Current Affairs Quiz 22 December 2013

Current Affairs Quiz 22 December 2013

1. According to Google who becomes the most searched sportsperson of 2013?

a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) Lionel Messi

c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d) Usain Bolt

2. Which University scientists ‘print’ new eye cells that could be used to treat blindness?

a) University of Cambridge

b) University of Oxford

c) University of Michigan

d) University of Maryland

3. Who has been won the men’s crown at National Ranking Table Tennis Championships?

a) Gaurav Mehta

b) Narendra Jain

c) Sanil Shetty

d) Mukesh Pawar

4. According to data provided in Rajya Sabha which Indian state tops list of communal violence and related deaths?

a) Rajasthan

b) Gujarat

c) Delhi

d) Uttar Pradesh

5. Name the Britain’s ‘Great Train Robber’ Who passes away on 18th December 2013?

a) Buster Edwards

b) Ronnie Biggs

c) Jack Slipper

d) Bruce Reynolds

6. Who has been cleared to fight the Rajasthan Cricket Association presidential elections?

a) Arun Jaitley

b) Sharad Pawar

c) Lalit Modi

d) Ajay Jadeja

 7. Who among the following to be the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)?

a) General Bikram Singh

b) Vijay Kumar Singh

c) Joginder Jaswant Singh

d) Devendra Kumar Joshi

8. Name the china actress who won the libel case against US website over sex scandal allegations?

a) Gong Li

b) Michelle Yeoh

c) Zhang Ziyi

d) Zhou Xun

9. About 500 people were killed in clashes in-

a) Malaysia

b) New Zealand

c) Japan

d) South Sudan

10. Who among the following to be conferred with BCCI’s lifetime achievement award for 2013?

a) Saurav Ganguly

b) Kapil Dev

c) Rahul Dravid

d) Anil Kumble

Answer:

1. Sachin Tendulkar:Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar most searched sportsperson of 2013

2. University of Cambridge:Scientists ‘print’ new eye cells that could be used to treat blindness

3. Sanil Shetty:Sanil Shetty wins men’s crown at National Ranking Table Tennis Championships

4. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh tops list of communal violence and related deaths

5. Ronnie Biggs:Britain’s ‘Great Train Robber’ Ronnie Biggs dies at 84

6. Lalit Modi:Lalit Modi cleared to fight Rajasthan Cricket Association elections

7. General Bikram Singh:General Bikram Singh to be the new Chairman of COSC

8. Zhang Ziyi:Zhang Ziyi settles libel case against US website over sex scandal allegations

9. South Sudan:About 500 people were killed in clashes in South Sudan

10. Kapil Dev:Kapil Dev to be conferred with BCCI’s lifetime achievement award