Current Affairs Quiz – 08 August 2022

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1. Which of these days is marked every year on August 08 in India?
   A) Renewable Energy Day
   B) Martyrs’ Day
   C) Quit India Day
   D) Sadbhavana Diwas
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Every year, the Quit India Day (or August Kranti Day) is observed on 8 August to commemorate the anniversary of Quit India Movement, launched by Father of Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay.
2. Gustavo Petro has taken charge as the President of which country?
   A) Colombia
   B) Greece
   C) Zambia
   D) Turkey
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Gustavo Petro has been sworn in as the first leftist president of Colombia on August 07, 2022.
3. India’s para athlete, Bhavina Patel has won gold medal for India in which sports?
   A) Javelin Throw
   B) Table Tennis
   C) Shot Put
   D) Badminton
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won gold in the women’s singles class 3-5.
4. Who among these has been elected as the Deputy President of FIDE ?
   A) Hikaru Nakamura
   B) Sergey Karjakin
   C) Viswanathan Anand
   D) Garry Kasparov
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Indian chess legend and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the Deputy President of FIDE on August 07, 2022.
5. Recently the Indian Army conducted pan-India satellite communication exercise to test the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems. What was the name of this exercise?
   A) SatLight
   B) Moonlight
   C) Spacelight
   D) Skylight
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Indian Army conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise named ‘Ex Skylight’, in the last week of July. The main objective of this exercise was to test the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems, in the event of an attack by an adversary.
6. Nitu Ghang and Nikhat Zareen have won gold medal for India in which sports?
   A) Boxing
   B) Weightlifting
   C) Wrestling
   D) Shooting
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Nitu Ghang won gold in women’s 48kg category. Meanwhile Nikhat Zareen won gold in the women’s 50kg bout of boxing.
7. For the first time in the history of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a female Director general has been appointed. Name the newly appointed women DG of the organisation?
   A) Manju Sharma
   B) Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
   C) Vijay Laxmi Saxena
   D) Nina Singh
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Senior scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), for a period of two years. She is the first woman to hold charge as DG of CSIR, a consortium of 38 research institutes across the country. Kalaiselvi succeeds Shekhar Mande, who superannuated in April 2022.
8. Indian athletes Eldhose Paul and Abdullah Aboobacker have claimed gold and silver medal for India respectively in which of these sports at CWG 2022?
   A) Boxing
   B) Wrestling
   C) Triple Jump
   D) Squash
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Eldhose Paul ( 17.03m) claimed gold and Abdullah Aboobacker (17.02m) clinched silver in the men’s triple jump.
9. Annu Rani has won bronze medal for India at 2022 CWG in which sports?
   A) Boxing
   B) Table Tennis
   C) Long Jump
   D) Javelin Throw
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Annu Rani won bronze in women’s javelin, with a best effort of 60m.
10. Wrestler Ravi Dahiya has won the gold medal of India in which category event at the 2022 CWG?
    A) 62kg
    B) 57kg
    C) 53kg
    D) 74kg
    
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    Option B
    Explanation:In wrestling, Ravi Dahiya (Men’s 57 kg), Vinesh Phogat (Women’s 53 kg) and Naveen Kumar (Men’s 74 kg ) won gold in their respective categories.

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