Current Affairs Quiz 22 February 2019
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Question 1: Who is the Coach of India Women’s National Cricket Team?
A. WV Raman
B. Ramesh Powar
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Ravi Shastri
Answer and Explanation
President: C.K. Khanna || Headquarters: Mumbai || Chief Exec: Rahul Johri || Women’s coach: W.V.Raman || Men’s coach: Ravi Shastri || Founded: December 1928
Question 2: Where is the headquarter of International Basketball Federation?
A. Austria
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. UK
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: Mies, Switzerland || President: Horacio Muratore || Abbreviation: FIBA || Secretary General: Andreas Zagklis || Membership: 213 national federations || Location: Mies, Switzerland
Question 3: Who is the Governor of Meghalaya?
A. Tathagata Roy
B. Conrad Roy
C. Conrad Sangma
D. Tathagata Sangma
Answer and Explanation
Capital: Shillong || Governor: Tathagata Roy || Chief minister: Conrad Sangma || Formation: 21 January 1972
Question 4: The Supreme Court has appointed Justice _________ as the ombudsman for the BCCI under the terms of constitution of the cricket board.
A. DK Jain
B. SP Jain
C. MK Jain
D. GV Jain
Answer and Explanation
The Supreme Court has appointed Justice DK Jain as the ombudsman for the BCCI under the terms of constitution of the cricket board.
Question 5: ___________ has appointed Anirban Mukherjee as the CEO of online payments service provider PayU India.
A. Kester’s
B. Aspers
C. Jaspers
D. Naspers
Answer and Explanation
Naspers (Headquarters: Cape Town, South Africa || Subsidiaries: OLX, Allegro, eMAG, MultiChoice, PayU, Showmax) is a broad-based multinational internet and media group headquartered in South Africa, offering services in more than 130 countries. Its principal operations are in internet communication, entertainment, gaming and e-commerce.
Question 6: PM Modi has inaugurated a Supercomputer named _________ (833 TeraFlop Capacity) at IIT-Banaras Hindu University.
A. PARAM Namaami
B. PARAM Namaah
C. PARAM Shivay
D. PARAM Vitarag
Answer and Explanation
PM Modi has inaugurated a Supercomputer named ‘PARAM Shivay’ (833 TeraFlop Capacity) at IIT-Banaras Hindu University.
Question 7: The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has decided to recommend raising rate to _________ for the fiscal year 2018-19.
A. 8.85%
B. 8.75%
C. 8.65%
D. 8.55%
Answer and Explanation
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has decided to recommend raising rate to 8.65% for the fiscal year 2018-19. The rate was 8.55% for 2017-18.
Question 8: Soumitro Chakraborty was conferred with ‘CEO of the year’ award at the 8th World CSR Congress held in __________.
A. Chennai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
Answer and Explanation
Dr Soumitro Chakraborty was conferred with ‘CEO of the year’ award at the 8th World CSR Congress held in Mumbai.
Question 9: Mammal Great Barrier Reef Rodent in _________ is the first mammal believed to have been killed off by Human-Induced Climate Change.
A. Australia
B. China
C. Russia
D. South Africa
Answer and Explanation
Mammal Great Barrier Reef Rodent in Australia is the first mammal believed to have been killed off by Human-Induced Climate Change.
Question 10: Xinhua News Agency from ___________ has unveiled World’s 1st female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’.
A. Japan
B. China
C. Korea
D. Myanmar
Answer and Explanation
Xinhua News Agency (China) has unveiled World’s 1st female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’.
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