CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 2019

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Satya Nadella


Explanation : Microsoft's India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has occupied the top spot in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list, an annual compilation that also includes Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and Arista head Jayshree Ullal.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   Chitharesh Natesan


Explanation : Delhi-based 33-year-old Chitharesh Natesan from Kerala, known as the 'Indian Monster' in bodybuilding circles, has been crowned Mr Universe 2019 in South Korea.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   7th


Explanation : With 350 Indians killed and 540 injured in 748 terrorist incidents in 2018, India is at seventh place in a global think tank's list of countries most affected by terrorism.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Manu Bhaker


Explanation : Manu Bhaker has created history by winning India's first gold medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 2019 ISS World Cup at Putian, China. Manu Bhaker also broke the junior world record with her total score of 244.7.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Virat Kohli


Explanation : India captain Virat Kohli was, on November 20,2019 named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's 'Person of the Year for 2019' for his animal advocacy efforts.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Manesar


Explanation : The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) is organising the summit at Manesar from November 27-29, 2019.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   November 20


Explanation : The WHO (World Health Organization) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) organizes World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day on the third Wednesday of November every year. It was first launched in 1997 by WHO, GOLD and other institutes in the US. Theme: All Together to End COPD.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   David Attenborough


Explanation : David Attenborough, a renowned naturalist, has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019 for his tireless efforts towards awakening the humankind to the need to preserve and protect the planet's biodiversity.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Telangana


Explanation : Telangana has bagged the 'Swachh Sarvekshan Grameen-2019' award that Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao received from Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers at a function held in New Delhi.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Kolkata


Explanation : The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Machines in India for quick detection of diseases such as dengue, tuberculosis (TB) and swine flu.