Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 111

1. Which among the following has been honored with the Best Film award at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF-2018)?
   Sun Goes Round the Earth
   The Third Wife
   Widow of Silence
   Judgement Day
   The Sweet Requiem
   Option B
   

    

2. The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 has been won by____________
   UNICEF
   UNHCR
   Indian Space Research Organisation
   Centre for Science and Environment
   Angela Merkel
   Option D
   The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.

    

3. T. S. Kanaka who passed away of old age recently was a specialist in which medical field?
   Gynaecology
   Orthopaedics
   Oncology
   Neurosurgery
   Gastroenterology
   Option D
   T. S. Kanaka or Thanjavur Santhanakrishna Kanaka, also known as Tanjore Santhana Krishna Kanaka, (31 March 1932 to 14 November 2018) was Asia’s first female neurosurgeon and one of the world’s first few female neurosurgeons

    

4. The Africa Industrialization Day (AID) is observed annually on which date?
   November 22
   November 28
   November 20
   November 24
   November 26
   Option C
   The Africa Industrialization Day (AID), celebrated on 20 November, represents a unique platform to enhance international cooperation and dialogue on the pan-African industrialization agenda, and to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges associated with this innovation drive. 2018 theme “Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s structural transformation, industrialization and pharmaceutical production”,

    

5. Name the Indian who has been awarded the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest civilian honour of Mexico.
   Narendra Modi
   Shyama Prasad Ganguly
   Azim Premji
   M Venkaiah Naidu
   Amitabh Bachchan
   Option B
   

    

6. The first Indian golfer to win European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award is______________
   Shubhankar Sharma
   Anirban Lahiri
   Jeev Milkha Singh
   Shiv Kapur
   Gaganjeet Bhullar
   Option A
   

    

7. Who among the following has become the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy?
   Faiz Fazal
   Amol Muzumdar
   Chandrakant Pandit
   Armaan Jaffer
   Wasim Jaffer
   Option E
   

    

8. Which educational institution’s researchers have developed a smartphone-based system to detect adulteration in milk?
   IIT Kanpur
   IIT Hyderabad
   IIT Kharagpur
   IIT Madras
   IIT Delhi
   Option B
   Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, have develop smartphone-based system to detect adulteration in milk. The detector system measures acidity in milk using an indicator paper that changes colour according to acidity.

    

9. Who among the following has been appointed as first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the northeastern region by UNICEF to fight for child rights?
   Darshan Raval
   Ananya Nanda
   Nahid Afrin
   Neha Kakkar
   Asees Kaur
   Option C
   Popular singer Nahid Afrin of Assam has been appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the northeastern region by UNICEF India to fight for child rights.

    

10. Name the Indian actress who has been named to be awarded the prestigious FIAPF Award for achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)?
    Shabana Azmi
    Vidya Balan
    Konkona Sen Sharma
    Nandita Das
    Deepa Mehta
    Option D
    Nandita Das will be presented with the prestigious FIAPF Award for achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Brisbane on November 29.

     

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