CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 2019
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1 .
Name the Indian who created three world records at the ongoing World Powerlifting Championship in Berlin, Germany?

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Surender Singh

Explanation : Surender Singh of India created three world records at the ongoing World Powerlifting Championship in Berlin, Germany.

2 .
Peter Handke who has been selected as winner of Nobel Prize for the year 2019 belongs to which of the following countries?

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Poland

Explanation : Mr. Handke belongs to Austria and received the 2019 prize on. The novelist Olga Tokarczuk received it for 2018.

3 .
The World Congress of Poets (WCP) 2019 was held in which city?

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Bhubaneswar

Explanation : 39th World Congress of Poets 2019 celebrated the power of poetry to create a more compassionate world at KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha

4 .
William D Nordhaus and Paul M Romer were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2018, belongs to which country?

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   America

Explanation : William D Nordhaus (America) and Paul M Romer (America) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2018.

5 .
According to IMF, Which of the following is India's Projected Growth in 2019?

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   7.4%

Explanation : Acc. to IMF, India's Projected Growth is at 7.3% in 2018 and 7.4% in 2019.

6 .
Who among the following players has reached 289 with a climb of 200 ranks in ATP rankings 2019?

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   Andy Murray

Explanation : Former world number one Andy Murray climbed over 200 places in the new ATP rankings released while Novak Djokovic extended his lead over Rafael Nadal at the top.

7 .
In which of the following periods the C40 Summit will take place?

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   October 9 - October 12, 2019

Explanation : The C40 Summit is to take place in Copenhagen between 9th October and 12th October, 2019.

8 .
Which of the following brand names has been awarded 2019 Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE)?

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   PepsiCo India

Explanation : The United States has named PepsiCo India for the 2019 Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE).

9 .
Which of the following countries tops the IAAF World Athletics Championships?

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   USA

Explanation : IAAF World Athletics Championships concludes and United States tops medals tally with 29 medals (14 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze).

10 .
Who among the following won the Nobel prize for Physics-2019?

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   All of the above

Explanation : The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Swiss Scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz and Canadian - American physicist James Peebles.