Current Affairs Quiz: November 25, 2019

Current Affairs 25 November 2019 Quiz

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1. Recently the government approved setting up of how many plastic parks in different parts of country?
   A)6
   B)4
   C)3
   D)2
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The government has approved setting up of six plastic parks in different parts of the country. These parks will have an ecosystem with state of the art infrastructure building and enabling the common facility to consolidate and synergize the capacities of the domestic downstream plastic processing industry.

2. Under the Ayushmaan Bharat,which statewas the best performer, with a million hospital admissions and claims worth Rs 1,519 crore?
   A)Assam
   B)Gujarat
   C)Kerala
   D)TamilNadu
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the top two states in terms of number of beneficiaries, remain the worst performers under Ayushman Bharat.

3. In which state,Sangai festival was celebrated?
   A)Assam
   B)Meghalaya
   C)Manipur
   D)Sikkim
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: In Manipur, week-long Manipur Sangai Festival 2019 has started. The festival is organized by the State Tourism Department and biggest festival held annually to promote tourism.

4. Which city/UT was hosted the Kimberley Process meet on blood diamonds?
   A)NewDelhi
   B)Pune
   C)Mumbai
   D)Chennai
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was hosted by India, the present Kimberley Process (KP) Chair, in New Delhi.

5. Which country will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum of Young Scientists and Innovators in 2020?
   A)India
   B)China
   C)South Africa
   D)Japan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: India will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum of Young Scientists and Innovators in 2020, a proposal it had mooted in the grouping’s meeting on cooperation in the field of science and technology this week.

6. Which company rolled out the K12 Education Transformation Framework in India?
   A)Microsoft
   B)Amazon
   C)IBM
   D)Wipro
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Microsoft rolled out its K12 Education Transformation Framework more widely to schools across India at the second edition of the Microsoft Education Days in Gurgaon. Microsoft Education Days 2019 brought together more than 700 school leaders, educators, students and Microsoft partners to deliberate on the future of learning.

7. What is the rank of India in Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) 2019, complied by Nomura Global Market Research?
   A)50th
   B)44th
   C)45th
   D)48th
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: India has been ranked 44 among 110 countries in Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) 2019, complied by Nomura Global Market Research. The NFVI ranks countries on the basis of their exposure to large swings in food prices.

8. The second edition of the India ASEAN InnoTech Summit 2019 was held in which country?
   A)Thailand
   B)Japan
   C)China
   D)Philippines
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The second edition of the India ASEAN InnoTech Summit 2019 was held at Davao, Philippines. The theme of the three-day Technology & Innovation Summit was ‘Accelerating towards innovative development’.

9. The four day long Ocean Dance Festival 2019 held in which country?
   A)Singapore
   B)China
   C)India
   D)Bangladesh
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The four day long Ocean Dance Festival 2019 held in Cox Bazar of Bangladesh. The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Bridging the distance’ or Durotter Shetubandhan.

10. Recently RBI expanded the scope of SNRR accounts to popularise rupee in cross-border transactions.What does SNRR stands for?
    A)Single Non Resident Rupee Account
    B)Special Non Resident Right Account
    C)Special Non Resident Rupee Account
    D)Single Non Resident Right Account
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The RBI expanded the scope of Special Non-Resident Rupee Accounts (SNRR account) by permitting non-residents to open such accounts for rupee denominated overseas borrowings, trade credit and trade invoicing for popularising cross-border transactions in the domestic currency.

11. Who was the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours,who won World Athlete of the year awards?
    A)David Morrison
    B)Eliud Kipchoge
    C)Delilah Muhammed
    D)Muhammed Irfan Raenabulah
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours, and 400 metres hurdles world champion Dalilah Muhammad won the World Athlete of the Year awards.

12. Recently Nilkanth Khadilkar has passed away.He was associated with which profession?
    A)Sports
    B)Film Director
    C)Actor
    D)Journalist
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Senior journalist Nilkanth Khadilkar has passed away. He was 85. He was the editor of Marathi newspaper Navakal for 27 years and had gained popularity for his hard-hitting editorials which became the daily’s popular feature.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
   A)Tokyo
   B)Manila
   C)Beijing
   D)NewDelhi
   
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   Option C
   

2. Where is the HQ of Association of South East Asian Nations?
   A)Jakarta
   B)Bangkok
   C)NewDelhi
   D)Mumbai
   
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   Option A