Current Affairs Quiz July 8 2017
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Question 1: Who is the Prime Minister of Britain ?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Emmanuel Macron
C. Xi Jinping
D. Theresa May
Answer and Explanation
Theresa May is the Prime Minister of Britain. Indian PM Modi sought her help in extradition of economic offenders.
Question 2: Who is the Indian External Affairs Minister ?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Chidambaram
Answer and Explanation
Sushma Swaraj is the External Affairs Minister who has spoken about inviting ASEAN Nations to participate on Republic Day next year.
Question 3: Which country recently opposed UN’s treaty banning nuclear weapons?
A. Netherlands
B. Singapore
C. India
D. US
Answer and Explanation
A treaty banning nuclear weapons has been approved at UN. The treaty was endorsed by 122 countries at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Only the Netherlands, which took part in the discussion, despite having US nuclear weapons on its territory, voted against the treaty.
Question 4: Who is the President of Russia ?
A. Theresa May
B. Donald Trump
C. Xi Jinping
D. Vladamir Putin
Answer and Explanation
Vladamir Putin is the president of Russia.
Question 5: Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
A. Sundar Picchai
B. Satya Nadella
C. Jeff Bezos
D. Steve Jobs
Answer and Explanation
Technology giant Microsoft is led by Satya Nadella.
Question 6: Who owns Jaguar Land Rover?
A. Tata Motors
B. Volksvagen
C. Hyundai
D. Honda
Answer and Explanation
Tata Motors owns JLR whose sales increase by 11% when compared to last June.
Question 7: Who among the following is not a member of ASEAN?
A. Malaysia
B. Myanmar
C. Philippines
D. Pakistan
Answer and Explanation
Pakistan is not a member of ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Question 8: Which technology giant plans to cut off about 4000 jobs ?
A. Apple
B. Microsoft
C. Tech Mahindra
D. Amazon
Answer and Explanation
Microsoft has planned the re-deployment of 4000 jobs in sales and marketing units.
Question 9: Where will the B.R.Ambedkar International Conference be held ?
A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Mumbai
Answer and Explanation
The conference will be held in Bengaluru between July 21 and 23.
Question 10: Which state has planned to set up CCTV cameras in buses?
A. Maharashtra
B. TamilNadu
C. Kerala
D. Telangana
Answer and Explanation
Tamil Nadu state government has decided to set up CCTV cameras in the buses in the interest of women and children safety.
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