Current Affairs Test 16

Total Questions: 24

1 - Who became the first ever woman three star general in the history of Pakistan's Military on 30 June 2020?

A ) Lt Gen Parveen Ali

B ) Lt Gen Nigar Johar ✅

C ) Lt Gen Ayesha Khan

D ) Lt Gen Fatima Sheikh

2 - Who became the youngest ICC elite umpire at the age of 36 years on 29 June 2020?

A ) Ismael Khan

B ) Ratesh Mohan

C ) Malco Rahoon

D ) Nitin Menon ✅

3 - How many Indian soldiers were killed as a result of a violent clash Chinese army in June 2020?

A ) 50

B ) 8

C ) 20 ✅

D ) 10

4 - When did the Nepali President Bhidhya Devi Bhandari approved the constitutional Amendment Bill to include areas claimed by India in its own national map,areas of Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura included?

A ) 18 June 2020 ✅

B ) 12 March 2020

C ) 1 July 2020

D ) 15 February 2020

5 - Which country engaged in a violent skimerish with China on 15 June 2020 in the Galwan Valley, Eastern Ladakh due to disagreement over the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

A ) India ✅

B ) Russia

C ) Afghanistan

D ) Iran

6 - Who was named as the first woman to head human spaceflight on 12 June 2020?

A ) Sally Paul

B ) Serena Michael

C ) Kathy Lueders ✅

D ) Polly Cox

7 - Which country cut ties with the World Health Organisation over its handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic on 29 May 2020?

A ) Germany

B ) Japan

C ) China

D ) USA ✅

8 - Who became the first hijab wearing judge in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2020?

A ) Rabia Khan

B ) Raffia Arshad ✅

C ) Zahrah Ahmad

D ) Zunaira Sheikh

9 - What was the name given to the movement initiated due to the death of George Floyed, chokehold by US police officer on 25 May 2020?

A ) Black Matter

B ) Black Power

C ) Black all the way

D ) Black Lives Matter ✅

10 - What was the name of the African American man,who was killed by the Minneapolis Police officer on 25 May 2020 due to which violent protest erupted across America then reaching across the world?

A ) George Floyd ✅

B ) Henry William

C ) Ross Pike

D ) Philip John

11 - How many passengers died in the aircraft of PIA flight on 5th May 2020?

A ) 97 ✅

B ) 101

C ) 99

D ) 105

12 - How many passengers survived in the aircrash of PIA flight on 5th May 2020?

A ) 4

B ) 2 ✅

C ) 0

D ) 6

13 - Who was named as the new ODI captain of Pakistan on 13 May 2020?

A ) Babar Azam ✅

B ) Muhammad Amir

C ) Azhar Ali

D ) Shadab Khan

14 - Which country banned the assault weapon on 1 May 2020 due to a mass shooting in April 2020?

A ) Canada ✅

B ) Peru

C ) Switzerland

D ) Poland

15 - Which country ended the death penalty for minors on 26 April 2020?

A ) Saudi Arabia

B ) Myanmar

C ) Tanzania ✅

D ) Jordan

16 - Name the first three countries who are the biggest spenders on defense in 2019

A ) USA,China,India. ✅

B ) USA, Saudia, Russia

C ) China, USA, Russia

D ) Russia, China, USA

17 - Which country became the first time that US oil prices crashed to negative figures, -$37.63 per barrel delivered due to the adverse effects of coronavirus/COVID-19?

A ) 19 May 2020

B ) 20 April 2020 ✅

C ) 12 May 2020

D ) 3 January 2020

18 - Which organization extended men's age limit for the Tokyo Olympic event due to the disruption of coronavirus/COVID-19 in April 2020, increasing age limit from 23 to 24?

A ) FIFA ✅

B ) FIBA

C ) ICC

D ) WBA

19 - Which social media giant launched a desktop version of its messenger app offering unlimited group video calls on 4 April 2020?

A ) Waysapp

B ) Instagram

C ) Zoom

D ) Facebook ✅

20 - Which virus became the first global pandemic since 1969, declared by United Nations?

A ) Coronavirus/COVID-19 ✅

B ) Red Plagus

C ) Swine Flu

D ) Herpes

21 - Which newly constructed motorway was opened for the general public on 18 March 2020?

A ) Lahore-Karachi

B ) Lahore-Multan

C ) Sialkot-Lahore ✅

D ) Pindi-Peshawar

22 - Which edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) was halted and postponed due to global spread of coronavirus/COVID-19?

A ) 3rd

B ) 5th ✅

C ) 2nd

D ) 6th

23 - Due to what reason did the World oil prices crash on 9 March 2020?

A ) Coronavirus/COVID-19 ✅

B ) Terrorist Attack

C ) Operational Breakdown

D ) War

24 - Who formally launched the Rs24bn Ehsaas scholarship programme on 2 March 2020?

A ) Imran Khan ✅

B ) Usman Buzdar

C ) Arif Alvi

D ) Khaqan Abassi