Current Affairs Quiz 24 November 2018
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- According to the new rules of SEBI, the promoter(s) seeking re-classification and persons related to the promoter(s) seeking re-classification as public investor shall not together, hold more than ___________ percent of the total voting rights in the listed entity.
A) 15%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 20%
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Option C
Explanation: Markets regulator Sebi has come out with new rules for re-classification of a promoter as a public investorin its Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2018. The promoter(s) seeking re-classification and persons related to the promoter(s) seeking re-classification shall not together, hold more than ten percent of the total voting rights in the listed entity.
- The 2nd Edition of India Gold and Jewellery Summit was held in which city?
A) Pune
B) Gurugram
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 2nd Edition of India Gold and Jewellery Summit in New Delhi. The Government has decided to set up a domestic Gold Council in India
- The World Health Organization has recently felicitated which South-East Asian country for eliminating Trachoma and controlling Rubella?
A) Nepal
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Malaysia
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Option A
Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) has felicitated Nepal for eliminating trachoma, a tropical disease that leads to blindness, as a public health problem and controlling rubella that causes serious and irreversible birth defects. Nepal is the first country in WHO South-East Asia Region, which also includes India, to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, and among the first countries in the region to be verified for having controlled rubella.
- Which among the following organisations has developed a technology called ‘Impact Based Forecasting Approach’ to monitor the impact of rain water on Rivers and deal with natural disasters
A) Skymet Weather Services
B) India Meteorological Department
C) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
D) National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
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Option B
Explanation: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a new technology to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain. The technology, called ‘Impact Based Forecasting Approach’, which shows pre-event scenario, can help state governments to minutely monitor the impact of rain and take real-time decisions.
- Who has been selected for the International Federation of Film Producers Associations( FIAPF) Award to be presented at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Brisbane?
A) Vidya Balan
B) Dia Mirza
C) Konkona Sen Sharma
D) Nandita Das
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Option D
Explanation: Filmmaker Nandita Das will be honoured with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations( FIAPF) Award at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Brisbane on November 29. She will be presented the award in recognition of her achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region. .
- Who is the composer of the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem Jai Hind?
A) A.R. Rahman
B) Pritam Chakraborty
C) G. V. Prakash Kumar
D) Anu Malik
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Option A
Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem – Jai Hind composed by A.R. Rahman and penned by lyricist Gulzar. The 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It is scheduled to be held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Didier Drogba recently announced his retirement from which sports?
A) Golf
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Hockey
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Option C
Explanation: Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 40.
- Name the first ever Indian to win a gold in Sabre event in the Senior Commonwealth Fencing championship 2018 held in Canberra, Australia?
A) Josna Christy Jose
B) C A Bhavani Devi
C) Harpreet Kaur
D) Anitha Karunakaran
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Option B
Explanation: India’s C A Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the Sabre event in the Senior Commonwealth Fencing championship 2018 held in Canberra, Australia. Bhavani Devi is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship. She defeated England’s Emily Ruaux 15-12 in the final
- Name the player to clinch gold at 10th AIBA women’s boxing World Championships in the 45–48 kg category event
A) Simranjit Kaur
B) Sonia Chahal
C) M.C. Mary Kom
D) Lovlina Borgohain
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Option C
Explanation: M.C. Mary Kom’s record sixth gold at the 10th AIBA women’s boxing World Championships in the 45–48 kg category held in New Delhi. She defeated Hanna Okhota of Ukraine.Sonia Chahal won Silver medal in the 57 kg category.
- Sandeep Michael who died recently was related to which sports?
A) Cricket
B) Golf
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
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Option D
Explanation: Former India hockey player Sandeep Michael has passed away due to a brain infection. He was 33. Michael won the ‘Most Promising Player’ award in the 2003 Asia Cup in Malaysia in which he captained the National Junior team to Gold
