Current Affairs Quiz 22 March 2019
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Question 1: The world’s longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri was recently discovered in _________.
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Meghalaya
D. Manipur
Answer and Explanation
The world’s longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri was recently discovered in Meghalaya. It has a staggering length of 24.5 km, almost three times the height of Mount Everest, and contains some dinosaur fossils from 66-76 million years ago as well.
Question 2: Social Worker and Activist ____________ of Mumbai has become First Transgender Election Ambassador.
A. Gauri Misra
B. Gauri Sawant
C. Gauri Mahanto
D. Gauri Panda
Answer and Explanation
Social Worker and Activist Gauri Sawant of Mumbai has become First Transgender Election Ambassador.
Question 3: Alan Bennett Krueger was an ___________ economist who was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
A. American
B. British
C. German
D. Spanish
Answer and Explanation
Alan Bennett Krueger was an American economist who was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Question 4: ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ is the joint anti-terrorism exercise among __________ Members.
A. ASEAN
B. BRICS
C. SAARC
D. SCO
Answer and Explanation
‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ is the joint anti-terrorism exercise among SCO Members.
Question 5: World Water Day is an annual UN observance day on ___________ that highlights the importance of freshwater.
A. 21nd March
B. 22nd March
C. 24nd March
D. 23nd March
Answer and Explanation
World Water Day is an annual UN observance day on 22nd March that highlights the importance of freshwater.
Question 6: ___________ Parliament has voted to rename country’s capital Astana as Nursultan.
A. Uzbekistan
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Kazakhstan
D. Turkmenistan
Answer and Explanation
Kazakhstan’s Parliament has voted to rename country’s capital Astana as Nursultan.
Question 7: ____________ Physicist and Astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded Templeton Prize 2019.
A. Chilean
B. Argentine
C. Brazilian
D. Colombian
Answer and Explanation
Brazilian Physicist and Astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded Templeton Prize 2019.
Question 8: Writer ___________ has won Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes under non-fiction category for his Book ‘Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War (2015)’.
A. Raghu Karnad
B. Raghu Ram
C. Raghu Kannan
D. Raghu Srivastava
Answer and Explanation
Writer Raghu Karnad has won Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes under non-fiction category for his Book ‘Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War (2015)’.
Question 9: Acc. to EIU Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, Venezuelan Capital _________ is the Cheapest City in the world.
A. Caracas
B. Maracaibo
C. Bogotá
D. Lima
Answer and Explanation
Acc. to EIU Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, Venezuelan Capital Caracas is the Cheapest City in the world.
Question 10: India has returned with __________ medals with 85 Gold in Special Olympics World Summer Games.
A. 366
B. 368
C. 356
D. 361
Answer and Explanation
India has returned with 368 medals (85 Gold, 154 Silver and 129 Bronze) in Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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