Current Affairs Quiz – November 08, 2019
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Current Affairs Quiz – November 08, 2019
- World Town Planning Day is observed on which date in 2019?
- November 09
- November 08
- November 07
- November 10
- Where was railway station modelled on Sikh architecture recently inaugurated?
- Haryana
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
- Punjab
- Which country reenacted historic wartime parade recently?
- China
- Iran
- Russia
- United States
- Which two states are expected to get heavy rain due to Cyclone Bulbul?
- Odisha and West Bengal
- Chhattisgarh and Bihar
- Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh
- Maharashtra and Karnataka
- Where was 21st Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) held?
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Kolkata
- Bangalore
- Where was 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine held?
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- New Delhi
- Bangalore
- Who has been reelected as the President of the UAE ?
- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan
- Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Which Indian writer recently won Gemcon Young Literature Award at Dhaka Literature Festival?
- Chetan Bhagat
- Mohith Suri
- Abishek Sarkar
- Arundhati Roy
- Infosys Prize for science and research is awarded annually in how many categories?
- Six
- Five
- Seven
- Four
- India and which country recently signed MoU in the field of Health and Medicine?
- United States
- Canada
- Brazil
- China
- ‘Samudra Shakti’ Bilateral Maritime Exercise between India and which country?
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- China
- Philippines
- Who is the 1st Indian male cricketer to play 100 T20I?
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Dinesh Karthik
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
Answers & Explanations:
- B) November 08
- World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of planners and their contributions to their communities. On November 8, planners around the world participate in World Town Planning Day activities annually, a practice that began in 1949.
- D) Punjab
- Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal yesterday inaugurated the state of the art new railway station along with a multi media centre at Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab. The railway station modelled on Sikh architecture has been engineered to facilitate pilgrims visiting the holy city.
- C) Russia
- Russian troops wearing World War II uniforms marched across Moscow’s Red Square, in memory of the historic 1941 parade, when Soviet soldiers went directly to the battlefield to fight the Nazis.
- A) Odisha and West Bengal
- Cyclone Bulbul over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm today, triggering heavy rain in parts of Odisha and West Bengal. Met deparment has advised people in affected areas to remain indoors and total suspension of fishing.
- B) New Delhi
- The 21st Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
- C) New Delhi
- The 2019 Conference is jointly organized by the Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM) and the Society for Emergency Medicine, India (SEMI).The theme of the Conference “Affordable Care, Bridging Gaps, Creating Impact” will underpin the need for collaboration and cooperation of our global family of emergency medicine.
- A) Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan
- The UAE Supreme Council has re-elected His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan as President of the UAE for a fourth five-year term. Shaikh Khalifa was first elected President on November 3, 2004 following the death of his father Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
- C) Abishek Sarkar
- At the ninth edition of the Dhaka Literature festival West Bengal-based writer Abhisek Sarkar and Bangladeshi poet Rofiquzzaman Rony were given the Gemcon Young Literature Award and Gemcon Young Poetry Award. Abhisek and Rofiquzzaman won the awards for their manus, “Nishiddho” and “Dhoashar Tamate Rong,” respectively.
- A) Six
- The Infosys Prize for 2019 was announced on November 7 at the Infosys campus in Bengaluru. The award is given annually to honor outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories : Engineering and Computer Sciences, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
- C) Brazil
- The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Brazil in the field of Health and Medicine.
- A) Indonesia
- INS Kamorta, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette jointly worked with Indonesian Warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role Corvette in Bay of Bengal in the Indian Navy – Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ from 06 Nov to 07 Nov 19. The joint exercises include manoeuvres, Surface Warfare exercises, Air Defence exercises, Weapon firing drills, Helicopter Operations and Boarding Operations.
- C) Rohit Sharma
- Stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma became the first Indian man and second in world cricket to complete 100 T-20 Internationals. Shoaib Malik with 111 games from Pakistan is the only player to have played more than 100 T20 Internationals.
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