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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

Answer: B

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

Answer: A

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

Answer: C

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

Answer: D

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

Answer: D

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

Answer: C

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

Answer: A

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

Answer: B

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

Answer: B

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

Answer: C

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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