05.09.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) _____________, the world’s oldest spacewoman, at age 57, and most experienced female spacewalker, became the first woman to command the space station twice.
(A) Sunita Williams
(B) Peggy Whitson
(C) Margaret Rhea Seddon
(D) Anne McClain
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Answer-(B) Peggy Whitson
Explanation:
Peggy Whitson is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth after completing a 288-day long mission.

2) Who bagged a gold medal in the Commonwealth Youth (boys & girls) Weightlifting Championships 2017, held at Gold Coast, Australia?
(A) Simple Kaur
(B) P. Sailaja
(C) Renu Bala
(D) Konsam Ormila Devi
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Answer-(D) Konsam Ormila Devi

3) Hurricane__________ is an extremely powerful tropical cyclone currently threatening the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and Florida.
(A) Mirandi
(B) Katrina
(C) Irma
(D) Wilma
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Answer-(C) Irma
Explanation:

The National Weather Service reported the storm had become a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour.

That means Irma now ranks among the most powerful hurricanes (as measured by wind speed) ever recorded.

The hurricane is on track to hit Eastern Caribbean islands on 6.9.2017 Wednesday.

4) The 11th WTO's Ministerial Conference (MC11) 2017, will take place in _______________.
(A) Buenos Aires, Argentina
(B) Brasilia, Brazil
(C) Lima, Peru
(D) Caracas, Venezuela
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Answer-(A) Buenos Aires, Argentina

5) ___________ won IPL (Indian Premier League) global media right from 2018-2022 with a consolidated bid of Rs.16,347.50 Crore.
(A) Sony
(B) Star India
(C) Reliance Jio
(D) ESPN Inc
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Answer-(B) Star India
Explanation:
In 2008 Sony television by the media right for Rs.8,200 Crore for 10 years.

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