Current Affairs Quiz November 19 2017
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Question 1:Afghanistan defeated ____ to lift ACC Under-19 Cup 2017 trophy.
A. Australia
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Bangladesh
Answer and Explanation
Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 185 runs to lift the ACC Under-19 Cup 2017 trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Question 2:Naim Suleymanoglu, also dubbed as ‘Pocket Hercules’ recently passed away. He was ____.
A. Weightlifter
B. Swimmer
C. Runner
D. Football Player
Answer and Explanation
Turkey’s three time Olympic gold medal winning weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu died aged 50 due to liver failure.
Question 3:Who will be honored with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2017?
A. Rghuram Rajan
B. Subramanian Swamy
C. Manmohan Singh
D. Digvijay Singh
Answer and Explanation
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will receive the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for his leadership of the country between 2004 and 2014.
Question 4:Who has been appointed as the ambassador of World Packaging Organisation?
A. Barkha Sharma
B. APS Sharma
C. L M Swamy
D. AVPS Chakravarthi
Answer and Explanation
Ecobliss India Managing Director AVPS Chakravarthi has been appointed as the ambassador of World Packaging Organistaion at its 99th board meeting held in Rio de Generio, Brazil.
Question 5:India’s Manushi Chillar crowned as Miss World 2017, the event was held in ____
A. USA
B. Russia
C. India
D. China
Answer and Explanation
India’s Manushi Chillar has won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event in China, bringing to an end the country’s dry spell of 17 years at the top pageant contest.
Question 6:India’s first Coastal Economic Zone will come up in which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka
Answer and Explanation
The government has given the go-ahead for setting up India’s first mega coastal economic zone(CEZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust(JNPT) in Maharashtra as part of a plan to develop 14 such industrial clusters to spur manufacturing and generate jobs.
Question 7:World Toilet day is observed every year on ____.
A. 19th November
B. 19th September
C. 23rd November
D. 23rd September
Answer and Explanation
In a bid to help break taboos around toilets and make sanitation for all a global development priority, the United Nations General Assembly designated 19th November as World Toilet Day.
Question 8: Stone sculptures of Mamallapuram are situated in which state?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer and Explanation
The Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th and 8th century religious monuments in the coastal beach resort town of Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Question 9:_______ is the partner state of Manipur and Nagaland under ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Yojana’.
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Mizoram
Answer and Explanation
Madhya Pradesh is the partner state of Manipur and Nagaland under ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Yojana’.
Question 10:Memorial of Indira Gandhi is at ____.
A. Rajghat
B. Smriti Sthal
C. Shakti Sthal
D. Jannayak Sthal
Answer and Explanation
A grateful nation is paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th Birth Anniversary. A commemorative program to mark the anniversary of Gandhi held at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.
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