Current Affairs Quiz: October 30, 2017

Current Affairs 30 October 2017 Quiz

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  1. According to the Capgemini and LinkedIn survey, which of the following country has the highest proportion of digital talent with 76 percent among the countries surveyed?
    A) India
    B) UK
    C) Spain
    D) Netherlands
    View Answer
       Option A
    Explanation:  
    According to the Capgemini and LinkedIn survey, India has the highest proportion of digital talent with 76 percent among the countries surveyed, compared to the global average of 56 percent.
  2. Which of the following cricketer in October 2017 became the fastest to reach 9000 ODI runs? 
    A) MS Dhoni
    B) Joe Root
    C) Virat Kohli
    D) AB de Villiers
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:  
    India skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 9000 ODI runs, taking just 194 innings to achieve the feat. He achieved the feat even as he scored his 32nd century in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand in Kanpur at the Green Park stadium.
  3. Who among the following has won the men’s singles title of French Open title (Badminton)?
    A) Ajay Jayaram
    B) B. Sai Praneeth
    C) Kidambi Srikanth
    D) Parupalli Kashyap
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:  
    Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in straight games to win the men’s singles title at the French Open Superseries, becoming the first-ever Indian shuttler to win 4 Superseries in a year.
    He has also won Indonesia Open, Australian Open and Denmark Open this year.
  4. Which of the following teams won Pro Kabaddi League title of 2017?
    A) Gujarat Fortunegiants
    B) Patna Pirates
    C) Puneri Paltan
    D) Telugu Titans
    View Answer
       Option B
    Explanation:  
    Patna Pirates scripted history, when beat the Gujarat Fortunegiants 55-38 to clinch its third successive Pro Kabaddi League title at Chennai’s Jawarharlal Nehru Indoor stadium.
  5. Which of the following teams has won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup held at various venues in India with finals at Kolkata?
    A) India
    B) Spain
    C) Argentina
    D) England
    View Answer
       Option D
    Explanation:  
    England have lifted their first-ever FIFA Under-17 World Cup. In the final played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28th October, England produced a memorable come-from-behind performance to outplay European Champions Spain 5-2.
     
  6. Who among the following has been named as the ambassador of Ghaziabad?
    A) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    B) Shreyas Talpade 
    C) Rohit Sharma
    D) Suresh Raina
    View Answer
       Option D
    Explanation: 
    Cricketer Suresh Raina has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) and also the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission.

Static GK Based on Current Affairs

  1. Kidambi Srikanth belongs to which of the following Indian states?
    A) Kerela
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) Maharashtra
    View Answer
       Option C 
    Explanation: 
    Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player.
    Born: 7 February 1993, Guntur
    Coach: Pullela Gopichand
  2. Name the Prime Minister of Italy.
    A) Dilma Rousseff
    B) Paolo Gentiloni 
    C) Édouard Philippe
    D) Matteo Renzi
    View Answer
       Option B
    Explanation: 
    Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is on a visit to India on 30th October. 
  3. Where is Lord Manjunatheshwara temple located?
    A) Karnataka
    B) Maharashtra
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) Madhya Pradesh
    View Answer
       Option A
    Explanation:
    Lord Manjunatheshwara temple in Dharmasthala in the coastal Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
  4. Where is Mongla port situated?
    A) Nepal
    B) Bangladesh
    C) Bhutan
    D) Myanmar 
    View Answer
       Option B
    Explanation:
    Recently, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari digitally flagged off a RoRo cum general cargo vessel M.V. IDM DOODLE carrying a consignment of 185 trucks from Chennai Port to Mongla port in Bangladesh. 
  5. Where is Bears Ears National Monument located?
    A) Denmark
    B) Italy
    C) USA
    D) Canada
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:
    IT was in NEWS – when United States President Donald Trump told that he will reduce the size of state’s 1.3 million-acre Bears Ears National Monument.
    Bears Ears National Monument is a United States National Monument located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah.
  6. Trishuli River is a trans-boundary river located in China and  _________.
    A) Nepal
    B) India
    C) Bangladesh
    D) Bhutan
    View Answer
       Option A
    Explanation:
    RECENTLY – In Nepal, at least 31 persons have died, including an Indian woman, and 16 injured after a bus plunged into Trishuli River in Dhading district of Nepal. 
  7. Sangram Dahiya and Amanpreet Singh belong to which of the following sports events?
    A) Boxing
    B) Wrestling
    C) Shooting
    D) Athletics 
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:
    RECENTLY – India’s Sangram Dahiya won silver in men’s double trap and Amanpreet Singh bronze in 50m free pistol to give the hosts their first individual medals in the ISSF World Cup Shooting Final at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
  8. Vani Kapoor belongs to which of the following sports?
    A) Chess
    B) Squash
    C) Badminton
    D) Golf
    View Answer
       Option D
  9. Shiva Thapa and Devendro Singh belong to which of the following sports?
    A) Shooting
    B) Athletics
    C) Boxing
    D) Weightlifting 
    View Answer
       Option C

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