Current Affairs Quiz 17

Current Affairs Quiz 17

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1. Anindita Anaam, who was honoured with the prestigious ‘Shri Jayadev Rastriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2018’, is known in which field?

Sports
Dance
Politics
Science

2. Who was appointed as the new coach of Indian men’s hockey team?

Harendra Singh
Sjoerd Marijne
Jugraj Singh
Chris Ciriello

3. Who has become the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme Court Judge?

Indira Jaisingh
Indu Malhotra
Sujatha Manohar
Fathima Beevi

4. Mahathir bin Mohamad was recentlt re-elected as the Prime Minister of

Indonesia
Egypt
Malaysia
Algeria

5. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of India?

Jyoti Basu
Pawan Chamling
Gegong Apang
Lal Thanhawla

6. The first-ever all-woman Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) began operations in which city?

Jalandhar
Kanpur
Phagwara
Indore

7. Who was chosen for the Saraswati Samman 2017?

Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Ramakanta Rath
Vijay Tendulkar

8. Which nation has announced withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran?

Russia
France
North Korea
USA

9. Who has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 2017 posthumously?

Sridevei
Shashi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Vinod Khanna

10. Which African country recently legalised the marijuana for medical purposes?

Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Algeria

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