Current Affairs Quiz 19 November 2018
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- T.S. Kanaka who passed away at the age of 86 was _________ by profession
A) Neurosurgeon
B) Accountant
C) Professor
D) Financial Analyst
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Option A
Explanation: Asia’s first woman neurosurgeon, T.S. Kanaka, died in Chennai after a brief illness. She was 86.She was also the third woman neurosurgeon in the whole world.
- Name of the app launched by NSE for buying govt security for retail investors
A) NSE G-Sec
B) NSE T-App
C) NSE Retail
D) NSE goBID
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Option D
Explanation: Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi.launched a mobile application and web-based platform of NSE named as NSE goBID for retail investors to buy government securities. The platform will allow retail investors to invest in treasury bills (T-Bills) of 91 days, 182 days and 364 days and various government bonds from one year to almost 40 years.
- The RBI’s Central Board meeting has decided to constitute an expert committee to examine the ECF. What is ECF?
A) Expert Committee Forum
B) Economic Capital Framework
C) External Commercial Fund
D) Enterprise Capital Fund
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Option B
Explanation: The Board decided to constitute an expert committee to examine the Economic Capital Framework (ECF), the membership and terms of reference of which will be jointly determined by the Government of India and the RBI.
- The Qaumi Ekta Week has been organised from__________
A) November 17-23
B) November 19-25
C) November 20-26
D) November 15-21
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Option B
Explanation: Qaumi Ekta Week (National Integration Week) will be observed across the country from November 19 to November 25, 2018 to foster and reinforce the spirit of communal harmony and National Integration.
- Which state has recently launched an online open learning platform named KOOL
A) Karnataka
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Haryana
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Option C
Explanation: The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has introduced an Online Open Learning training platform named ‘KOOL’ to train teachers, students, and the general public. KOOL is designed in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) model. It is a major step by the State of Kerala to become India’s first complete digital state in Education.
- Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the full time Director of which organisation?
A) Central Bureau Of Investigation
B) National Investigation Agency
C) Intelligence Bureau
D) Enforcement Directorate
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Option D
Explanation: Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the full-time Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
- When is the World Toilet Day observed?
A) November 19
B) November 18
C) November 17
D) November 16
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Option A
Explanation:19 November – World Toilet Day; Theme 2018: When Nature Calls
- Which airport has won the Champions Award for hundred percent timely closure of grievances in one year in AirSewa?
A) Ahmedabad Airport
B) Chennai Airport
C) Kempegowda International Airport
D) Cochin International Airport
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Option B
Explanation: Suresh Prabhu launched the upgraded version of AirSewa 2.0 web portal and mobile app in New Delhi. AirSewa enables travellers to submit grievances and seek information of air travel in India. Chennai Airport got the champion award for hundred percent timely closure of grievances in one year.
- The Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX marked its _____________ edition in 2018
A) 50th
B) 1st
C) 25th
D) 10th
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Option C
Explanation: The Silver Jubilee Commemoration Ceremony to mark the 25th edition of SIMBEX, “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” was held onboard INS Sahyadri at Visakhapatnam on 19 November 18.
- The Government has decided to observe the _______ birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji for a period of one year from November 23, 2018
A) 550
B) 500
C) 450
D) 400
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Option A
Explanation: The Government of India has decided to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji from November 2018 at national as well as international level. The Year long Celebration will start from November 23, 2018.
- Name the Indian duo to win the WTA Taipei Open Tennis Tournament in women’s double event
A) Riya Bhatia and Zeel Desai
B) Zeel Desai and Ankita Raina
C) Karman Kaur Thandi and Riya Bhatia
D) Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi
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Option D
Explanation: Indian Tennis players Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi won the womens double at the WTA Taipei Open defeating Russia’s Olga Doroshina and Natela Dzalamidze.
- Which indices manages Sensex?
A) S&P Dow Jones
B) FTSE 100
C) S&P 400
D) Nikkei 225
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Option A
Explanation: Bombay Stock Exchange has decided to snap ties with S&P Dow Jones, which manages and operates benchmark Sensex, and plans to develop indices through its own in-house development team.
- Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)?
A) Manoj Mishra
B) Jalaj Srivastava
C) Rajiv Mehrotra
D) Deepak Kumar
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Option B
Explanation: Jalaj Srivastava, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
- Recently, PM Modi inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP)Western Peripheral Expressway in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Jharkhand
C) Haryana
D) Rajasthan
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Option C
Explanation: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar Section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP)Western Peripheral Expressway, at Sultanpur, Gurugram, Haryana on November 19, 2018. He also inaugurated the Ballabgarh-Mujesar Metro Link and laid the foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University.
- Who among the following has clinched the ATP Finals championship title in Men’s single event?
A) Jack Sock
B) Mike Bryan
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Alexander Zverev
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Option D
Explanation: Alexander Zverev (Germany) defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4, 6-3 here to win the ATP Finals championship held in London, UK.
