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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.11.2018 TO 27.11.2018 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. Who among the following received the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) special award for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema recently? A) Salim Khan B) Shabana Azmi C) Sampooran Singh Kalra D) Javed Akhtar 2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced hedging requirements for external commercial borrowings (ECBs) of 3-5 years from 100 per cent to A) 90 per cent B) 80 per cent C) 70 per cent D) 60 per cent 3. The govt has announced to infuse what amount in the state-owned banks by Mar 2019? A) Rs 220 bn B) Rs 320 bn C) Rs 420 bn D) Rs 520 bn 4. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is based in A) Geneva B) Basel C) London D) Brussels 5. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a 75-mn dollar loan for a water supply project in four coastal towns of A) Andhra Pradesh B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra 6. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) which observed its 14th foundation day recently is an agency of the Ministry of A) Home Affairs B) Finance C) Health and Family Welfare D) Human Resource Development 7. PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following countries recently to attend the G-20 Summit? A) Indonesia B) Turkey C) Mexico D) Argentina 8. Professor SP Ganguly has been awarded the “Order of the Aztec Eagle”, the highest civilian honour given to a foreigner by A) Mexico B) Germany C) France D) Spain 9. Which country launched its second earth observation satellite „Mohammed VI-B‟ recently through Arianespace? A) Colombia B) Nigeria C) Kenya D) Morocco 10. Who among the following won the women‟s singles title of the 2018 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships? A) Sikki Reddy B) Ashwini Ponnappa C) Han Yue D) Saina Nehwal 11. The RBI‟s board recently decided to ease capital pressure on banks by allowing them one more year to meet the CCB. Here, the term CCB means A) Capital Conversion Buffer B) Capital Conservation Buffer C) Capital Coordination Buffer D) Capital Collection Buffer 12. The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), a govt funded organisation under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is headquartered in A) Jaipur B) Bhopal C) Dehradun D) Chennai 13. Which of the following is the only bank promoted by a state govt in the country? The state govt holds 59.3 per cent shares in the bank. A) J&K Bank B) Bank of Baroda C) Karnataka Bank D) Punjab National Bank 14. Which of the following NASA spacecraft landed on Mars in Nov 2018 after six-month journey? A) Curiosity B) InSight C) Viking D) Parker 15. Who among the following is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India succeeding Om Prakash Rawat who retired recently. A) Achal Kumar Jyoti B) Sandeep Saxena C) Umesh Sinha D) Sunil Arora 16. Ustad Imrat Khan who passed away recently was a noted A) classical musician B) classical dancer C) classical singer D) author 17. Which of the following has topped the list of states with the highest employability as per the „India Skills Report 2019‟? A) Rajasthan B) Haryana C) Andhra Pradesh D) Punjab 18. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with new rules for re-classification of a promoter as a public investor who is the present chairman of SEBI A) David Rasquinha B) Ajay Tyagi C) Hemant Contractor D) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.11.2018 TO 27.11.2018 19. Which country will host the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in 2019? A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) South Korea D) India 20. Which of the following states was the focus state at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa? A) Chhattisgarh B) Assam C) Jharkhand D) Odisha 21. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed every year on which date? A) 02 Nov B) 05 Nov C) 15 Nov D) 25 Nov 22. Which country will host the next meeting of BASIC grouping in 2019? A) China B) India C) South Africa D) Brazil 23. Which of the following teams won the 2018 Women‟s World T-20 title in Antigua? A) India B) England C) Australia D) Pakistan 24. The first-ever Strategic Economic Dialogue was held at St. Petersburg between India and which of the following countries recently? A) Russia B) Germany C) France D) Italy 25. Who among the following won the men‟s singles title of the 2018 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships? A) Guangzu Lu B) Satwik Rankireddy C) Lin Dan D) Sameer Verma 26. Which of the following states recently invited global tenders to redevelop Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, into an integrated township under a Rs 22,000-cr project? A) Tamil Nadu B) Andhra Pradesh C) Maharashtra D) Gujarat 27. The Reserve Bank of India recently decided to extend the timeline for the full implementation of Basel 3 guidelines by a year to A) 2019 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2022 28. The World Television Day is observed every year on which date? A) 01 Nov B) 02 Nov C) 11 Nov D) 21 Nov 29. The govt. had, in Jul 2218, proposed a five-pronged strategy under Project “Sashakt” to tackle stress in the banking sector, and had formed a panel led by A) Usha Thorat B) Balwant Rai Mehta C) Nachiket Mor D) Sunil Mehta 30. Which of the following is NOT a member of the BASIC grouping? A) Australia B) India C) South Africa D) Brazil 31. The 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held recently in which city that urged the advanced countries to enhance their support to the developing nations. A) Mumbai B) Kolkata C) Chennai D) New Delhi 32. Who among the following filmmakers was honoured with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) Award recently? A) Raveena Tandon B) Nandita Das C) Deepa Mehta D) Shabana Azmi 33. Nahid Afrin has been appointed as the first „Youth Advocate‟ of the northeastern region by the UNICEF to fight for child rights is a popular singer from A) Sikkim B) Meghalaya C) Nagaland D) Assam 34. President Ram Nath Kovind visited which of the following countries recently becoming the first-ever Indian head of state to visit the country? A) Japan B) Mongolia C) Australia D) New Zealand 35. The 2nd Edition of India Gold and Jewellry Summit will be held in which city? A)NewDelhi B)Pune C)Lucknow D)Mumbai 36. Baliyatra Festival was inaugurated in which city? A)Dispur B)Pune C)Gnadhinagar D)Cuttack 37. Which bank has tied up with European Investment Bank to finance the renewable energy sector by providing new support for wind energy projects across India? A)IDBI B)PNB C)IOB D)SBI 38. Which Indian boxer has created history by becoming India‟s only six time world boxing champion? A)Mary Kom B)Pinki Rani C)Kavita Goyat D)Sarjubala Devi 39. Men‟s Hockey World Cup Anthem which is being held in Odisha is composed by whom? A)Anu Malik B)Amit Trivedi C)Pritam D)AR Rahman 40. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Kartarpur Corridor in which city of Punjab? A)Bhatinda B)Gurdaspur C)Pune D) Chandigarh 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.11.2018 TO 27.11.2018 ANSWER KEYS 1 A 21 D 2 C 22 D 3 C 23 C 4 D 24 A 5 C 25 D 6 A 26 C 7 D 27 B 8 A 28 D 9 D 29 D 10 C 30 A 11 B 31 C 12 C 32 B 13 A 33 D 14 B 34 C 15 D 35 A 16 A 36 D 17 C 37 D 18 B 38 A 19 D 39 D 20 C 40 B 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .