CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1) Which two country inked a deal to share information about sea ice conditions around Antarctica
a) Australia and China
b) India and China
c) Japan and China
d) Germany and China
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Answer a) Australia and China. Australia and China 9 November inked a deal to share information about sea ice conditions around Antarctica. This deal is for better navigation and shipping in the Earths southernmost continent. The agreement was signed between Chinas National Marine Environment Forecasting Centre and Australias Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Hobart city.
2) Maggi noodles back in stores, Nestle India ties up with an e-commerce giant. Name it.
a) flipkart
b) Snapdeal
c) Cupondunia
d) perppertap
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Answer b) Snapdeal. Nestle India has relaunched its popular Maggi noodles in India, five months after they were banned due to alleged presence of excessive lead content. Besides, the Swiss food major has partnered with online marketplace Snapdeal for the rollout. The company is presently manufacturing Maggi noodles at three locations – Nanjangud (Karnataka), Moga (Punjab) and Bicholim (Goa).
3) Full form of SAADMEx??
a) South Asian Annually Disaster Management Exercise
b) South Asian Annual Disaster Managing Exercise
c) South Asian Annual Diluted Management Exercise
d) South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise
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Answer d) South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise.
4) Which Country is hosting South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise this year?.
a) India
b) Malaysia
c) Maldives
d) Philippians
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Answer a) India. India will host the South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx), 2015 here from November 23-26. Member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will participate in the joint exercise, which will be inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
5) Which city is top destination for real estate investments?
a) Bangaluru
b) New Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Mumbai
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Answer a) Bangaluru. Bengaluru, the IT capital has surpassed both the commercial and political capitals of India as the top investment destination in the property market. Nearly 13 per cent of over $6.7 billion (Rs 44,450 crore) that PEs have invested in India’s property market from 2013 through the first half of 2015 has gone to Bengaluru. Global property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) latest Asia-Pacific City Investment Intensity Index ranks the southern city among the top-20 destinations globally.
6) India’s latest Communication Satellite ________ is scheduled for launch on board Ariane space rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
a) MOM
b) GSAT
c) GSAT-15
d) None
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Answer c) GSAT-15. India’s latest Communication Satellite GSAT-15 is scheduled for launch on board Ariane space rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana, on November 11. The launch of GSAT-15 with its co-passenger Arabsat-6B for Arabsat, Saudi Arabia, is planned at 0304 Hrs IST, by Ariane-5 VA-227 launch vehicle.
7) Iran appoints first Woman Ambassador to Malaysia. Name her.
a) Razia Zafir
b) Heena unair
c) Marzieh Afkham
d) Maria Fatima
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Answer c) Marzieh Afkham. Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy in Malaysia. Iranian media first said back in April that Afkham was lined up for promotion to the rank of ambassador, but the reports were unconfirmed.
8) The GOI has approved Rs. ________ crore funds under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for Karnataka and Gujarat.
a) 2000
b) 2100
c) 3000
d) 6000
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Answer b) 2100. The GOI has approved Rs. 2,100 crore funds under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for Karnataka and Gujarat, which recently faced drought and floods respectively. The Committee examined the proposals based on the report of the central team that visited the affected states hit by severe natural disasters.
9) Who has been appointed to Key University Position in Texas?
a) Sahil Jafir
b) Michael cox
c) Daniel Soviet
d) Ashok Mago
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Answer d) Ashok Mago. Padma Shri awardee Indian-American Ashok Mago has been appointed as a member of Board of Regents of the University of North Texas in the US. Dallas-based Mr Mago was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a six-year term ending on May 22, 2021, said a statement issued by the Governor’s office.
10) INDRA – Indo-Russian joint training begins in _______.
a) Bikaner
b) Vishakhapattnam
c) Kochi
d) Madurai
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Answer a) Bikaner. The seventh Indo-Russian joint training exercise INDRA-2015 has commenced at Mahajan field firing range. The two contingents presented a parade before the senior officers in the ceremony with unfurling of the National Flags of both the countries.
11) Om Prakash Mehra dies recently. He was a former _________
a) chief of Air Staff
b) Cricketer
c) Vice chief of Air staff
d) None
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Answer a) chief of Air Staff. Former chief of Air Staff Om Prakash Mehra has died in New Delhi. He was 96 years old. The Retd marshal also served the nation as the Governor of Maharashtra (1980-82) and Rajasthan (1985-87). He is survived by four children, three sons and one daughter
12) India inks _______ million loan pact with ADB for funding rural roads?
a) $270 Million
b) $271 Million
c) $272 Million
d) $273 Million
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Answer $273 Million. GOI has signed a $273 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. The loan constitutes the third tranche, which is also the last tranche of the $800 million financing facility under the Rural Connectivity Investment Programme.
13) Which country has been re-elected to the UN Commission on International Trade Law for another six years term?
a) India
b) China
c) Germany
d) Japan
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Answer a) India. India has been re-elected to the UN Commission on International Trade Law for another six years term, maintaining its unbeaten track record of winning elections at the world body. At an election held in the General Assembly, India was re-elected to UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for the 2016-2022 term.
14) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has appointed_______ as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
a) S. Ramadorai
b) Jayant Krishna
c) Rohit Nandan
d) Anup K. Pujari
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Answer b) Jayant Krishna. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has appointed Jayant Krishna as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Krishna will be in office until the selection and appointment of the new MD & CEO, NSDC said in a statement. He is on deputation for the period of his appointment at NSDC from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
