Current Affairs Quiz: December 09, 2018

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Current Affairs 9 December 2018 Quiz

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  1. The three-day Military Literature Festival 2018 began in which city?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Delhi
    C)Pune
    D)Chandigarh
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:     The three-day Military Literature Festival 2018,begins in Chandigarh.
  2. According to a global economic research report,which city would be the world’s fastest growing city in the 2019-35 period?
    A)Indore
    B)Surat
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Lucknow
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     Surat, renowned as a diamond processing and trading hub in Gujarat, would be the world’s fastest growing city in the 2019-35 period, averaging more than 9 per cent, according to a global economic research report.

  3. The Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) has approved which year to observe as International Year of Millets?
    A)2020
    B)2023
    C)2021
    D)2025
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     The Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023.
  4. India has signed an agreement with which country to pay for crude oil it imports from the Persian Gulf?
    A)Iraq
    B)Saudi Arabia
    C)Iran
    D)Australia
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:     India has signed an agreement with Iran to pay for crude oil it imports from the Persian Gulf.

  5. The government has extended the deadline of filing annual GST returns to which month providing relief?
    A)April 30,2019
    B)March 31,2019
    C)Sep 30,2019
    D)Aug 31,2019
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     The government has extended the last date of filing annual GST returns by three months till March 31,2019 providing much-needed relief to businesses struggling to comply with the year-end deadline.

  6. Who won the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit Championship?
    A)Anirban Lahiri
    B)Manu Bhaker
    C)Shubhankar Sharma
    D)Ajay Singh
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Shubhankar Sharma emerged as the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit Champion following a dream season which saw him achieve many milestones and rewrite many Indian records.

  7. Who emerged as champion in US Kids India Golf Tours in U-7 Girls category?
    A)Sristi Singh
    B)Manju Jain
    C)Anushka Gupta
    D)Nikita Bhatt
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    Option C
    Explanation:     The effort bore fruit as Anushka Gupta emerged champion in the U-7 girls category.Chaitanya Gupta won among the U-7 boys in US kids Golf India Tours.

  8. Which actress was awarded “Arets Stjerneskudd”rising talent of the year by the Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai?
    A)Parineeti Chopra
    B)Janhvi Kapoor
    C)Katrina Kaif
    D)Sonam Kapoor
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     Actress Janhvi Kapoor will be awarded “Arets Stjerneskudd”rising talent of the year by the Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai.

  9. Recently, Maulana Asrar-ul-Haque-Qasmi passed away.He was the former Lok Sabha MP from which state constituency?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Haryana
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Bihar
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:     Maulana Asrar-ul-Haque-Qasmi,noted Islamic scholar and Congress Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Kishanganj constituency, passed away.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. What is the currency of Iran?
    A)Dirham
    B)Rupee
    C)Euro
    D)Rial
    View Answer
    Option D

  2. Where is the HQ of Food and Agriculture Organization?
    A)New York
    B)Geneva
    C)Rome
    D)Paris
    View Answer
    Option C

  3. What is the capital of Iran?
    A)Tehran
    B)Astana
    C)Bishkek
    D)Abu Dhabi
    View Answer
    Option A

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