Current Affairs Quiz -21 November 2019

Current Affairs Quiz 21 November 2019: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 21 November 2019 we have framed important current affairs questions for banking and competitive exams. These current affairs quiz questions will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs Quiz 21 November 2019. Attempt our daily current affairs quiz on our mobile app too.

1. Manu Bhaker is related with which sports?
   A) Sprinting
   B) Badminton
   C) Shooting
   D) Boxing
   
   View answer

   Option C
   Explanation: India’s young shooting sensation, Manu Bhaker has bagged her maiden gold medal in Women’s 10m Air Pistol at 2019 ISSF World Cup final held at the Chinese Shooting and Archery Administration Center in Putian, China.
2. When do we celebrate the World Television Day?
   A) November 18
   B) November 19
   C) November 20
   D) November 21
   
   View answer

   Option D
   Explanation:The World Television Day is commemorated on 21 November every year as a reminder of the power of visual media and how it helps in shaping public opinion and influencing world politics.
3. Which state has been adjudged as the top state in Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019?
   A) Tamil Nadu
   B) Kerala
   C) Maharshtra
   D) Rajasthan
   
   View answer

   Option A
   Explanation: The Union Minister of the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda and the Union Minister of State of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, conferred the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 awards on the occasion of World Toilet Day on November 20, 2019. The top ranked state in the list is Tamil Nadu and the top ranked district is Peddapalli (Telangana). The state with the maximum citizen participation was given to Uttar Pradesh.
4. The Indian Coast Guard has received their third in the series of 5 five fast patrol vessels (FPV) named ‘ICGS Amrit Kaur’. The vessel has been developed by________
   A) Cochin Shipyard
   B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
   C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd
   D) Hindustan Shipyard
   
   View answer

   Option C
   Explanation: The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) delivered ‘ICGS Amrit Kaur’, third in the series of five fast patrol vessels (FPV) to the Indian Coast Guard on November 19, 2019. ICGS Priyadarshini and ICGS Annie Besant are the first two FPV in the series which has already been delivered to ICGS.
5. The Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 is being held in which city?
   A) Mumbai
   B) New Delhi
   C) Hyderabad
   D) Bengaluru
   
   View answer

   Option B
   Explanation: The Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 has been organised in New Delhi from November 21-23, 2019. Theme: Power to Transform Lives: Bioscience to Bioeconomy – USD 100 Bn by 2025 It is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate and is being held in India for the first time.
6. Each year which day is celebrated as the World Fisheries Day?
   A) November 18
   B) November 19
   C) November 20
   D) November 21
   
   View answer

   Option D
   Explanation: World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21 November every year throughout the world by fishing communities.
7. In the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019, which state has emerged as the top state with the maximum citizen participation?
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Gujarat
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Uttar Pradesh
   
   View answer

   Option D
   Explanation: The state with the maximum citizen participation was given to Uttar Pradesh.
8. Who among these is the winner of 2019 International Children’s Peace Prize?
   A) Neha Gupta
   B) Greta Thunberg & Divina Maloum
   C) Mohamad Al Jounde
   D) Valentina Elangbam & Abraham Keita
   
   View answer

   Option B
   Explanation: Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize 2019. The 16-year-old has been awarded for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world. Apart from Greta, 15-year-old Cameroonian peace activist Divina Maloum has also received the International Children’s Peace Prize 2019 for her “peaceful struggle” against the Boko Haram jihadist group.
9. Which city will host the 2019 NuGen Mobility Summit?
   A) Manesar
   B) Indore
   C) Lucknow
   D) Ghaziabad
   
   View answer

   Option A
   Explanation: The 2019 NuGen Mobility Summit will be held at November 27-29, 2019 at Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana. Theme 2019: “Smart & Green Mobility”
10. World Philosophy Day is observed on____________
    A) November 20
    B) November 21
    C) Third Thursday of November
    D) Third Wednesday of November
    
    View answer

    Option C
    Explanation: World Philosophy Day is celebrated on every third Thursday of November to raise public awareness of the importance of philosophy. In 2019, the day falls on 21 November.
11. Peddapalli has topped among districts in the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 award. It is in which state?
    A) Karnataka
    B) Telangana
    C) West Bengal
    D) Rajasthan
    
    View answer

    Option B
    Explanation: Top 3 Districts

    • Peddapalli, Telangana
    • Faridabad, Haryana
    • Rewari, Haryana
12. Elavenil Valarivan has recently won gold medal for India in which of these sports?
    A) Tennis
    B) Boxing
    C) Javelin Throw
    D) Shooting
    
    View answer

    Option D
    Explanation: Elavenil Valarivan won gold in women’s 10m Air Pistol and Divyansh Singh Panwar bagged gold in men’s 10m Air Rifle.

Click Here For Daily Current Affairs

Click Here for Daily Current Affairs Quiz