current affairs november week 1st

8/9/2019 Current Affairs November Week 1st

1/6

1. Recently, Madhav Sharma has been hounoured with which of the following award by the UK

government?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi Award

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji Award

(c) Nelson Mandela Award

(d) Mother Teresa Award

Ans. bThe first ever Dadabhai Naoroji Award for culture has been given to Madhav Sharma by the UK

government.

2. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director

of BHAVINI?

(a) Rajani Sankaran

(b) Prabhat Kumar

(c) K Radhakrishnan

(d) Sekhar Basu

Ans. a

Rajani Sankaran has been appointed as the first woman chief of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd

(BHAVINI).

3. .GSLV Mark -III being developed by ISRO uses which of the following fuel propellants in Cryogenic

Upper stage?

(1) Liquid Oxygen

(2) Liquid Nitrogen

(3) Liquid Hydrogen

(4) Hydrazine

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 ony

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

Ans. c
http://www.dishapublication.com/http://www.dishapublication.com/


2/6

Liquid Oxygen (LOX) and Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) are used Cryogenic Upper stage (C-25) of GSLV Mark -III .

4. Which of the following country is the largest economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)?

(a) USA

(b) China

(c) Luxemberg

(d) Switzerland

Ans. b

According to October 2014 update of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China has overtook the US

to become the worlds largest economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)terms.

5. Burkina Faso, which was was recently in a news, is a country located in which of the following region?

(a) Oceania

(b) Europe

(c) South America

(d) Africa

Ans. d

Burkina Faso is located in West Africa. People stormed parliament in protest of Burkina Faso's effort to

extend his presidential reign after 27 years rule.

6. Harinder Pal Sandhu is associated with which of the following game?

(a) Table Tennis

(b) Boxing

(c) Golf

(d) Squash

Ans. d

Harinder Pal Sandhu defeated top seeded Egyptian Karim Ali Fathi in the fourth and concluding leg of

the JSW-PSA Challenger squash circuit.

7. Which of the following statements regarding India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) are correct?

(1) It was founded in 1950.

(2) Presently, Lokesh Chandra is the chairman of ICCR.

(3) The chairman of ICCR is appointed by the Prime Minister

(4) ICCR develops relations with national and international organizations in the field of culture

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 ony

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 1, 3 and 4 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

Ans. B


3/6

The chairman of ICCR is appointed by the President.

8. Which of the following statements are correct about Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

(1) The headquarter of the bank will be in Beijing.

(2) India is among the founding member of the bank.

(3) Japan will be the second largest share holder of AIIB after China.

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 ony

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) All of these

Ans. a

Japan will be the second largest share holder of AIIB after China.

9. Which of the following statements are correct about Kalakshetra Foundation?

(1) Kalakshetra was founded in 1936 by Rukmini Devi Arundale

(2) It is located in Chennai

(3) It is an Institute of National Importance'.

(4) Y. S Rao has been appointed as the new chairman of the foundation

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 ony

(b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only(d) 3 and 4 only

Ans. c

N.Gopalaswami has been named as the Chairman of the governing board of the Kalakshetra Foundation.

Y. S Rao is the chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).

10. Recently, Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana has been implemented in which of the following states?

(1) Bihar

(2) Himachal Pradesh

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) Telangana

Codes

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only

(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

(c) 2, 3 and 5 only

(d) 3, 4 and 5 only


4/6

Ans. c

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are not among the states where the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (for

development of tribals) has been launched.

11. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(1) Spike : Surface to Air Missile

(2) Nag : Anti tank missile

(3) Tarkash : stealth ship

(4) Indra II : Radar system

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 ony

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

Ans. b

Israeli built Spike anti-tank missile is a third generation fire and forget system.

12. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Tribe State

(1) Onges : Andaman & Nicobar

(2) Khasi : Assam

(3) Bakkarwal : Andhra Pradesh

(4) Ho : Jharkhand

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Ans. d

Bakkarwal is a tribe which lives in hilly regions of Jammu & Kashmir

13. Which of the following statements regarding gender parity report of World Economic Forum (WEF)

are correct?

(1) India has slipped to 114th rank in the overall gender parity

(2) India has fared better in health sub-index compared to last report in 2006.

Codes

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2


5/6

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Ans. a

India is among the lowest in health sub-index due to its decreasing female to male child sex ratio.

14. Which of the following statements regarding "Ease of Doing Business" Report released recently are

correct?

(1) The report has been released by World Trade Organization.

(2) India ranks 125th among the 189 countries surveyed for the report.

Codes

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Ans. dIndia ranks 142nd among the 189 countries surveyed for the report released by the World Bank.

15. Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) The Western coast of India experiences more cyclones than the Eastern coast.

(2) The direction of cyclone is counter-clockwise.

(3) Nilofar which recently hit Gujarat coast was an anti-cyclone.

Codes

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 2 and 3 only

Ans. b

Cyclone Nilofar hit the Western coast of India recently. The cyclone in this part are fewer than the

Eastern coast which witness frequent cyclones.


6/6
http://www.dishapublication.com/entrance-exams-books/general-knowledge-books/objective-general-knowledge-current-affairs-level-1-for-upsc-state-pcs-bank-clerk-po-ssc-rlwys-armed-forces-dsssb-mba.htmlhttp://www.dishapublication.com/entrance-exams-books/general-knowledge-books/objective-general-knowledge-current-affairs-level-1-for-upsc-state-pcs-bank-clerk-po-ssc-rlwys-armed-forces-dsssb-mba.html

current affairs november week 1st

Documents