Current Affairs Quiz August 21 2017
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Question 1: Which country will host 2022 FIFA WC games?
A. Russia
B. UAE
C. US
D. Qatar
Answer and Explanation
Qatar will host 2022 World Cup FIFA games.
Question 2: Which Public Sector bank accounts for maximum bad loans?
A. ICCI
B. SBI
C. PNB
D. HDFC
Answer and Explanation
Country’s largest lender State Bank of India accounts for over 27% of the total amount owed to public sector banks by willful defaulters.
Question 3: Which countr started world’s 1st meltdown-proof nuclear plant?
A. Japan
B. US
C. N Korea
D. China
Answer and Explanation
China started world’s 1st meltdown-proof nuclear plant.
Question 4: With which country US began computer simulated drills?
A. N Korea
B. S Korea
C. Japan
D. Spain
Answer and Explanation
The US and South Korean forces began joint computer-simulated military exercises amid N Korea’s Nuclear and Ballistic missile program.
Question 5: Recently which country removed all statues of communist Vladimir Lenin?
A. Russia
B. Ukraine
C. US
D. China
Answer and Explanation
Ukraine has removed all 1,320 statues of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin following government drive to rid the country of Soviet-era symbol.
Question 6: Who is Prime Minister of Bangladesh?
A. Sheikh Hasina
B. Khaleda Zia
C. Fakhruddin Ahmed
D. Fazlul Haque
Answer and Explanation
Sheikh Hasina is Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Question 7: Which Indian city may get Aerial Defense system?
A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai
Answer and Explanation
The Indian government is reportedly considering a proposal to improve aerial defences of the capital by adopting defence system that protects US capital, Washington DC.
Question 8: Paradip Port is situated in which state?
A. Tamil NAdu
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer and Explanation
Paradip port is situated in Odisha.
Question 9: O Paneerselvam sworn in as Deputy CM of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Anhdra Pradesh
Answer and Explanation
O P Aneerselam took oath as the deputy CM of Tamil Nadu, hours after the merger of rival AIADMK fations was announced.
Question 10: Which party’s faction recently come into merger?
A. DMK
B. AIADMK
C. NCP
D. INC
Answer and Explanation
The two AIADMK factions led by TN CM E Palaniswami and O Paneerselvam announce their merger at the party HQ.
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