Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 23 May 2018

1. In which of the following states at least 9 people were killed during violent protests demanding closure of a Vedanta’s Sterlite plant over pollution concerns?

1) Karnataka

2) Kerala

3) Odisha

4) Tamil Nadu

5) Andhra Pradesh

2. Who among the following won the 2018 Italian Open tennis tournament recently?

1) Alexander Zverev

2) Rafael Nadal

3) Kei Nishikori

4) Andy Murray

5) Novak Djokovic

3. An outbreak of Nipah virus was reported in which of the following states recently which has so far killed 10 people?

1) Kerala

2) Jharkhand

3) Assam

4) Himachal Pradesh

5) Goa

4. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for another six year term in the recent Presidential election in

1) Cambodia

2) Nigeria

3) Venezuela

4) Chile

5) Peru

5. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes inaugurated his country’s Israel embassy in Jerusalem recently. The capital of Paraguay is

1) Tegucigalpa

2) Bucharest

3) Dodoma

4) Montevideo

5) Asuncion

6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited which of the following countries recently to held informal summit with the President of that country in Sochi?

1) Japan

2) Mongolia

3) South Korea

4) Russia

5) Israel

7. Film Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. This is a

1) Korean film

2) Japanese film

3) Mongolian film

4) Spanish film

5) Turkish film

8. Which of the following public sector banks has reported whopping Rs 77.18 bn loss in its fourth quarter of FY18?

1) Dena Bank

2) Canara Bank

3) Corporation Bank

4) Punjab National Bank

5) State Bank of India

9. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, went on a four-day visit to which country recently?

1) Israel

2) Sweden

3) France

4) Germany

5) Vietnam

10. The 71st World Health Assembly was held recently in

1) London

2) New York

3) Geneva

4) Paris

5) The Hague

Answers:

1. 4
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3
5. 5
6. 4
7. 2
8. 5
9. 1
10. 3