Current Affairs Quiz: November 06, 2017

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  1. What is the theme of World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017?
    A) Effective Education and Evacuation Drills
    B) It’s in your hands, take action
    C) Reduce the Number of Affected People
    D) Act to Protect and Assist Affected People
    View Answer
    Option C
     
  2. The Indian Railways will install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system across its zones and divisions by
    A) December 31, 2017
    B) January 31, 2018
    C) March 31, 2018
    D) August 31, 2018
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation: 
      The Indian Railways has decided to install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system across its zones and divisions by January 31st next year. 
  3. According to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), when will be India free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism?
    A) 2020
    B) 2025
    C) 2018
    D) 2022
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation: 
     The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) in its document called ‘New India @2022’ anticipated a New India by 2022 that will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. The document has also claimed that if India continues to grow at 8% until the year 2047, the country will be one of the top three economies in the world. 
  4. Which of the following states will hold ‘Nobel Prize Series — India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ in February 2018?
    A) Goa
    B) Gujarat
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Madhya Pradesh
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation: 
     The Goa government executed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI) and Nobel Media, Sweden to hold the ‘Nobel Prize Series — India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ to be held from February 1-28 next year. 
  5. At which of the following metro stations under Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, is the Nobel Memorial Wall being installed?
    A) Yamuna Bank metro station
    B) Dwarka Mor metro station
    C) Central Secretariat metro station
    D) Rajiv Chowk metro station
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation: 
     The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd installed the Nobel Memorial Wall at Rajiv Chowk metro station for the seventh consecutive year. The temporary wall features portraits of Indian Nobel Prize winners to spread awareness about their contribution to the society. 
  6. Where did three-Day International Conference – ‘FIPSPHYSIOCON 2017’ held?
    A) Lucknow
    B) Jaipur
    C) Delhi
    D) Surat
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation: 
     “FIPSPHYSIOCON 2017”, Conference on Human Physiology – VII Congress of Federation of Indian Physiological Societies (FIPS) along with XXIX Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India (PSI) organised by Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS) of DRDO was inaugurated at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI), University of Delhi. 
  7. Which of the following country unveiled Asia’s largest artificial island-building ship dubbed as “magic island maker”?
    A) Germany
    B) China
    C) Japan
    D) Switzerland
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation: 
    China has unveiled Asia’s largest artificial island-building ship. The 140-metre-long vessel, which has been dubbed as “magic island maker”, is capable of digging 6,000 cubic metres an hour, which is equivalent to three standard swimming pools.  
  8. Which of the following women’s hockey team won the Asia Cup hockey title 2017 held in Japan?
    A) Pakistan
    B) China
    C) India
    D) Belarus
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation: 
     The India women’s hockey team today qualified for next year’s World Cup by winning the Asia Cup hockey title. In a nail-biting final at Kakamigahara in Japan, they overcame China 5-4. 

Static GK Based on Current Affairs

  1. When is World Tsunami Awareness Day celebrated annually?
    A) 5 November
    B) 4 November
    C) 6 November
    D) 7 November
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation: 
     The World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed across the world on 5 November every year. The day is celebrated to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to the dangers of tsunami. 
  2. Shiv Kapur is related to which of the following sports?
    A) Golf
    B) Badminton
    C) Hockey
    D) Discuss Throw
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation: 
     Shiv Kapur has clinched his first Asian Tour title in India. At the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi , he bagged the Panasonic Open. 
  3. Where will the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup be hosted?
    A) Brussels, Belgium
    B) London, England
    C) Sydney, Australia
    D) Wellington, New Zealand
    View Answer
    Option B
  4. In which country is the Nobel Museum situated?
    A) Finland
    B) Romania
    C) Singapore
    D) Sweden
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
     The Nobel Museum is a museum devoted to circulate information on the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates from 1901 to present, and the life of the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel (1833–1896).  
  5. Serzh Sargsyan is the President of which of the following countries?
    A) Kyrgyzstan 
    B) Armenia
    C) Finland
    D) Argentina
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation: 
     Recently President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan arrived India. 
  6. Maris Kucinskis is the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
    A) Latvia
    B) Romania
    C) Eqypt
    D) Spain
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Recently Prime Minister of Latvia, Maris Kucinskis arrived India.   
  7. Charles Philip Arthur George is the Prince of which of the following countries?
    A) Vatican City
    B) Monaco
    C) Brunei
    D) Wales
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    Prince of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George accompanied by Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles will visit India in November.   

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