Current Affairs Quiz – November 19 2015

In Current Affairs Quiz
November 20, 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. Who was awarded with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for Asia Region by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) by UN ?
a) Kiran Rai
b) Anil Kumar
c) Arun kumar
d) Kiren Rijiju

ANSWER

Answer d) Kiren Rijiju. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, has been designated as the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for the Asia Region by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

2) 1st International Qawwali Festival 2016 titled as ____ which will be held in Delhi during 12th February to 14th February 2016?
a) Thalli Ho
b) Qawwali
c) Taali Ho
d) Qawwali Ho

ANSWER

Answer a) Taali Ho. Various Qawwali Singers from India and Pakistan are going to participate at the event.

3) The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the World Antibiotic Awareness Week with the theme Antibiotics: handle with care?
a) Antibiotics : Be Careful
b) Antibiotics : Be Preventive
c) Antibiotics : Handle With care
d) None

ANSWER

Answer c) Antibiotics : Handle With Care.

4) Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed as India’s Ambassador to which of the following ?
a) Germany
b) China
c) UK
d) Turkey

ANSWER

Answer b) China

5) ____ was appointed as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director effective of Philips India?
a) Rajiv
b) B Raju
c) V Raja
d) K Rajiv

ANSWER

Answer c) V Raja

6) World Toilet day was on ___?
a)November 18th
b)November 19th
c)November 20th
d)November 17th

ANSWER

Answer b) November 19th

7) Union Cabinet approved Tripartite Agreement on the IBSA Fund, IBSA consists of ?
a) Indonesia, Brazil, South Asia.
b) India, Brazil , South Africa
c) Iran, Burma, South Africa
d) None

ANSWER

Answer a) India , Brazil , South Africa. The Union Cabinet on 18 November 2015 approved the signing of the Tripartite Agreement among India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) on the IBSA Fund for the Alleviation of Poverty and Hunger. The decision will help in strengthening the IBSA Fund which is a unique vehicle in the context of South-South cooperation.

8) What does NARF stands for ?
a) National Relief Facility for Bio-Medical Research
b) National Resource Fund for Bio-Medical Research
c) National Resource Facility for Bio-Medical Research
d) National Research Firm for Bio-Medical Research

ANSWER

Answer c) National Resource Facility for Bio-Medical Research. Union Cabinet approved setting up of National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research (NARF). Location of NARF – Genome Valley in Hyderabad, Telangana. NARF will be set up by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The proposal in this regard was forwarded by the Department of Health Research of the union

9) The Delhi Government approved Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015 under which Act?
a) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
b) Prevention of Interruption Act, 1988
c) Currency Control Act, 1988
d) Prevention of Currency Control Act, 1988

ANSWER

Answer a) Prevention of Corruption Act,1988.

10. _______ became World’s powerful Supercomputer for 6th consecutive time ?
a) Tianha-2
b) Tianhe-2
c) Tian-2
d) Tianr-2

ANSWER

Answer b) Tianhe-2