Static GK Quiz: Famous Persons in Recent News – Set 1

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1. Ankushita Boro is related to which field?
   1. Luge
   2. Boxing
   3. Shooting
   4. Weightlifting
   5.None of these
   Answer

   Answer – 2. Boxing, Ankushita Boro from Assam won ‘The Best Boxer title’ in AIBA World Youth Women’s Boxing Championship
   
   
   
2. Pankaj Advani is a _________ Champion.
   1. Squash
   2. Weightlifting
   3. Snooker
   4. Archery
   5. None of these
   Answer

   Answer – 3. Snooker , Pankaj Advani grabbed the title of IBSF World Snooker Championship at Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha,Qatar
   
   
   
3. Deepika Kumari is related to _______ sport.
   1. Cricket
   2. Archery
   3. Badminton
   4. Table Tennis
   5. Boxing
   Answer

   Answer – 2. Archery , Deepika Kumari won a bronze medal at the Indoor Archery World Cup at Bangkok
   
   
4. Abhishek Verma is related to which sport?
   1. Cricket
   2. Archery
   3. Badminton
   4. Table Tennis
   5. Boxing
   Answer

   Answer – 2. Archery , Abhishek Verma hold three medals at Asian Championships 2017
   
   
   
5. Prithvi Shaw is named as a ___________.
   1. Captain of Indian Cricket team for Under-19 for 2018 World Cup
   2. Captain of Indian Football team for Under-19 for 2018 World Cup
   3. Captain of Indian Hockey team for Under-19 for 2018 World Cup
   4. Captain of Indian Kabbadi team for Under-19 for 2018 World Cupn
   5. None of these
   Answer

   Answer – 1. Captain of Indian Cricket team for Under-19 for 2018 World Cup
   
   
   
6. Purabi Mukhopadhyay was a _______.
   1. Singer
   2. Actor
   3. Director
   4. Choreographer
   5.None of these
   Answer

   Answer – . Singer , Veteran Rabindra sangeet singer Purabi Mukhopadhyay passed away at her residence after suffering from age-related health problems, in Kolkata.
   
   
   
7. Sreerupa Mukherjee is a Former Indian women ________ player and coach.
   1. Hockey
   2. Cricket
   3. Badminton
   4. Kabbai
   5. none of these
   Answer

   Answer – 2. C,ricket, Former Indian women’s cricket team player and coach Sreerupa Mukherjee who was 65 years old had passed away.
   
   
   
8. Abi who recently passed away was a _______ actor.
   1.Malayalam
   2.Tamil
   3.Kannada
   4. Telugu
   5.None of these
   Answer

   Answer – 1.Malayalam ,Popular Malayalam actor and mimicry artist Abi, 52 passed away at a Kochi hospital.
   
   
   
9. Who launched Bollywood book The Films! The Songs! The Stars! by S.M.M. Ausaja, Karan Bali, Rajesh Devraj and Tanul Thakur?
   1. Rishi Kapoor
   2. Dharmendra
   3. Amithab Bachhan
   4. Jeetendra
   5. None of these
   Answer

   Answer – 3. Amithab Bachhan
   
   
   
10. Ali Abdullah Saleh was a president of ___________.
    1.Oman
    2.Libya
    3.Iraq
    4.Yemen
    5.None of these
    Answer

    Answer – 4.Yemen, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi rebels in capital Sanaa.
    
    
    
11. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is related to __________.
    1. Golf
    2. Boxing
    3. Shooting
    4. Weightlifting
    5.None of these
    Answer

    Answer – 4. Weightlifting, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu from Manipur became the first Indian in over two decades to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship in Anaheim, USA.
    
    
    
12. Shiva Keshavan is a __________ champion.
    1. Squash
    2. Luge
    3. Snooker
    4. Archery
    5. None of these
    Answer

    Answer – 2. Luge , India’s veteran Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan won a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships with a time of 55.60 seconds at Altenberg, Germany.