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Sunday 16 July 2017

16.07.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) Who won the women’s singles in 2017 Wimbledon Championship?
(A) Serena Williams
(B) Venus Williams
(C) Garbine Mugurusa
(D) Angelique Kerber
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Answer-(C) Garbine Mugurusa
Explanation:
  • She is the 2nd Spanish woman to win Wimbledon.
  • Her coach Conchita Martinez was the first in 1994.

  • 2) Kamaraj was born on ___________at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.
    (A) 15th July 1903
    (B) 15th July 1913
    (C) 15th July 1923
    (D) 15th July 1933
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    Answer- (A) 15th July 1903
    Explanation:
    1. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu during 1954 – 1963.
    2. He was widely acknowledged as the ‘Kingmaker’ in Indian Politics during 1960s.
  • He served as INC President for 4 years between 1964-1967 and was responsible for the Lal Bahadur Shastri & Indira Gandhi to the position of Prime Minister of India.
  • 3. He was first jailed in June 1930 in Alipore Jail, Calcutta for 2 years for participation in the ‘Salt Satyagraha’ led by Rajagopalachari at Vedaranyam.
    4. In 1942, he was arrested and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in Amaravathi prison.
    5. Bharat Ratna – in 1976 (Posthumously)

    3) Who was the first woman to win Mathematics’ Field Medal?
    (A) Cathleen Morawetz
    (B) Maryam Mirzakhani
    (C) Mary Rudin
    (D) Evelyn Granville
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    Answer-(B) Maryam Mirzakhani
    Explanation:
  • An Iranian-born mathematician has died on 15th July 2017.
  • Prestigious Fields Medal is maths’ equivalent of the Nobel.

  • 4) ____________ math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math & Mission, founded by Swami Vivekanand, a chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
    (A) Mumbai
    (B) Chennai
    (C) Bangalore
    (D) Belur
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    Answer-(D) Belur
    Explanation:
    It is located on the West bank of Hooghly river, Belur, West Bengal.

    5) Who is the first Indian woman to hit 1000 runs in Women’s World Cup?
    (A) Mithali Raj
    (B) Charlotte Edwards
    (C) Latika Kumari
    (D) Smriti Mandhana
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    Answer-(A) Mithali Raj

    6) World Para Athletics Championships 2017 is held in _______ from 14th to 23rd of July.
    (A) New Delhi
    (B) Beijing
    (C) London
    (D) New York
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    Answer-(C) London
    Explanation:
    Sundar Singh Gurjar bags India’s 1st gold by clinching gold in Men’s Javelin Throw.

    7) The value of vote of an MLA in the President’s election ________.
    (A) Total Population of Country/Total number of MLA in the country
    (B) (Total Population of Country/Total number of MLA in the country) * (1/1000)
    (C) Total Population of State/Total number of elected MLA in the State
    (D) (Total Population of State/Total number of elected MLA in the State) * (1/1000)
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    Answer-(D) (Total Population of State/Total number of elected MLA in the State) * (1/1000)

    8) The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers & their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 came into effect from __________.
    (A) 6th December 2012
    (B) 6th December 2013
    (C) 6th December 2014
    (D) 6th December 2015
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    Answer-(B) 6th December 2013
    Explanation:
    1. Eliminate the insanitary latrines.
    2. Prohibit:
  • Employment as Manual Scavengers
  • Hazardous manual cleaning of sewer & septic tanks.
  • 3. Survey of Manual Scavengers & their rehabilitation within a time bound manner.

    9) The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) has declared ___________ as a fish disease-free state.
    (A) West Bengal
    (B) Haryana
    (C) Odisha
    (D) Telangana
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    Answer-(B) 6th December 2013
    Explanation:
  • NBFGR was established in 1983 in Lucknow.
  • The Haryana government decided to setup Ornamental Fish Hatchery in Jhajjar.

  • 10) UNICEF has appointed an Indian-Origin __________ as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador.
    (A) Amartya Sen
    (B) Lilly Singh
    (C) Virendra Singh
    (D) Shed Abdula Khan
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    Answer-(B) Lilly Singh

    11) Indian Railway Minister has launched new integrated mobile app ____________ to cater to various passenger requirements for better customer experience.
    (A) IRCTC Customer
    (B) Rail SAARTHI
    (C) IRCTC SAARATHI
    (D) Rail Customer
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    Answer-(B) Rail SAARTHI
    Explanation:
  • Rail SAARATHI – Synergised Advanced Application Rail Travel Help and Information.
  • The services include ticket booking, women safety, complaint facility, suggestion for improvement etc.

  • 12) The World Youth Skills Day is observed globally on ________.
    (A) 15th July
    (B) 16th July
    (C) 17th July
    (D) 18th July
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    Answer-(A) 15th July
    Explanation:
    The 2017 theme is “Skills for All”.

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