Current Affairs Quiz 23 March 2019
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Question 1: Who is the Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education in India?
A. Vineet Joshi
B. Rani Bansal
C. Aabha Goyal
D. Meenal Sharma
Answer and Explanation
Vineet Joshi is currently the Director General of National Testing Agency, he was the chairman and secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education in India, he also served as resident commissioner of Manipur Government.
Question 2: Where is the headquarter of Bank of China?
A. Guangzhou
B. Beijing
C. Shanghai
D. Shenzhen
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: Beijing, China || Founder: Chen Jintao
Question 3: Who is the CEO of Fitch Ratings?
A. George Balanchine
B. Martha Graham
C. Twyla Tharp
D. Paul Taylor
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: New York City || CEO: Paul Taylor || Founder: John Knowles Fitch || Parent organizations: Hearst Corporation, Fitch Group
Question 4: Where is the headquarter of Power Finance Corporation?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Pune
D. Bhopal
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: New Delhi || Owner: Government of India || Founded: July 1986 || Subsidiaries: PFC Consulting Ltd.
Question 5: United States’ first exascale supercomputer will be functional by ________.
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2020
D. 2023
Answer and Explanation
United States’ first exascale supercomputer will be functional by 2021. It will be capable of carrying minimum one ‘exaFLOPS’ or a billion-billion calculations per second.
Question 6: Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will be appointed as India’s Chief of Naval Staff. He will replace the current Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral _________.
A. Arup Raha
B. Birender Singh Dhanoa
C. Sunil Lamba
D. Robin K. Dhowan
Answer and Explanation
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will be appointed as India’s Chief of Naval Staff.He will replace the current Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba.
Question 7: The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol ‘Ind-Indo Corpat’ Exercise has started at _____________.
A. Vizag
B. Chennai
C. Port Blair
D. Kolkata
Answer and Explanation
The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol ‘Ind-Indo Corpat’ Exercise has started at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Question 8: Where is the headquarter of International Air Transport Association?
A. Montreal
B. Toronto
C. Vancouver
D. Québec
Answer and Explanation
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada || Abbreviation: IATA || Membership: 278 airlines (2017) || CEO: Alexandre de Juniac (1 Sep 2016–) || Founded: 19 April 1945, Havana, Cuba
Question 9: Who is the CEO of PhonePe?
A. Sameer Nigam
B. Burzin Engineer
C. Rahul Chari
D. Rahul Bansal
Answer and Explanation
Parent organization: Flipkart || Founded: 2015 || CEO: Sameer Nigam || Founders: Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, Burzin Engineer || Subsidiary: Solvy Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Question 10: Fortis Healthcare Limited is a chain of hospitals, headquartered in ____________ India.
A. Noida
B. Guru gram
C. New Delhi
D. Ghaziabad
Answer and Explanation
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a chain of hospitals, headquartered in Gurugram India. Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare has become the controlling shareholder of Fortis Healthcare Ltd by acquiring a 31.1% stake in the company.
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