Current Affairs Quiz 18 August 2018
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- The 11th World Hindi Conference has been organised in which city?
A) Port Louis
B) Johannesburg
C) Paramaribo
D) New Delhi
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Option A
Explanation: The 11th World Hindi Conference kicked off in Port Louis, Mauritius on August 18, 2018. The three days event was inaugurated by Mauritian Prime Minister Praveen Kumar Jagannath. This is the first time that representatives from all 29 states and Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry will be attending the conference. The first World Hindi Conference was held in 1975 in Nagpur city of India.
- Who is the author of the book titled “Because he is”?
A) Konkona Sen Sharma
B) Meghna Gulzar
C) Hansal Mehta
D) Neeraj Kabi
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Option B
Explanation: Meghna Gulzar (daughter of Gulzar) has authored a book titled “Because he is”. The book presents a facet of the icon that few have been aware of – as a father. The announcement of the book’s publication was made on August 18, 2018, Gulzar’s 84 birthday, by publisher HarperCollins.
- Kofi Annan was the former Secretary General of which international body?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) Asian Development Bank
C) Amnesty International
D) United Nations
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Option D
Explanation: Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan died in Switzerland after a short illness. He was 80. He was the first black African to become UN secretary-general. Mr Annan served two terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006 and later served as the UN special envoy for Syria.
- Indian sportsperson Hardayal Singh was associated with which game?
A) Golf
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Kabaddi
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Option C
Explanation: Former India hockey player and coach Hardayal Singh died at age 90 in Dehradun. He was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
- The International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) took place in which city?
A) Bhubhaneswar
B) Thanjavur
C) Kochi
D) Panaji
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Option B
Explanation: International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) was held at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. It was held in the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur.
- Name the writer of the book titled “Musavvir ka Khayal”?
A) Sangeeta Gupta
B) S. H. Raza
C) K. G. Subramanyan
D) Anjolie Ela Menon
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Option A
Explanation: A book of ink drawings and short verses “Musavvir ka Khayal” was launched by noted contemporary artist Anjolie Ela Menon. “Musavvir ka Khayal” contains ink drawings by artist Sangeeta Gupta, on which she has written in her handwriting the short verses, on the theme of love and longing.
- Who is the flag bearer for the Indian contingent in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games?
A) Seema Punia
B) Neeraj Chopra
C) Jitu Rai
D) Sushil Kumar
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Option B
Explanation: The 18th edition of the Asian Games officially began in Indonesian capital Jakarta on August 18, 2018 with opening ceremony held at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta. Indonesia president Joko Widodo declared the 18th Asian Games open. The event will be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018. For the first time, the Asian Games are being co-hosted in two cities; Jakarta and Palembang. Flag bearer for the Indian contingent (Opening Ceremony): Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw).
- Who among the given has been honored with the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award?
A) Amal Pusp
B) Surendra Singh Negi
C) S.K. Arora
D) Mahesh Zagade
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Option C
Explanation: S K Arora has been awarded the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control. He is the additional director of health in Delhi Government.
- What is the theme of the 11th World Hindi Conference?
A) Power of language and Global Context of Hindi (Bhasha ki Asmita Aur Hindi Ka Vaishvik Sandarbh)
B) Hindi on the World Stage (Vishwa Manch Par Hindi)
C) Hindi World: Extension and Possibility (Hindi Jagat: Vistar avm sambhavnai)
D) Hindi World and Indian Culture (Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiya Sanskriti)
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Option D
Explanation: This year the theme of the conference is “Hindi World and Indian Culture”. The conference pledges to develop, enhance and conserve Hindi language in its original form.
- Kofi Annan was the recipient of which Nobel Prize?
A) Peace
B) Literature
C) Physics
D) Economics
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Option A
Explanation: He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for helping to revitalise the international body, during a period that coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV/Aids pandemic.
