WEEKLY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR WEEK 45/52(NOV 11—17 NOV 2018)

WEEKLY OBJECTIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS:

FOR WEEK 45/52 (NOV 11 –NOV 17 2018)

1. The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum (WBF -2018) was recently held in which country? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) Sri Lanka (d) China 2. The 25th maritime exercise “SIMBEX-18” has started between India and which country? (a) Saudi Arabia (b) Seychelles (c) Sri Lanka (d) Singapore 3. India is hosting the “Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018” in collaboration with which country? (a) South Korea (b) Spain (c) Japan (D) France 4. The first-ever solutions-focused event “Global Cooling Innovation Summit” will be held in which country? (a) Brazil (b) India (c) South Africa (d) United Kingdom 5. Which news agency has recently launched the world’s first AI news anchor? (a) Yonhap (b) Kyodo News (c) Xinhua (d) Lankapuvath 6. The Union Cabinet has recently approved sale of Govt. of India’s equity in DCIL to consortium of which of the following ports? (a) Paradeep Port (b) Vishakhapatnam Port (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port (d) All of the above 7. Which Indian personality has recently bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour”? (a) Kailash Satyarthi (b) Amartya Sen (c) Jawahar Lal Sarin (d) Soumitra Chatterjee 8. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)? (a) G P Mittal (b) U C Nahta (c) Ashok Kumar Gupta (d) Smita Jhin 9. On which date, the National Cancer Awareness Day (NCAD), was observed recently in India? (a) November 7 (b) November 9 (c) November 10 (d) November 11 10. Which IIT has developed a portable solar-powered cold storage device with a 500 kg capacity? (a) IIT Indore (b) IIT Bombay (c) IIT Kanpur (d) IIT Madras 11. Who has won the 2018 tournament? (a) Huang Yuxiang (b) Lin Dan (c) (d) Chou Tien-chen 12. Which Indian wrestler has been ranked world No. 1 rank in 65 Kg category? (a) Sushil Kumar (b) Sanjeet Kumar (c) Yogeshwar Dutt (d) Bajrang Punia 13. M777 Howitzers, which are recently inducted into Indian Army, are procured from which country? (a) United States (b) South Korea (c) Russia (d) Italy 14. Ananth Kumar, who passed away recently, was in charge of which of the following union ministries? (a) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (b) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (c) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (d) Ministry of Labour and Employment 15. Which Indian mountaineer has recently been awarded an honorary doctorate by a prestigious University of Strathclyde ? (a) Bachendri Pal (b) Premlata Agarwal (c) Arunima Sinha (d) Malavath Purna 16. What is the theme of the 2018 World Science Day for Peace and Development? (a) Science for Global Understanding (b) Science, a Human Right (c) Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums (d) Quality Science Education 17. Which city is the venue of the International Conference on Yoga for Public Health? (a) Kolkata (b) Panjim (c) Agartala (d) Bhopal

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18. Which state government is celebrating the “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu” festival? (a) Telangana (b) Uttarakhand (c) New Delhi (d) Jharkhand 19. During INSPIRE 2018, EESL and ADB signed pact for $13 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant to set up an EERF. What does EERF stands for? (a) Environment Efficiency Revolving Fund (b) Ecology Efficiency Revolving Fund (c) Eco Efficiency Revolving Fund (d) Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund 20. What is the theme of the 33rd ASEAN summit 2018? (a) Partnering for change, engaging the world (b) Resilient and Innovative Asean (c) One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia (d) Strengthening ASEAN Maritime Cooperation 21. Which of the following countries has become the world’s first nation to ban reef-killing toxic sunscreen? (a) Nauru (b) Papua (c) New Guinea (d) Vanuatu 22. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage? (a) Ravish Kumar (b) Arnab Goswami (c) Swati Chaturvedi (d) Dhruv Rathee 23. As per latest US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) report, which of the following cities is the India’s most congested city? (a) Bengaluru (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata 24. Which article of the Constitution provides free legal assistance to the poor and weaker sections of the society? (a) Article 39A (b) Article 38A (c) Article 37A (d) Article 36A 25. Who is the author of the book “Notes of a Dream The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman”? (a) Anuja Chauhan (b) Krishna Trilok (c) Mridula Behari (d) Devapriya Roy 26. The Union HRD ministry has launched the LEAP initiative for higher education faculty. What does ‘LEAP’ stands for? (a) Legitimate for Academicians Programme (b) Lasting for Academicians Programme (c) Leadership for Academicians Programme (d) Legible for Academicians Programme 27. Which India’s restoration project has won the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for conservation in Award of Distinction category? (a) Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain (b) Rajabai Clock Tower (c) Agra Fort (d) LAMO center 28. The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between India and which country? (a) Indonesia (b) Seychelles (c) Vanuatu (d) Philippines 29. Which social initiative has been launched by Twitter India to boost youth engagement for 2019 General Elections? (a) #PowerOf18 (b) #PowerOfVoters (c) #PowerOf19 (d) #PowerOfElection 30. Stan Lee, who passed away recently, was the legendary comic book writer of which country? (a) South Africa (b) United States (c) France (d) Canada 31. Who is the author of the book ‘A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’? (a) Mylswamy Annadurai (b) Shashi Shekar Vempati (c) Nirviseshananda Tirtha (d) K Sreedharan 32. Which city is the venue of the 4th edition of Intex South Asia 2018? (a) New Delhi (b) Colombo (c) Kathmandu (d) Naypyidaw 33. On which date, the 2018 International Day for Tolerance was observed recently? (a) November 17 (b) November 18 (c) November 16 (d) November 15 34. The Himalayan State Regional Council (HSRC), which is recently set up by NITI Aayog, will be chaired by whom? (a) K. Radhakrishnan (b) V K Saraswat (c) Kailasavadivoo Sivan (d) G. Madhavan Nair 35. Prof. T N Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (a) Marine Science (b) Economy (c) Art (d) Biology

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36. On which date, the 2018 National Press Day (NPD) was celebrated in India recently? (a) November 14 (b) November 15 (c) November 17 (d) November 16 37. Where is the headquarters of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) New Delhi (d) Pune 38. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has recently lifted sanctions against which African nation after 9 years? (a) Eritrea (b) Burundi (c) Somalia (d) Egypt 39. Which city is the venue of the 2018 South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure? (a) Kathmandu (b) New Delhi (c) Naypyidaw (d) Bangkok 40. What is the theme of the 2018 World Pneumonia Day (WPD)? (a) Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health (b) Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now (c) Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now (d) Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care 41. Which of the following cities is the principal seat of the Madhya Pradesh High Court? (a) Gwalior (b) Bhopal (c) Indore (d) Jabalpur 42. India has recently signed pact with which country to collaborate on cancer research? (a) Japan (b) United Kingdom (c) France (d) United States 43. Who has been honoured with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi? (a) Neelam Kler (b) Ketayun Ardeshir Dinshaw (c) M. Subhadra Nair (d) Martha Farrell 44. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-29 satellite into space from which launch vehicle? (a) GSLV Mk III (b) GSLV Mk I (c) GSLV Mk II (d) GSLV Mk IV 45. Who has been appointed the new Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)? (a) Ramesh Gelli (b) K. V. Kamath (c) Siddharth Tiwari (d) Narayanan Vaghul 46. Which state police has launched e-learning portal ‘Nipun’ for training its personnel? (a) Tamil Nadu Police (b) Mumbai Police (c) Delhi Police (d) Kolkata Police 47. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as UNICEF India’s first-ever Youth Ambassador? (a) Hima Das (b) Amit Panghal (c) Neeraj Chopra (d) Bajrang Punia 48. Which of the following international personalities will be chief guest at the 2019 Republic Day parade of India? (a) Mauricio Macri (b) Cyril Ramaphosa (c) Ashraf Ghani (d) Petro Poroshenko 49. Which city is the venue of the 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships? (a) New Delhi (b) Pune (c) Shimla (d) Patna 50. Which country is the current chair at the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS -2018)? (a) New Zealand (b) South Korea (c) Singapore (d) Australia

ANSWER KEYS 1 d 6 d 11 c 16 b 21 b 26 c 31 c 36 d 41 d 46 c 2 d 7 c 12 d 17 b 22 27 d 32 b 37 c 42 b 47 a 3 a 8 c 13 a 18 c 23 a 28 a 33 c 38 a 43 d 48 b 4 b 9 a 14 a 19 d 24 a 29 a 34 b 39 b 44 a 49 a 5 c 10 d 15 c 20 b 25 b 30 b 35 b 40 a 45 c 50 c

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