DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 21,22 AUGUST
1. The Court of
Arbitration for Sport recently banned wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years
following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency. Identify the country in which
the Court of Arbitration for Sport is located.
a) Lausanne, Switzerland
b) Paris, France
c) Zurich, Switzerland
d) Hague, The Netherlands
ANS
A
2. Which state
government will confer Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik with Rani Laxmi Bai Award
for winning a medal in Rio Olympics?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
ANS
A
3. The Union Ministry
of Power launched the e-bidding portal DEEP for
a) Medium term purchase of power
b) Long term purchase of power
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
ANS
A
4. Which country won the gold medal in women's
football event at the Rio Olympics?
a) Germany
b) Great Britain
c) France
d) Sweden
ANS
A
5. P V Sindhu recently secured a silver medal
for India at the Rio Olympics. She is associated with which of the following
sports?
a) Tennis
b) Squash
c) Badminton
d) Wrestling
ANS
C
6. India ranks at which spot in the 9th
edition Global Innovation Index that released recently?
a) 25th
b) 66th
c) 67th
d) 84th
ANS
B
7. The Union Ministry of Mines launched a web
portal for star rating of major mineral mines. The system was developed with
the help of which of the following companies?
a) NASSCOM
b) IBM
c) Wipro
d) National Institute of Smart Governance
ANS
B
8. Badminton player P V Sindhu recently won
historic silver medal in women’s singles badminton event at Rio Olympics. Who
won gold in the event?
a) Wang Yihan
b) Sain Nehwal
c) Carolina Marin
d) Dolores Marco
ANS
C
9. Which Indian cricketer was recently made an
honorary member of the esteemed Marylebone Cricket Club?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) M S Dhoni
d) Virender Sehwag
ANS
D
10. Which educational institute adopted five
villages under the Namami Gange Programme to deploy its expertise to limit the
flow of sewage into River Ganga?
a) IIT-Kanpur
b) IIT-Patna
c) IIT-Mandi
d) None of the above
ANS
A
11. A two-day meeting of BRICS Women
Parliamentarian's Forum will be held in which city?
a) Lucknow
b) Udaipur
c) Jaipur
d) Varanasi
ANS
C
12. The United States of America recently
advised its citizen to not to travel in certain areas of which country?
a) Afghanistan
b) Ethiopia
c) Egypt
d) China
ANS
B
13. Which country topped the 9th edition Global
Innovation Index (GII) 2016 that was released recently?
a) The United States of America
b) Finland
c) Germany
d) Switzerland
ANS
D
14. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma will be conferred
upon with the annual Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement. He
is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
a) Santoor
b) Tabla
c) Sarod
d) Sitar
ANS
A
15. India’s first comprehensive Crime Criminal
Tracking Network System was recently launched by which state government?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Punjab
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
ANSWER
1.A,2.A,3.A,4.A,5.C,6.B,7.B,8.C,9.D,10.A,11.C,12.B,13.D,14.A,15.D,
