Current Affairs Test 17

Total Questions: 25

1 - Which West Indies Ex-Captain was made an honorary citizen of Pakistan on 23 March 2020?

A ) Charles Brain Lara

B ) Darren Sammy ✅

C ) Chris Gayle

D ) D J Bravo

2 - What is the name of the cross-border freight train between Pakistan and Afghanistan, inaugurated on 21 February 2020?

A ) Torkhan-Peshawar Transit Route(TPTR)

B ) Goods in Transit to Afghanistan (GITA) ✅

C ) PAK Afghan Transit Route (PATR)

D ) Transportation Route to Torkham(TRT)

3 - What is the name of the Air-Launched Cruise Missile successfully tested by Pakistan army on 18 February 2020?

A ) Hanif-II

B ) Shabaz-IX

C ) Ra'ad-II ✅

D ) Kumza-X

4 - When was the Zainab bill's jurisdiction extended throughout the country by the Senate body?

A ) 15 April 2020

B ) 12 July 2020

C ) 17 February 2020 ✅

D ) 10 Jan 2020

5 - Which team equalled the lowest ODI total,35 runs on 12 February 2020 playing against Nepal?

A ) China

B ) Oman

C ) USA ✅

D ) Page guinea

6 - What was the official name given to the pandemic coronavirus on 11 February 2019 at a WHO conference in Geneva?

A ) Covid-19 ✅

B ) COVID-42

C ) Covid -101

D ) Covid-32

7 - Who became the youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in Test Cricket,aged 16 years on 9 February 2019?

A ) Naseem Shah ✅

B ) Mitchell Starc

C ) Shaheen Shah Afridi

D ) Mike Hazelwood

8 - Which became the first country to leave the European Union (EU) Block on 31 January 2020?

A ) England ✅

B ) Finland

C ) Austria

D ) France

9 - Who was appointed as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) by Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on 16 January 2020?

A ) Maj Gen Haider

B ) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar ✅

C ) Maj Gen Ghafoor Haidri

D ) Maj Gen Asif Pervaiz

10 - Who became the first Pakistan to travel into space and visit the south and earth pole?

A ) Shaida Saleem

B ) Namira Salim ✅

C ) Sara Bharwana

D ) Koshal Ali

11 - Which country's passenger jet was shot down by Iran on 8 January 2020, killing 176 people?

A ) US

B ) UK ✅

C ) China

D ) Ukraine

12 - Who became the world's youngest chancellor on 7 January 2020, swearing in as Austrian chancellor?

A ) Samuel Paorri

B ) Sebastian Kurz ✅

C ) Kolly Powan

D ) Sadeem Hwatiz

13 - What does SEZs stands for, relating to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?

A ) Special Ecology Zone

B ) Special Economic Zone ✅

C ) Sound Environment Zone

D ) None of these

14 - According to the new ordinance,The National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance,2019,NAB will only be able to take up cases involving corruption or corrupt practices exceeding an amount of Rs....million?

A ) 800

B ) 200

C ) 500 ✅

D ) 400

15 - Who became the first batsman ever to score a century on debut in Test and ODI format of Cricket?

A ) Omar Akbar

B ) Abid Ali ✅

C ) Babar Azam

D ) Haris Sohail

16 - Who became the first female Islamabad High Court Judge on 13 December 2019?

A ) Lubna Saleem Pervaiz ✅

B ) Rehana Khan

C ) Zubaida Jalal

D ) Fatima Sheikh

17 - Which bill was passed on 11 December,2019 in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for the first time allowing citizenship on the basis of religion?

A ) Religion Bill

B ) Greater Indian Bill

C ) Citizenship Bill ✅

D ) Separatist Bill

18 - Where did the world's first fully electric plane take flight on 10 December,2019?

A ) Germany

B ) USA

C ) Canada ✅

D ) France

19 - Who became the world's youngest sitting prime minister on 10 December,2019, becoming prime minister of Finland at the age of 34?

A ) Sanna Marin ✅

B ) Zoya Sarri

C ) Petty Jenkin

D ) Rolha Shely

20 - How much penalty was waived by the help of Turkey in the Karkey dispute, a penalty imposed by International Centre for Settlement of investment disputes(I SAID)?

A ) 1 billion

B ) 2 billion ✅

C ) 3 billion

D ) 3.5 billion

21 - Which country rolled out the world's first largest 5G Network in 2019?

A ) USA

B ) China ✅

C ) Russia

D ) France

22 - What was the name of the land based anti-ship missile launched by Pakistan Navy on 4 November,2019?

A ) Zarb ✅

B ) Shaheen

C ) Hatyar

D ) Musafir

23 - What is the name the Scholarship Scheme for Talented youth launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan on 4 November,2019,200,000 Scholarships to be given in 4 years?

A ) Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship ✅

B ) Youth Undergraduate Scholarship

C ) Naya Undergraduate Scholarship

D ) Parho Undergraduate Scholarship

24 - Who became the new Pakistan's ambassador to the UN on 1 November,2019?

A ) Munir Akram ✅

B ) Raja Pervaiz

C ) Ali Khan

D ) Khalid Hussain

25 - Who holds the all-time record for most medals(25) by any gymnast at the world championship, record made on 13 October 2019?

A ) Simone Biles ✅

B ) Poly Thomson

C ) Rachel Adam

D ) Fiona Stums