Current Affairs 30 October 2017 Quiz
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Quiz from Current Affairs 29 October 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of October 29, 2017
- 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
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  Option A
Explanation:Â Â 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.
- Which of the following cricketer in October 2017 became the fastest to reach 9000 ODI runs?Â
A) MS Dhoni
B) Joe Root
C) Virat Kohli
D)Â AB de Villiers
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  Option C
Explanation:Â Â 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.
- Who among the following has won the men’s singles title of French Open title (Badminton)?
A)Â Ajay Jayaram
B)Â B. Sai Praneeth
C)Â Kidambi Srikanth
D)Â Parupalli Kashyap
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  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.
- Which of the following teams won Pro Kabaddi League title of 2017?
A) Gujarat Fortunegiants
B) Patna Pirates
C)Â Puneri Paltan
D)Â Telugu Titans
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  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.
- 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
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  Option D
Explanation:Â Â 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.
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- Who among the following has been named as the ambassador of Ghaziabad?
A)Â Nawazuddin Siddiqui
B) Shreyas TalpadeÂ
C) Rohit Sharma
D)Â Suresh Raina
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  Option D
Explanation:Â 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.
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- Kidambi Srikanth belongs to which of the following Indian states?
A) Kerela
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
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  Option CÂ
Explanation:Â Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player.
Born: 7 February 1993, Guntur
Coach: Pullela Gopichand
- Name the Prime Minister of Italy.
A)Â Dilma Rousseff
B)Â Paolo GentiloniÂ
C) Édouard Philippe
D) Matteo Renzi
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  Option B
Explanation:Â Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is on a visit to India on 30th October.Â
- Where is Lord Manjunatheshwara temple located?
A)Â Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
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  Option A
Explanation:
Lord Manjunatheshwara temple in Dharmasthala in the coastal Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
- Where is Mongla port situated?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Bhutan
D) MyanmarÂ
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  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.Â
- Where is Bears Ears National Monument located?
A) Denmark
B) Italy
C) USA
D) Canada
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  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.
- Trishuli River is a trans-boundary river located in China and _________.
A) Nepal
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
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  Option A
Explanation: RECENTLY –Â 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.Â
- Sangram Dahiya and Amanpreet Singh belong to which of the following sports events?
A) Boxing
B) Wrestling
C) Shooting
D) AthleticsÂ
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  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.
- Vani Kapoor belongs to which of the following sports?
A) Chess
B) Squash
C) Badminton
D) Golf
- Shiva Thapa and Devendro Singh belong to which of the following sports?
A) Shooting
B) Athletics
C) Boxing
D) WeightliftingÂ
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