Current Affairs Quiz July 11 2017
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Question 1: How many pounds is the portrait of Gandhi auctioned for ?
A. 32,000
B. 32,500
C. 33,000
D. 33,500
Answer and Explanation
A rare pencil portrait of Gandhi is auctioned for 32,500 pounds.
Question 2: Who sketched the portrait of Gandhi that is up for auction ?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Da Vinci
C. John Henry
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer and Explanation
John Henry sketched the pencil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi.
Question 3: Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq?
A. Haider-al-Abadi
B. Nawaz Shariff
C. Theresa May
D. Narendra Modi
Answer and Explanation
PM Haider-al-Abadi announced total victory in Mosul after a nine month long fight against IS.
Question 4: Who will head the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ?
A. Boris Bershteyn
B. John D. Graham
C. Cass Sunstein
D. Neomi Rao
Answer and Explanation
Indian – American Neomi Rao has been named by the US Senate to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Question 5: How many people are employed by Microsoft’s partners?
A. 16 million
B. 17 million
C. 18 million
D. 19 million
Answer and Explanation
Microsoft’s partners employ about 17 million people in the world.
Question 6: Who won against Nadal in the titanic 5 setter match at Wimbledon 2017?
A. Gilles Muller
B. Novak Djokovich
C. Marin Cillic
D. Roger Federer
Answer and Explanation
Muller won against Nadal and headed to quarter finals at Wimbledon 2017.
Question 7: What is the value of Nifty today, which is it’s all time high value?
A. 7800
B. 6800
C. 5800
D. 9800
Answer and Explanation
Nifty has reached an all time fresh 9800.
Question 8: On which of the following GST has been removed?
A. Dryfruits
B. Juices
C. Prasadams
D. Newspapers
Answer and Explanation
GST is removed on prasadams offered at religious institutions.
Question 9: Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
A. Satya Nadella
B. Sundar Picchai
C. Steve Jobs
D. Jeff Bezos
Answer and Explanation
Indian-American Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft.
Question 10: The SYL canal issue, is related to water sharing problem between which two states of India?
A. Himachal and Punjab
B. Rajasthan and Punjab
C. Haryana and Punjab
D. Himachal and Haryana
Answer and Explanation
The controversial 1981 water-sharing agreement came into being after Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 196 and the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the orders passed by it on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue have to be “respected and executed” and the governments of Punjab and Haryana have a duty to obey them.
Daily Current Affairs: 11 July
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