Current Affairs Quiz – September 21 2015

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September 22, 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) Football
b) Badminton
c) Chess
d) Cricket

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Answer d) Cricket. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has been known as the architect of BCCI, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 75.

2. Jackie Collins, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Stage Actor
b) Novelist
c) Economist
d) Journalist

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Answer b) Novelist. Renowned novelist Jackie Collins has passed away due to breast cancer. She was 77. She died in Los Angeles after she was diagnosed with stage-four cancer.

3. The International Peace Day is observed on
a) September 20
b) September 21
c) September 22
d) September 23

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Answer b) September 21. The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September every year. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”.

4. Which country has launched a new, smaller type of rocket from its “Long March” family?
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) China
d) South Korea

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Answer c) China. The Long March-6 is a carrier rocket which uses liquid propellant.

5. Shamim Hanfi is a/an
a) Urdu litterateur
b) Muslim league head
c) Economist
d) Former Governor

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Answer a) Urdu litterateur. He has been conferred with the prestigious Jnangarima Manad Alankaran by Bharatiya Jnanpith in New Delhi.

6. The Singapore grand Prix is won by
a) Kimi Raikkonen
b) Daniel Ricardio
c) Sebastian Vettel
d) Lewis Hamilton

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Answer c) Sebastian Vettel.

7. Who won the Prime Minister Election in Greece?
a) Noval Kashiyanka
b) Stephalo Cristiano
c) Alexis Tsipras
d) Norveni Ptriasis

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Answer c) Alexis Tsipras.

8. Which cab company will invest $20 million (more than Rs 130 crore) by March 2016 on various initiatives to ensure passenger safety?
a) Taxi Taxi
b) Taxi for Sure
c) Ola
d) Uber

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Answer c) Ola.

9. BPCL all set to start work on Rs.5000-crore project at
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Telangana

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Answer b) Kerala (Kochi). The Rs.5,000-crore Kochi petrochemiclas project was announced in December 2011 as part of a Rs.20,000-crore expansion of the Kochi Refinery.

10. The 528th marriage anniversary of _________was celebrated in this industrial town of Punjab.
a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Guru Nanak Dev
c) Guru Sukhwinder Singh
d) Guru Dehnak Singh

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Answer b) Guru Nanak Dev.

11. Name the West Indies player, who has been inducted in ICC referees panel?
a) Courtney Walsh
b) Vivian Richards
c) Curtly Ambrose
d) Richie Richardson

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Answer d) Richie Richardson.

12. Radhika Thilak, who passed away recently, was a
a) Stage Actor
b) Politician
c) Playback Singer
d) Actress

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Answer c) Playback Singer.

13. The United Nations has set the target of _______ for its new 17 developmental goals.
a) 2020
b) 2025
c) 2030
d) 2035

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Answer c) 2030. The 193 member states of the United Nations in the coming days will adopt 17 new UN development goals to be achieved by 2030.

14. What does F stands for in NFHM?
a) Federation
b) Film
c) Finance
d) Fiscal

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Answer b) Film. NFHM – National Film Heritage Mission. The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has launched the competition to crowdsource logo and tagline for NFHM.

15. The Brigade Commander level flag meeting between India and Pakistan was held at _______ district of Jammu and Kashmir.
a) Kathua
b) Leh
c) Poonch
d) Kulgam

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Answer c) Poonch.

16. Which city will host the 19th International Children’s Film Festival?
a) Chennai
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Trivandrum

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Answer b) Hyderabad.

17. Ajay Jayaram is associated with
a) Chess
b) Badminton
c) Archery
d) Football

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Answer b) Badminton

18. The Book “The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce 1965 India-Pakistan” is penned by
a) Hamid Ansari
b) Salman Akthar
c) Amarinder Singh
d) Kalyan Singh

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Answer c) Amarinder Singh.