Current Affairs Quiz: 29-30 December 2017

1. How many countries have successfully developed an anti-ballistic missile system?

a. 5
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6

2. Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme is a double-tiered system consisting of
a. land and air
b. air and sea
c. sea and land
d. None

3. Advanced Air Defence is also known as
a. Ashish Ballistic Missile Interceptor
b. Asmit Ballistic Missile Interceptor
c. Arohi Ballistic Missile Interceptor
d. Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor

4. Jitu Rai is associated with which of the following sports?
a. Golf
b. Shooting
c. Wrestling
d. Badminton

5. Who among the following won gold in men's 50m pistol event in 61st National Shooting Championship?
a. Jitu Rai
b. Omkar Singh
c. Jai Singh
d. Other

6. Who won World Rapid Chess Championship 2017?
a. Vladimir Fedosee
b. Viswanathan Anand
c. Surya Shekhar Ganguly
d. Magnus Carlsen

7. Whom did Viswanathan Anand defeated to win World Rapid Chess Championship 2017?
a. Magnus Carlsen
b. Alexander Grischuk
c. Vladimir Fedosee
d. None of the above

8. Where was World Rapid Chess Championship 2017 held?
a. Jeddah
b. Riyadh
c. Safwa
d. Al- Ula

9. To which state has World Bank granted a loan of 40 million dollars for Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttrakhand
d. Arunachal Pradesh

10. In which year did World Bank come into existence?
a. 1954
b. 1967
c. 1945
d. 1976

11. World Bank is a group of how many international organisations?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

12. Which of the following companies has become first foreign foreign investor to fully own an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) in India?
a. KRK
b. KRM
c. KKR
d. KRM

13. Who won the "Best Player of the Year 2017 Award" at Globe Soccer Awards 2017?
a. Christiano Ronaldo
b. Lionel Messi
c. Neymar
d. Other than above

Answers

1. c. 4
2. land and air
3. d. Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor
4. b. Shooting
5. a. Jitu Rai
6. b. Viswanathan Anand
7. c. Vladimir Fedosee
8. b. Riyadh
9. a. Uttar Pradesh
10. c. 1945
11. b. 5
12. c. KKR
13. a. Christiano Ronaldo