GK Current Affairs Quiz- 17th May, 2019
Q1. Who became the only Indian cricketer to enrol himself in the players draft for upcoming Carribean Premier League
(a) Robin Uthappa
(b) Stuart Binny
(c) Irfan Pathan
(d) Yusuf Pathan
Answer: (c) Irfan Pathan
Q2. The renowned architect I M Pei, who died today had architect which one of the following
(a) Arc de Triomphe
(b) Louvre in Paris
(c) Grand Palais in Paris
(d) Le Marais in Paris
Answer: (b) Louvre in Paris
Q3. Which day is celebrated today
(a) World Tourism Day
(b) World No-Tobacco Day
(c) International Day for Biological Diversity
(d) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Answer: (d) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Q4. Bill de Blasio announce his run for the 2020 Presidential elections in USA. He is the Mayor of
(a) New York City
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) San Francisco
Answer: (a) New York City
Q5. Winner of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 will earn a prize money of
(a) 2 million dollar
(b) 3 million dollar
(c) 4 million dollar
(d) 5 million dollar
Answer: (c) 4 million dollar
Q6. The Retired judge of Indian Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of
(a) Fiji
(b) Maldives
(c) Mauritius
(d) Seychelles
Answer: (a) Fiji
Q7. Which country will host India for inaugural Women's A series cricket match
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) West Indies
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (b) Australia
Q8. Which state government today gave its approval to the ordinance to amend the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Reservation Act, 2018
(a) Punjab
(b) Karnataka
(c) West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Maharashtra
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