Current Affairs Quiz: November 06, 2018

Current Affairs 6 November 2018 Quiz

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1. 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA)Council of Ministers Meeting held in which city?
   A)Mumbai
   B)Durban
   C)Cape Town
   D)New York
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: General VK Singh Minister of State for External Affairs, attended the 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA)Council of Ministers Meeting in Durban,South Africa.

2. Which report of UK India Business Council sets out how India’s new higher education policy could accelerate India’s rise to superpower status?
   A)Beyond 50
   B)Insight into 100
   C)Beyond the top 200
   D)Top 100
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: A new UK India Business Council Report “Beyond the Top 200’, sets out how India’s new higher education policy could accelerate India’s rise to superpower status by enabling young Indians to receive the world’s best higher education in India through greater availability of the top courses provided globally.

3. Recently,RBI slapped which payments bank of Rs 1 crore and was asked to stop all account opening activities?
   A)Jio Payments Bank
   B)Idea Payments Bank
   C)Paytm Payments Bank
   D)Fino Payments Bank
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Mumbai based newly-licenced bank Fino Payments Bank has been slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore by the central bank.

4. Ambati Rayaudu announced his retirement recently.He is related to which sports?
   A)Cricket
   B)Football
   C)Hockey
   D)Wrestling
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Ambati Rayaudu has retired from the long-form, including the Ranji Trophy, to focus on limited-overs cricket.

5. Which olympic champion sets world record with 13th career gold at Doha championships?
   A)Justin Hagues
   B)Simona Halep
   C)Simone Biles
   D)Andy Murray
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Olympic champion Simone Biles became the all time leading world gymnastics championship gold medal winner when the American claimed her 3rd gold at the Doha championships.

6. Who won SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship Super 100 badminton tournament?
   A)Srikanth Kidambi
   B)Subhankar Dey
   C)Ashwini Ponnapa
   D)Prannoy Kumar
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: India’s Subhankar Dey upset fifth seed Rajeev Ouseph in straight games to win the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship Super 100 badminton tournament in Saarbrucken,Germany.
   
7. Recently which personality died who commanded a naval unit of the Eastern Fleet in the 1971 India Pakistan War and whose actions led to the destruction of an enemy submarine?
   A)RP Hari
   B)Ashok Kumar
   C)Ajit Kumar
   D)MP Awati
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Vice Admiral MP Awati(retd.), who commanded a naval unit of the Eastern Fleet in the 1971 India Pakistan War and whose actions led to the destruction of an enemy submarine, passed away.

8. What is the theme of this year’s National Ayurveda Day?
   A)Ayurveda and AYUSH
   B)Enhancing the export potential of AYUSH
   C)Ayurveda for Public Health
   D)Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The National Ayurveda Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Dhanteras.This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on 5 November.The theme of the third Ayurveda Day is “Ayurveda for public health”.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is HQ of Fino Payments Bank?
   A)Delhi
   B)Pune
   C)Nashik
   D)Mumbai
   
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   Option D
   

2. Where is HQ of RBI?
   A)Mumbai
   B)Pune
   C)Delhi
   D)Kolkata
   
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   Option A