Current Affairs Quiz 23 October 2018
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Question 1: Where is the head quarter of International Finance Corporation?
A. USA
B. UK
C. France
D. Austria
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States || CEO: Philippe Le Houerou || Founded: 20 July 1956 || Membership: 184 countries
Question 2: ________________ is an Indian American tabla player and composer. His collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma for The Silk Road Ensemble – Sing Me Home – won the Grammy award for Best World Music Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, 2017.
A. Ganesh Aacharya
B. Sandeep Das
C. Ved Vyas
D. Ajay Lohani
Answer and Explanation
Sandeep Das is an Indian American tabla player and composer. His collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma for The Silk Road Ensemble – Sing Me Home – won the Grammy award for Best World Music Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, 2017.
Question 3: Who is the CEO of Ayushman Bharat?
A. Indu Bhushan
B. AB Panday
C. Ajay Tyagi
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer and Explanation
Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan
Question 4: Where is the head quarter of IAEA ?
A. USA
B. UK
C. France
D. Austria
Answer and Explanation
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established on 29 July 1957. Headquarters: Vienna, Austria || Head: Yukiya Amano
Question 5: Who is the author of Book named ‘Losing My Virginity’?
A. Richard Branson
B. Richard Thallar
C. Mathew Roy
D. James Anderson
Answer and Explanation
Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography is the autobiography of the British businessman Richard Branson. Published in 1998, it was later followed by other biographical books by Branson, including Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur and The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead.
Question 6: Pandit ____________ will be conferred by Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.
A. Ram Lakhan Bhatt
B. Madan Mohan Bhatt
C. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
D. Radha Mohan Bhatt
Answer and Explanation
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt will be conferred by Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Question 7: Nobel Prize winner in ___________, Osamu Shimomura (Japan) has passed away at 90.
A. Literature
B. Physics
C. Chemistry
D. Peace
Answer and Explanation
Nobel Prize winner (Chemistry),Osamu Shimomura (Japan) has passed away at 90.
Question 8: ____________ has successfully tested world’s largest unmanned transport drone ‘Feihong-98 (FH-98)’.
A. China
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Russia
Answer and Explanation
China has successfully tested world’s largest unmanned transport drone ‘Feihong-98 (FH-98)’.
Question 9: The 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held in __________, Gujarat.
A. Gandhinagar
B. Ahmedabad
C. Surat
D. Vadodara
Answer and Explanation
The 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Question 10: India’s First Domestic Cruise ___________ has been inaugurated at Mumbai by Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis.
A. Aarogya
B. Angriya
C. Aagamya
D. Agyaya
Answer and Explanation
India’s First Domestic Cruise ‘Angriya’ has been inaugurated at Mumbai by Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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