QUIZ-20

Q1. The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on __________ to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care.
Answer: 09th November 2014

Q2. Who has won her first Grand Slam title in the women’s final of the French Open 2017? 
Answer: Jelena Ostapenko

Q3. Name the thespian Bengali actor, who has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour recently.
Answer: Soumitra Chatterjee

Q4. Name the US actor, who rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series Batman was passed away in Los Angeles recently?
Answer: Adam West

Q5. Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France and the European Union have extended a grant of __________ under the ‘Moblise Your City’ (MYC) initiative.
Answer: 3.5 million euros

Q6. GST Council has recently revised rates for 66 items. Pickles are now in the tax slab of __________.
Answer: 12%

Q7. The recently launched book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature” is authored by ____________.
Answer: Jairam Ramesh

Q8. Name the person who has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for differently-abled, held in Slovakia.
Answer: Shashikant Kutwal

Q9. Name the person who has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of its e-commerce business Paytm Mall.
Answer: Amit Sinha

Q10. The 22nd European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has begun recently in which city?
Answer: New Delhi

Q11. Name the F1 Racer who won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Q12. Rafael Nadal has recently won his 10th French Open title in Paris, France. What is his latest ATP world ranking?
Answer: Second

Q13. The Forbes list of world’s highest-paid celebs is out. Name the person who has topped the list.
Answer: Sean Combs

Q14. The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet was launched in the USA recently. What is the name of this Jet?
Answer: Vision Jet

Q15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently launched New Rs 500 note with inset letter _______.
Answer: A