Current Affairs Quiz August 9 2017
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Question 1: Guam, island territory belongs to which country?
A. Russia
B. North Korea
C. South Korea
D. United States
Answer and Explanation
Guam is a island territory of United States.
Question 2: Jacob Zuma is the president of:
A. Yemen
B. Kenya
C. South Africa
D. Libya
Answer and Explanation
The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has narrowly survived a motion of no-confidence against him in parliament.
Question 3: Bajaj Auto ltd. Recently entered into a venture with which UK based automaker?
A. Triumph
B. Force
C. Kawasaki
D. Honda
Answer and Explanation
Triumph Motorcycles of the U.K. and Bajaj Auto have entered into a partnership for the manufacture of Triumph-branded motorcycles in India for the global market.
Question 4:Titan has partnered with which online retailer to enter in US market?
A. Alibaba
B. Flipkart
C. Amazon
D. e-Bay
Answer and Explanation
Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, will help India’s watch-to-jewellery maker Titan Company to foray into online selling in the United States through its Global Selling Programme.
Question 5: Who is chairman of SEBI?
A. Arving Panagariya
B. Ajay Tyagi
C. Amitabh Kant
D. Rajeev Kumar
Answer and Explanation
Question 6: US-Japan bombers recently conducted air drills near which country?
A. Iran
B. South Korea
C. North Korea
D. Afghanistan
Answer and Explanation
US supersonic B-1B bombers and Japanese jets conducted air drills close to the Korean peninsula amid increasing US-North Korean tensions.
Question 7: Which congress leader recently won RS election in Gujarat?
A. Shankarsingh Waghela
B. Ahmad Patel
C. Kapil Sibbal
D. Jairam Ramesh
Answer and Explanation
Congress leader Ahmed Patel has retained his Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat in what is considered as a much prestigious fight for existence of Congress in Gujarat.
Question 8: Who gave a clarion call to people for “do or die” in quit India movement?
A. Pt. Jawaharlal Neharu
B. Sardar Patel
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer and Explanation
Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to people for “do or die” to end the British Rule while asking the British to quit India.
Question 9: Quit India movement was founded on which day?
A. 5th September
B. 5th August
C. 9th August
D. 9th September
Answer and Explanation
Question 10: Indian Government is planning 24/7 virtual fence along its border with which country?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Answer and Explanation
The Indian government is planning to install 24/7 seamless virtual fence with sensors along the India-Pak border to curb infiltration by Pakistan.
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