Current Affairs Quiz – November 13 2015

Current Affairs Quiz

1) World Kindness Day was observed on?
a) Nov 13th
b) Nov 12th
c) Nov 11th
d) Nov 10th

Answer
Answer a) Nov 13th. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement a coalition of nations kindness NGOs. It’s honored in countries all over the world, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates.

2) ____ won the 2015 International Children’s Peace Prize?
a) Abraham Keita
b) Abraham M Keita
c) Philips
d) Louis paul

Answer
Answer b) Abraham M Keita. Liberian teenager Abraham M Keita was on 10 November 2015 awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015. He was awarded for his extraordinary and peaceful fight for justice for child victims of physical or sexual violence, and for successfully campaigning for the Liberian parliament to adopt the Children’s Law.

3) India inked MoUs with six countries in the International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN ), which of the following is not among the six countries?
a) Turkey
b) Finland
c) Kenya
d) Norway

Answer
Answer a) Turkey. The Government of India announced on 12 November 2015 that it signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six countries. These countries are: Finland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and Oman and Ethiopia.

4)________ was appointed as Executive Director at IMF?
a) Suresh Naik
b) Subir Gokarn
c) Sagar Kumar
d) Suvir Gokarn

Answer
Answer b) Subir Gokarn. Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Subir Gokarn has been appointed as an executive director at IMF. International Monetary Fund. Subir Gokarn will replace Rakesh Mohan.

5) CPEC project stands for?
a) China Persia economic Currency
b) China Pakistan Economic Currency
c) China Pakistan Economic Corridor
d) China Persia Economic Corridor

Answer
Answer c) China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan and China kicked off their ambitious USD 46 billion economic corridor project with Beijing acquiring over 2,000 acres of land in restive Balochistan to develop the strategic Gwadar port, providing the Communist-giant an opening to the Arabian Sea.The two countries have signed a deal to acquire the usage rights to more than 2,000 acres of land for a Chinese company.

6) Which festival is celebrated in Meghalaya in the second week of November?
a) Messie
b) Meghal
c) Wangala
d) None

Answer
Answer c) Wangala. Annual Hundred Drums Wangala Festival has begun at Asanang near Tura Town inMeghalaya. This is a three days festival which was started with the arrival of ten Wangala Dance Troupes from various parts of the Garo Hills

7) Recently who was recently appointed as Circuit Judge in the UK?
a) Kalyan Kumar
b) Kalyani Kaul
c) Karthik Kumar
d) Kumar

Answer
Answer b) Kalyani Kaul. Kalyani Kaul, a prominent barrister of Indian-origin who has handled high-profile cases, has been sworn in as a Circuit Judge in the UK. ii) 54-year-old Kalyani, who has spent much of the past 32 years defending serious and high-profile cases, is known for her extensive and wide-ranging experience in heavy-weight criminal defence work

8) A new website on Climate Change, has been launched by Environment minister, it is called as?
a) www.climatechange.com
b) www.justclimateaction.org
c) www.climate.org
d) www.climatechange.org

Answer
Answer b) www.justclimateaction.org. This website has been created especially for the purpose of putting up India’s stands and efforts till Paris Summit. The website focuses on bringing transparency to the entire effort. As each stakeholder brings his activity to the fore to take a billion-strong people into confidence, the website and associated social media infrastructure ensures that each citizen in the country becomes a votary for a better future. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Prakash Javadekar

9) State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an agreement to launch India’s first bond index with?
a) FTSE Russell
b) Russell
c) Bond index
d) None

Answer
Answer a) FTSE Russell. Global index provider FTSE Russell and State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an agreement to launch India’s first bond index. The two companies have signed a letter of intent to develop the FTSE-SBI India Bond Index. SBI Mutual Fund, the asset management unit of India’s largest bank, intends to use the new index as the basis for a new investment product, the release added. The index provides a tool to deepen liquidity in the sovereign and corporate bond market.

10)According to Fortune magazine Worlds Top 50 Business leaders list, What is the position of Satya Nadella?
a) 47th
b) 10th
c) 48th
d) 35th

Answer
Answer a) 47th. MasterCard’s Ajay Banga and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella have been named among the top 50 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is topped by Nike’s Mike Parker. Both Banga and Nadella are India-origin CEOs.

11) India’s first Gender University to come up in ___ ?
a) Karnataka
b) Madhurai
c) Coimbatore
d) Kerala

Answer
Answer d) Kerala. Kerala government is getting ready to set up a first-of-its-kind university in the country, exclusively for research-oriented studies related to gender. The gender varsity will be located in in Kozhikode district in the campus of Gender Park, an autonomous institution under the state’s Social Justice Department. Kerala government is envisaging to end the societal stigma towards the sexual minority group and ensure them non-discriminatory treatment.

12) Recently a Panel has been appointed by the government to follow on the registered cases against the wrongdoings of ___ ?
a) Delhi Crime Association
b) Delhi and District Cricket Association
c) Delhi and Crime Association
d) Delhi and District Crime Association

Answer
Answer b) Delhi and District Cricket Association. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 12 November, appointed a three-member panel to probe into the financial irregularities of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA).
ii) The committee, headed by Principal Secretary of Vigilance Department Chetan Sanghi, has been asked to examine complaints of financial fraud and structural irregularities in DDCA among others. The probe committee comprises secretary in the sports department Punya Salila Srivastava and Delhi governments senior Standing Counsel member Rahul Mehra.

13) Union Health Minister has ordered to set up panel to look after ___ ?
a) Demands of doctors
b) Hospital Requirements
c) Hospital Equipments
d) None

Answer
Answer a) Demands of Doctors. Union Health Minister JP Nadda has ordered formation of a committee to evaluate in a time-bound manner the Indian Medical Association’s five-point demands including amendments to the PCPNDT Act and the Consumer Protection Act. The committee comprises the Additional Secretary (Health), Joint Secretary (Law), Joint Secretary (Home) and Joint Secretary (Consumer Affairs). Besides, the committee will have three representatives of IMA and one from Medical Council of India (MCI).

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