Current Affairs Quiz January 31 2018
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Question 1:Which is the first Scorpene-class submarine of India?
A. INS Arihant
B. INS Kalavari
C. INS Khanderi
D. INS Karanj
Answer and Explanation
INS Kalavari is the first Scorpene-class submarine of India, second and third being INS Khanderi and INS Karanj respectively.
Question 2:Where has been the first Khelo India School Games launched by PM Modi?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Mumbai
C. New Delhi
D. Bhopal
Answer and Explanation
PM Narendra Modi launched the first Khelo India School Games at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
Question 3:What is the name of India’s fastest and first PetaFlop supercomputer?
A. Mihir
B. Vikrant
C. Arihant
D. Pratyush
Answer and Explanation
India’s fastest and first PetaFlop supercomputer is named as ‘Pratyush’. Recently, 2.8 PetaFlop capacity high performance computer system ‘Mihir’ has been launched.
Question 4:When was Asian Development Bank founded?
A. 1956
B. 1961
C. 1966
D. 1969
Answer and Explanation
Asian Development Bank was founded in 1966 and has its headquarters in Manila.
Question 5:Which is the third wealthiest country according to the report of New World Wealth?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Russia
D. India
Answer and Explanation
Japan is the third wealthiest country while India ranked 6th in the report revealed by New World Wealth. The United States of America topped the list.
Question 6:Who was the administrator of NASA in 2017?
A. Charles Bolden
B. Tim Cook
C. Thomas Matthew
D. Andy Reynolds
Answer and Explanation
Charles Bolden is the last administrator of NASA but he resigned in 2017 and since then there has been no formal head.
Question 7:Which country will host the men’s and women’s World T20 in 2020?
A. South Africa
B. England
C. Australia
D. West Indies
Answer and Explanation
Both the men’s and women’s World T20 will be hosted by Melbourne Cricket Ground when the tournaments come to Australia in 2020.
Question 8:How many times has Sharath Kamal won the Table Tennis National Championship?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer and Explanation
Sharath Kamal won the men’s single title for the 8th time by beating Anthony Amalraj.
Question 9:Who has scored the most runs in IPL till now?
A. Chris Gayle
B. Virat Kohli
C. Suresh Raina
D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer and Explanation
Question 10:Where was the ‘INS Karanj’ built?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Kochi
Answer and Explanation
‘INS Karanj’, the third of the six indigenous Scorpene-class submarines, is launched by the Indian Navy. It was built at Mumbai’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.
Daily Current Affairs: 31 January
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