Current Affairs Quiz: November 28, 2018

Current Affairs 28 November 2018 Quiz

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1. Government launched which portal for affordable credit and to connect directly with loan beneficiary?
   A)Mmoney
   B)CPaisa
   C)PAiSA
   D)Rupee
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   Option C
   Explanation: A centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) named “PAiSA – Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access”, was launched by Ministry of Housing.
   
2. “HAUSLA” 2018 will be inaugurated in which city?
   A)New Delhi
   B)Mumbai
   C)Chennai
   D)Lucknow
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   Option A
   Explanation: The National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) “Hausla 2018” of the Women and Child Development Ministry was inaugurated by Secretary Rakesh Srivastava in New Delhi.
   
3. World’s first underground hotel has been opened in which city?
   A)New York
   B)Shanghai
   C)Tokyo
   D)Beijing
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The world’s first underground hotel has opened in Shanghai, buried almost 90 metres deep in an old quarry.
   
4. Who won gold medal at the 62nd national championship for shotgun in New Delhi?
   A)Vandana shah
   B)Meenakshi das
   C)Aditi Shah
   D)Varsha Varman
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Varsha Varman, representing Madhya Pradesh, won the women’s trap gold at the ongoing 62nd national championship for shotgun events in New Delhi.
   
5. Who has been appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner?
   A)Ajay Tyagi
   B)Om Prakash Rawat
   C)OP Mehta
   D)Sunil Arora
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Sunil Arora has been appointed as the next chief election commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind.

6. Who will be awarded with Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award for Classical Music?
   A)Hariprasad Chaurasia
   B)Keshav Ginde
   C)Shivakumar Sharma
   D)Zakir Hussain
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Renowned flautist Pandit Keshav Ginde shall be conferred this year’s prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award for Classical Music.
   
7. Who will be conferred with highest French civilian award Chevalier del la Legion d’Honneur ?
   A)Mukesh Ambani
   B)Aziz Premji
   C)Anil Ambani
   D)Vijay Shekhar Sharma
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler will confer global software major Wipro Chairman Azim Premji with the highest French civilian award Chevalier del la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) in Bengaluru.
   
8. Recently ,Mohammed Aziz passed away.He was related to which field?
   A)Singer
   B)Poet
   C)Journalist
   D)Actor
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Famous Bollywood playback singer Mohammed Aziz of ‘My name is Lakhan’ fame passed away due to cardiac arrest at the age of 64 in Mumbai.
   

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is Hq of Allahabad Bank?
   A)Mumbai
   B)Kolkata
   C)Chennai
   D)Delhi
   
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   Option B
   

2. What is the capital of China?
   A)Beijing
   B)Tokyo
   C)Shanghai
   D)New York
   
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   Option A