Current Affairs Quiz – November 18 2015

In Current Affairs Quiz
November 18, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz

1. Philips India has appointed _______ as vice-chairman and MD.
a) S Saravanan
b) V Raja
c) A Krishnan
d) N Veeran

Answer

Answer b) V Raja. Raja, who was earlier heading TE Connectivity’s India operations, will be responsible for driving and building Philips India’s healthcare and consumer lifestyle businesses.

2. Name the Syrian Journalist who won the France’s Media Freedom Prize along with Reporters without Borders Group?
a) Zaina Erhaim
b) Nasim Malik
c) Saina Begum
d) Sumitha Nazrina

Answer

Answer a) Zaina Erhaim. The Paris-based media rights group singled out Zaina Erhaim for her “determination and courage” in covering the conflict in Syria, which is deemed the most dangerous country in the world for journalists.

3. Who has been named as this year’s sexiest man alive by People magazine?
a) Roger Federer
b) David Beckham
c) George Clooney
d) Christian Bale

Answer

Answer b) David Beckham.

4. Andhra Pradesh has inked a pack with _______ for $75 million (₹500 crore) credit deal for it’s Rural Inclusive Growth Project.
a) IMF
b) World bank
c) Singapore
d) Japan

Answer

Answer b) World Bank. The project seeks to enhance agricultural incomes of small and marginal farmers and ensure increased access to services related to health, nutrition, sanitation and social entitlements.

5. The Line of Actual Control or LAC is associated with India and
a) Bhutan
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Nepal

Answer

Answer b) China. India and China have decided to deepen bilateral defence ties and maintain peace and tranquillity at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) besides strengthening cooperation against terror, including at the international level.

6. India has signed an MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of Animal Health?
a) Cambodia
b) Laos
c) Vietnam
d) Malaysia

Answer

Answer c) Vietnam.

7. GOI extended the currency swap facility for SAARC members. Under this the RBI offers the facility of varying sizes not exceeding _________ in total.
a) $2 billion
b) $3 billion
c) $4 billion
d) $5 billion

Answer

Answer a) $2 billion.

8. Who is the present Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
a) JP Nadda
b) Prakash Javadekar
c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
d) Dyan Krishna Chatterjee

Answer

Answer b) Prakash Javadekar. He announced the formation of Indian Resource Panel (InRP) on Resource Efficiency.

9. _________ has announced the launch of ‘Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur’, initiative aimed at working with the government to create the blueprint for the digitisation of rural India.
a) Airtel
b) IBM
c) Intel India
d) Samsung

Answer

Answer c) Intel India.

10. Which country has recently declared emergency after a deadly mining waste spill?
a) Indonesia
b) Brazil
c) Malaysia
d) Peru

Answer

Answer b) Brazil. Samarco is a joint venture of Australia’s BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining firm, and Brazil’s Vale, the biggest iron ore miner.

11. China has inked a $15 billion nuclear deal with
a) New Zealand
b) South Africa
c) Argentina
d) Germany

Answer

Answer c) Argentina.

12. Telecom major Bharti Airtel and social media giant Facebook announced the launch of free internet access service platform in
a) EU
b) Asia
c) North America
d) African Countries

Answer

Answer d) African Countries (n = 17).

13. Tianhe-2 is the World’s most powerful supercomputer. It belongs to
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) China
d) USA

Answer

Answer c) China.

14. EKS Kosmos-2510 is the defence satellite of
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Russia
d) China

Answer

Answer c) Russia.

15. Jonah Lomu, who passed away recently, was associated with which of the following games?
a) Basket Ball
b) Rugby
c) Foot Ball
d) Swimming

Answer

Answer b) Rugby. Rugby great Jonah Lomu, a pioneering global superstar whose speed and power terrorised opponents, died unexpectedly at the age of 40 after a long battle with kidney disease.

16. Dr. Satya Paul Agarwal, who passed away recently, was associated with ____________.
a) White Cross
b) Blue Cross
c) Red Cross
d) Yellow Cross

Answer

Answer c) Red Cross. He was a Famous neurosurgeon and Secretary General of Indian Red Cross Society.

17. Shankaran Nair, who passed away recently, was associated with ____________.
a) UNO
b) WHO
c) IMF
d) RAW

Answer

Answer d) RAW. He was the former chief of India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).