Current Affairs Quiz Persons – Current Affairs Quiz Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Persons – Current Affairs Quiz 1. Who is the first Indian to won the GP3 race recently? A. Arjun Maini B. Kamal Nath C. Virat Singh D. Navin Menon Loading... 2. Which tennis player won his fifth Madrid Open title in 2017? A. Novak Djokovic B. Dominic Thiem C. Rafael Nadal D. Andy Murray Loading... 3. Who sets the record for most catches by a wicketkeeper in T20s? A. MS Dhoni B. Adam Gilchrist C. Brendon Mccullum D. Kumar Sangakkara Loading... 4. Who is appointed as the goodwill ambassador for hepatitis? A. Shah Rukh khan B. Amitabh Bachchan C. Amir Khan D. Sanjai Dutt Loading... 5. Who is elected as the head of FIFA's governance Committee? A. Suresh yadav B. Krishnan Singh C. Mukul Mudgal D. Shriram murthy Loading... 6. Anil K Gupta have been appointed as General Manager (GM) of _____________ Zone. A. Western railway B. Eastern railway C. Northern railway D. Southern railway Loading... 7. Who is appointed as the new chairman of South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE)? A. Naseem Ahmad B. Y. Venugopal Reddy C. Narendra Kumar D. Ashishkumar Chauhan Loading... 8. Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as India's next ambassador to this country. A. France B. Bangladesh C. Austria D. Canada Loading... 9. Who is appointed as General Manager (GM) of the Eastern railways? A. Harinder Rao B. Dr. Anil Kumar C. Akhil Agrawal D. Anil K Gupta Loading... 10. Senior bureaucrats Harinder Rao have been appointed as General Manager (GM) of the Eastern Railways by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The Eastern Railways has four divisions -- Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol and Malda. A. T S Gupta B. Vijay Singh C. Vikram Vishal D. Sidharth Malhotra Loading... 11. Which Hollywood actor won the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category? A. Amy Adams B. Emma Watson C. Ulia Roberts D. Natalie Portman Loading... 12. Which Indian captain was named skipper of Cricket Australia's Greatest Champions Trophy XI? A. Sachin Tendulkar B. Anil Kumble C. MS Dhoni D. Sourav Ganguly Loading... 13. Who is appointed as the secretary in the textiles ministry recently? A. Anant Kumar Singh B. Subrata Gupta C. Puneet Agarwal D. Sanjay Mitra Loading... 14. The seventh K Chandrasekharan Memorial Award was awarded to _________. A. Pinarayi Vijayan B. P. V. Abdul Wahab C. V. M. Sudheeran D. Veerendra Kumar Loading... 15. Who is appointed as the secretary of Department of Telecommunications (DOT)? A. Jagdish Prasad Meena B. Rashmi Verma C. Aruna Sundararajan D. Rita A Teaotia Loading... 16. Who has been appointed as the Pakistan's envoy to India? A. Sohail Mahmood B. Qadeer Hussain C. Mohammad Arif D. None of the above Loading... 17. Who is nominated as a Member of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by US President Donald Trump? A. Akash Misra B. Vijay Sharma C. Neil Chatterjee D. Ajit Varadaraj Pai Loading... 18. Venu Rajamony appointed as India's Ambassador to which of the following country? A. Japan B. Belgium C. Netherland D. Nigeria Loading... 19. Krishna Chatterjee, Subhash Khot, Yadvinder Malhi elected as the Fellows of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the United Kingdom. The three scientist belong to which country? A. Britain B. Israel C. Russia D. India Loading... 20. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of the Union Bank of India? A. Pawan kumar Bajaj B. K Cherian Varghese C. Rajkiran Rai G D. Arun Tiwari Loading... 21. Adolph Kiefer, the swimming legend has passed away. He hailed from which country? A. United States B. Germany C. France D. Russia Loading... 22. What is the name of the cricketer who was conferred with Fellowship Award in UK? A. Anil Kumble B. Sourav ganguly C. Kapil Dev D. Sachin Tendulkar Loading... 23. Who was honored with the "Philanthropist of the year" Asian award? A. Dr. Jack Preger B. Dr. Anil Sharma C. Dr. H.P.Khan D. Dr. Hargovind Khurana Loading... 24. Saqib Majeed who won the 2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket Photograph of the Year awards belongs to? A. Baramulla B. Jammu C. Pathalgam D. Srinagar Loading... 25. Dinabandhu Mohapatra has been promoted as MD and CEO of which bank of India? A. Canara Bank B. Indian Overseas Bank C. Bank of India D. Kotak Mahindra Bank Loading... 26. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank? A. Dr. Kishore Sansi B. R A Sankara Narayanan C. Suresh Menon D. Ramesh Iyer Loading... 27. What is the name of the Indian Shooter who reached his first ever ISSF World Cup Final stage? A. Sangram Dahiya B. Ankur Mittal C. Vijay Kumar D. Shapath Bharadwaj Loading... 28. Who is appointed as the new chairman of Indian Council of Social Science Research(ICSSR)? A. Braj Bihari Kumar B. Sunish Singh C. Sanjay Singh D. Shri Yadav Loading... 29. Who has won the 2017 World Snooker Championship? A. Warren Simpson B. Graham Miles C. Mark Selby D. Nigel Bond Loading... 30. Who won the 2017 Hero of the league 2017 award? A. Jerry Lalrinzuala B. Sunil Chhetri C. Anas Edathodika D. Khalid Jamil Loading... 31. Who has been appointed as the first woman President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? A. Vimala Mehta B. Preeti Jain C. Nita Ambani D. Shobana Kamineni Loading... 32. Who is appointed as the new chairman of the Tea Board of India? A. Amiya Kumar Das B. Shri Santosh Sarangi C. Roshni Sen D. Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah Loading... 33. Who awarded a special Jury Remi Award at 50th Annual World Fest Houston International film Festival? A. Amanda Root B. Madhurima Tuli C. Leanne Joyce D. Shabana Azmi Loading... 34. Who won the Avvaiyar Award 2017? A. Dr Shantha B. Padma Venkataraman C. Sarada Menon D. Shanthi Ranganathan Loading... 35. Who won the 2017 Men's Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament? A. Rafael Nadal B. Kei Nishikori C. Pablo Andujar D. Dominic Thiem Loading... 36. Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has won the 2017 Men's Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in the summit clash by 6-4, 6-1 in Barcelona, Spain. A. Mithali Raj B. Smriti Mandhana C. Ekta Bisht D. Harmanpreet Kaur Loading... 37. What is the name of newly elected president of Albania? A. Bamir Topi B. Ilir Meta C. Bujar Nishani D. Rexhep Meidani Loading... 38. Who won the Asian Squash Title? A. Saina Nehwal B. Joshna Chinappa C. Saurav Ghosal D. Siddharth Suchde Loading... 39. Who won silver at the Asian Snooker Championship at Doha, Qatar? A. Aditya Mehta B. Pankaj Advani C. Shyam Goswami D. Pankhil Patel Loading... 40. Who is appointed as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)? A. Anthony Lianzuala B. Jatindra Nath Swain C. Anil Srivastava D. K. Vinayak Rao Loading... 41. Who won the 2017 Men's Doubles Tallahassee Challenger title? A. Leander Paes and Blaz Rola B. Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin C. Leander Paes and Ramkumar Ramanathan D. Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky Loading... 42. Who has been selected for Japan's prestigious 'Order of the Rising Sun' award? A. Jagdish Singh Khehar B. Narendra Modi C. Arun Jaitley D. Ashwani Kumar Loading... 43. Who became the first Indian woman to drive Formula E racing car at a race track? A. Rajini Krishnan B. Gul Panag C. Divya Malik D. Kritika Chandhok Loading... 44. Who won gold at the 10th edition of Moscow sand art championship? A. Sudarsan Pattnaik B. Nitish Bharti C. Kseniya Simonova D. Manas Kumar Sahoo Loading... 45. Who has been chosen for INSA medal for Young Scientist? A. Shiva Ayyadurai B. Rajesh Gopakumar C. K. Radhakrishnan D. Sanjay Pratihar Loading... 46. Which famous personality played a doubles match of tennis for Roger Federer's foundation? A. Mark Zuckerber B. Tim Berners-Lee C. Ted Codd D. Bill Gates Loading... 47. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award to __________. A. Sankha Ghosh B. Chandrashekhara Kambara C. Bishnu Dey D. D R Bendre Loading... 48. Who was conferred by the CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement by the President Pranab Mukherjee? A. Ratan Tata B. Sankha Ghosh C. Rahul Bajaj D. Anil Ambani Loading... 49. Which company CEO received a $200 million compensation package from Alphabet in 2016? A. Google B. Twitter C. LinkedIn D. Flipkart Loading... 50. Who is appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)? A. Yusra Mardini B. Yolande Mabika C. Rami Anis D. Yiech Biel Loading... 51. Who won the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation Kerala State award for 2016-17? A. Prabhat Kumar B. Ajay Pandey C. Neelam Juneja D. Dileep K Nair Loading... 52. Who is shortlisted to represent India at the FIFA Football for Friendship (F4F) global social program? A. Sandeep Kumar B. Sujal Kahar C. Rudro Sen D. Chhagan Chauhan Loading... 53. Which Bollywood actor became the first Indian actor to deliver Technology, Entertainment, Design(TED)? A. Salman Khan B. Shah Rukh Khan C. Hrithik Roshan D. Amir Khan Loading... 54. Who is the Man of the tournament in 2017 T-20 Deaf and Dumb Asia Cup? A. Pravin Patil B. Yeshwant Sidhaye C. Imran Sheikh D. Yashwanth Naidu Loading... 55. Who won the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017? A. Salman Khan B. Shah Rukh Khan C. Hrithik Roshan D. Amir Khan Loading... 56. The veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away due to A. Cancer B. Heart Attack C. Chickenpox D. Asthma Loading... 57. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP)? A. RK Pachnanda B. Sugan Chaudhary C. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar D. Sudeep Lakhtakia Loading... 58. Who is appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? A. Durga Prasad B. K Vijay Kumar C. Sudeep Lakhtakia D. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar Loading... 59. Who is the first Indian woman selected as the member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)? A. Arundhati Bhattacharya B. Nita Ambani C. Priya Nair D. Rekha Menon Loading... 60. Who has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 at Managua? A. Samantha Pierre B. Ary Trava C. Xirelle Agustin D. Srishti Kaur Loading... 61. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has set a new record for the most time spend in the space of ____ days. A. 536 B. 563 C. 551 D. 542 Loading... 62. Which company's co-founder has praised PM Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Mission? A. IBM B. Microsoft C. Oracle D. TCS Loading... 63. Who is appointed as the new Director of the Secret Service? A. Joseph Clancy B. Randolph Alles C. Julia Pierson D. William J. Callahan Loading... 64. The South Indian playback singer Vani Jairam won the Ghantasala national award. She belongs to which of the Indian state? A. Kerala B. Andra Pradesh C. Karnataka D. Tamilnadu Loading... 65. Who was awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2016? A. Devika Rani B. Kasinathuni Viswanath C. Amir Khan D. Naseeruddin Shah Loading... 66. Indian sprinter Man Kaur recently clinched the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games. The event was held in which of the following countries? A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. Italy Loading... 67. Manpreet Kaur, who recently clinched Gold at the 2017 Asian Grand Prix Meet, is associated with which sports? A. Long jump B. Shot put C. Javelin throw D. Sprint Loading... 68. What is the name of Indian social activist who is one of the six winners of Goldman Environmental Award 2017. A. MC Mehta B. Rasheeda Bi C. Champaran Shukla D. Prafulla Samantra Loading... 69. Who won the UNESCO's Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize? A. Giuseppe Bottai B. Giuseppina Nicolini C. Alfredo Siniscalchi D. Francesco Camero Medici Loading... 70. Who is the Chief Executive Officer Airline Equity Partners? A. Bruno Matheu B. Robin Kamark C. Mohamed Mubarak D. None of the above Loading... 71. Which Indian personality has won the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize? A. Prafulla Samantra B. Rashida Bee C. Champa Devi Shukla D. Ramesh Agrawal Loading... 72. Who is honoured with the P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017? A. Kailash Satyarthi B. Phalguni Vittal Rao C. Sridhar Reddy D. Sindhutai Sapkal Loading... 73. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has offered honourary life membership to which Indian women cricket player? A. Mithali Raj B. Sandhya Agarwal C. Veda Krishnamurthy D. Poonam Ganesh Raut Loading... 74. Who won the Monte Carlo Masters Men's Singles title? A. Roger Federer B. Rafael Nadal C. Albert Ramos-Vinolas D. None of the above Loading... 75. Who will be conferred with the 2016 Dada Saheb Phalke award? A. Mrinal Sen B. Soumitra Chatterjee C. Adoor Gopalakrishnan D. Kasinadhuni Viswanath Loading... Loading...