Current Affairs Quiz – November 17 & 18, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz November 17 & 18, 2019
Current Affairs Quiz November 17 & 18, 2019

Current Affairs Quiz – November 17 & 18, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz – November 17 & 18, 2019

  1. International Students Day is observed on which date?
  • November 18
  • November 19
  • November 20
  • November 17
  1. Which anniversary of the velvet resolution was celebrated?
  • 30th Anniversary
  • 31st Anniversary
  • 26th Anniversary
  • 29th Anniversary
  1. Who witnesses the exhibition of Paintings at Rasthrapati Bhawan?
  • Ram Nath Kovind
  • Rajnath Singh
  • Narendra Modi
  • Amit Shah
  1. Where was North India’s first sugar mill Inaugurated?
  • Haryana
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Rajasthan
  1. Where was 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus held?
  • Thailand
  • India
  • Russia
  • America
  1. Who launched the Winter-Grade Diesel outlet for Ladakh region?
  • Ram Nath Kovind
  • Rajnath Singh
  • Narendra Modi
  • Amit Shah
  1. Who inaugurated the three day Bengaluru Tech Summit?
  • Aravind Kejriwal
  • Rajnath Singh
  • Yediyurappa
  • Amit Shah
  1. Where was National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2019 gave?
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • New Delhi
  • Punjab
  1. Who is the chief justice of Jharkhand High Court?
  • Justice Ranjan Gogoi
  • Justice Ravi Ranjan
  • Justice Dipak Misra
  • Justice Ramanna
  1. Who is the new president of srilanka?
  • Maithripala Sirisena
  • Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa
  • Sajith Premadasa
  1. When Justice SA Bobde was took over as the chief justice of India?
  • 21st November 2019
  • 23rd November 2019
  • 18th November 2019
  • 22nd November 2019
  1. Who is elected as the member of AIBA athletes commission recently?
  • Pinki Jangra
  • Mary Kom
  • Laishram Sarita Devi
  • Shiva Thapa
  1. Which missile was first time test fired at night?
  • Agni I
  • Agni II
  • Prithvi II
  • Dhanush
  1. Which country women’s won five gold at Asian Youth Boxing Championship?
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • America
  • Russia
  1. How many women’s enter finals of Asian Youth Boxing Championship?
  • 3
  • 7
  • 8
  • 5
  1. Which country qualifies for UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament?
  • America
  • Russia
  • Africa
  • England

EXPLANATION:

  1. D) November 17
  • International Students’ Day is an international observance of the student community, held annually on November 17. Originally commemorating the Czech universities which were stormed by Nazis in 1939 and the students who were subsequently killed and sent to concentration camps, it is now marked by a number of universities, sometimes on a day other than November 17, as a nonpolitical celebration of the multiculturalism of their international students.

2) A) 30th Anniversary

  • Protest was organized by activist group Million Moments for Democracy, which has staged numerous protests against the government of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, urging him to resign.The protest was held on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which ended communist rule in what was then Czechoslovakia.

3) A) Mr. Ram Nath Govind

  • President Ram Nath Kovind witnessed an exhibition of paintings set up by the Artists-in-Residence at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The President also felicitated the artists. During their stay at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the artists put their creativity on canvas and also mentored around 65 school children. The art works created by these children were also in display at the exhibition.

4) B) Uttar Pradesh

  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated North India’s first sugar mill which will produce ethanol direct from sugarcane.The mill was inaugurated in Pipraich area of Gorakhpur. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said his government is working to restore the pride of Sugar Bowl’ of east Uttar Pradesh.

5) A) Thailand

  • The 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with 17 other Defence Ministers of ADMM-Plus countries will attend the meeting

6) D) Amit Shah

  • Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched the the first Winter-Grade Diesel outlet for Ladakh region, which will help to address the problem faced by people due to loss of fluidity in Diesel fuel during extreme winter conditions. He said, the winter grade diesel produced by Panipat Refinery for the first time has a pour point of – 33degreeCelsius and does not lose its fluidity function even in the extreme winter weather of the region unlike the normal grade of Diesel which becomes exceedingly difficult to utilize.

7) C) Yediyurappa

  • Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa will inaugurate the three day Bengaluru Tech Summit at the Bengaluru Palace. More than 3500 delegates, 12,000 visitors and 200 speakers will be part of the three day Bengaluru Tech Summit.

8) C) New Delhi

  • Vice President of India presents ‘National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2019′ on the occasion of National Press Day.On the occasion of National Press Day, the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu awarded the winners of ‘National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2019′ at New Delhi.

9) B) Justice Ravi Ranjan

  • Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan took oath as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court today. He was administered the oath of office by Governor DraupadiMurmi in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhawan.

10) B) Gotabaya Rajapaksa

  • Sri Lanka’s former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won the Presidential election. He is the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Gotabaya got 52.25 per cent of the total valid votes Premadasa has conceded defeat and congratulated Gotabaya on his victory.

11) C) 18th November 2019

  • Justice SA Bobde took over as 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 18 Nov 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer him the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Bobde will succeed justice Ranjan Gogoi, who retired on 17 Nov 2019.He will have a tenure of around 18 months till his retirement on April 23, 2021

12) C) Laishram Sarita Devi

  • Laishram Sarita Devi of Manipur is among the six boxers from 5 continents who were elected as members of AIBA Athletes Commission. Laishram Sarita Devi was inspired by Muhammad Ali’s achievements, and turned professional in boxing in the year 2000. She is DSP in Manipur Police.

13) B) Agni-II

  • India has successfully conducted the first night trial of Agni-II, its versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.Agni-II, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), has already been inducted into the armed forces.This was the first time that the sophisticated missile was test fired at night

14) A) India

  • Indian women clinched five gold while two men bagged silver at Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Mongolia. Naorem Chanu (51kg), Vinka (64kg) SanamachaChanu (75kg), Poonam (54kg) and Sushma (81kg) won Gold for the country in a phenomenal sweep.

15) D) 5

  • Seven Indian boxers – two men and five women – have entered the finals of Asian Youth Boxing Championship at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.Among the men, Selay Soy (49kg) and AnkitNarwal (60kg) made the summit clashes, while NaoremChanu (51kg), Vinka (64kg) SanamachaChanu (75kg), Poonam (54kg) and Sushma (81kg) made to the finals.

16) D) England

  • England has qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament and also become the top scorer with 38 goals in 2019. This is England’s second-highest number ever and the highest since achieving the same total in 1966.

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