04.09.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who has been appointed as the first woman full time Minister of Defence?
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Nirmala Seetharaman
(C) Uma Bharathi
(D) Smriti Irani
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Answer-(B) Nirmala Seetharaman
Explanation:

Nirmala Sitharamam is the 2nd woman to become Defence Minister of India.

First was former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was holding additional portfolio as Defence Minister from 1980-1982.

2) "Terrorism has become the biggest enemy of mankind". Who said this?
(A) President Ramnath Kovid
(B) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
(C) Prime Minister Narandra Modi
(D) Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman
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Answer-(B) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

3) Who becomes the 1st wicket keeper in world to effect 100 stumpings in ODI Cricket?
(A) MS Dhoni
(B) KC Sangakkara
(C) RS Kaluwitharana
(D) Moin Khan
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Answer-(A) MS Dhoni

4) Which Ransomware locks computers & demand ransome for unlocking?
(A) Locky
(B) Petya
(C) Wannacry
(D) Blue Whale
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Answer-(A) Locky

5) ________________,a 11-years old from Nagpur, wins gold in U-12 World Chess Championship held in brazil.
(A) Bejan Daruwalla
(B) Saravana Krishnan
(C) Samarth J. Rao
(D) Divya Deshmukh
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Answer-(D) Divya Deshmukh

6) Which state government has launched 'Arogya Bhagya', a unified health scheme?
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Telangana
(D) Karnataka
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Answer-(D) Karnataka
Explanation:

The main theme of the scheme is "Treatment First and Payment Next".

The government merges the existing 7 health schemes to launch the unified health scheme.

7) Which Ministry has planned to create 'Farmer Zone'?
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Earth Science
(C) Ministry of Science & Technology
(D) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Answer-(C) Ministry of Science & Technology
Explanation:
1. Aim - to improve the condition of small & marginal farmers.
2. It integrates Science, Technology & Innovation and the farm ecosystem.
3. It could be used to take effective decision making in the field of agriculture.
4. This platform will serve all the needs of a farmer including climate change, weather predictions, soil, water & seed requirements.

8) Which city was accorded the status of India's 1st World Heritage city by UNESCO?
(A) Madurai's Temple City
(B) Ahmedabad's Walled City
(C) Jaipur's Pink City
(D) Bhubaneswar's Ridley City
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Answer-(B) Ahmedabad's Walled City
Explanation:
UNESCO Director General Irino Bokova handed over the certificate declaring Ahmedabad as a World Heritage City to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.

9) The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL), the world's largest powerful x-ray laser, is presented in _________.
(A) Londan, England
(B) Bordeaux, France
(C) Zermatt, Switzerland
(D) Hamburg, Germany
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Answer-(D) Hamburg, Germany

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