Current Affairs Quiz – 15 July 2019

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1. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
   A) C. Vidyasagar Rao
   B) Acharya Devvrat
   C) Kalraj Mishra
   D) Ram Naik
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He replaces Acharya Devvrat.
2. Which team has won the ICC Cricket Men’s World Cup 2019?
   A) Australia
   B) England
   C) New Zealand
   D) South Africa
   
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   Option  B
   Explanation: England defeated New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket Men’s World Cup 2019. England won the World Cup on account of more number of boundaries as even the super over resulted in a tie. Both teams made 241 runs in the match and 15 runs in the super over.
3. When do we celebrate the World Youth Skills Day?
   A) Second Sunday of July
   B) July 14
   C) Third Monday of July
   D) July 15
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on July 15 to encourage youth to celebrate the value of acquiring skills to achieve personal success and fulfillment. Theme for 2019 WYSD is “Learning to learn for life and work”
4. Spektr-RG is a new X-Ray space telescope launched by which country?
   A) Russia
   B) France
   C) United States
   D) Japan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Russian space agency, Roscosmos successfully launched into space an all-sky-survey satellite, Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma also known as Spektr-RG on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 13, 2019. It is a joint project of Roscosmos with German space agency, DLR, for mapping X-rays across the sky to trace the large-scale structure of the universe and mark a new stage in X-ray astronomy.
5. Rahul Aware is related to which sports event?
   A) Tennis
   B) Wrestling
   C) Javelin Throw
   D) Shooting
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat beat her Russian opponent Ekaterina Poleshchuk 9-5 in finals to bag gold medal in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the men’s freestyle, Rahul Aware (61kg) clinched gold to win his first career Ranking Series title over Munir Aktas of Turkey.
6. Who among the following Indian judges has recently been appointed as an international Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court?
   A) Justice Jasti Chelameswar
   B) Justice Madan Lokur
   C) Justice AK Sikri
   D) Justice Ashok Bhushan
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Former judge of Supreme Court of India, Justice AK Sikri, has been appointed as an international Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court(SICC).
7. Name the winner of Wimbledon Open 2019 men’s single event
   A) Juan Sebastian Cabal
   B) Roger Federer
   C) Dominic Thiem
   D) Novak Djokovic
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat eight-time champion Roger Federer 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3) to claim the Wimbledon Open 2019.
8. Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma made record of scoring highest century in a single edition of World Cup during the 2019 ICC World Cup. How many century were hit by the player during the entire tournament?
   A) 5
   B) 4
   C) 6
   D) 3
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Rohit Sharma became the only player to hit 5 century in a single edition of World Cup. He broke the record of Kumar Sangakkara of 4 century. 
9. Acharya Devvrat has been appointed as the Governor of which state?
   A) Himachal Pradesh
   B) Gujarat
   C) Rajasthan
   D) Punjab
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Acharya Devvrat has been given the charge as the Governor of Gujarat. He replaces O.P. Kohli, who retires on July 15, 2019.
10. Who among the given players has won the Golden Bat award in the  ICC Cricket World Cup 2019?
    A) Virat Kohli
    B) Kane Williamson
    C) Rohit Sharma
    D) Shakib Al Hasan
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Golden Bat award: Rohit Sharma (Highest run scorer in the tournament- 648 runs)

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