed here in 2004.
9. Which Company plans to lay India’s longest gas pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh?
a) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
b) GAIL (India)
c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
d) Indian Oil Company Ltd
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Answer d) Indian Oil Company Ltd. State-owned Indian Oil plans to lay India’s longest gas pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, to meet the growing demands of cooking gas in the country, IOC has said. The 1,987-kilometre pipeline via Kanpur, Varanasi and Lucknow will carry 3.75 million tons of LPG per annum, IOC said in its application seeking approval for the pipeline.
10. Bangladeshi batsman _____________ became the country’s first player to register 5,000 runs in One Day International cricket
a) Mushrafe Mortaza
b) Tamim Iqbal
c) Shakib Al Hasan
d) Mushfiqur Rahim
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Answer b) Tamim Iqbal. Bangladeshi batsman Tamim Iqbal became the country’s first player to register 5,000 runs in One Day International cricket, after reaching the landmark in the third ODI against England on Wednesday. The 27-year-old left-hander is also Bangladesh’s leading run-scorer in the other two formats of the sport. Notably, only Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood have managed the feat for England.
11. Andrzej Wajda who passed away recently, he was awarded an Oscar for ________________ in 2000
a) Lifetime Achievement
b) Best Actor
c) Best Director
d) Best Music Director
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Answer a) Lifetime Achievement . Andrzej Wajda, the acclaimed Polish director whose films reflected his country’s turbulent history, has died at the age of 90. He died in hospital of lung failure after being put into a medically induced coma in recent days. Wajda, who was awarded an Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2000, became a filmmaker only after being rejected by the army in 1939.
