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November 2018 CLAT Quiz CA Questions November 2018 1. Who has been re-appointed as the MD and CEO of the HDFC bank for another two years till October 26, 2020 and the appointment has been cleared by RBI? (a) Sushant Agrawal (b) Aditya Puri (c) Shikha Sharma (d) Vikram Limaye 2. Who will be honoured with the 2018 Gleitsman Award by Harvard University for her work in promoting girl’s education? (a) Emma Gonzalez (b) Malala Yousufzai (c) Mari Copeny (d) Marley Dias 3. Which company has been declared as the official partner of the men’s hockey World Cup 2018 which to be staged at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar? (a) Tata Steel (b) Airtel (c) Reliance Jio (d) Paytm 4. In which district of Gujarat PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial on the leader 143th birth anniversary? (a) Ahmedabad (b) Narmada (c) Rajkot (d) Gandhinagar 5. Which country has launched the World’s first Sovereign Blue Bond, a financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries project? (a) Brazil (b) Japan (c) Australia (d) Seychelles 6. On which day National Unity day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated every year by the people to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? (a) 30th Oct (b) 31st Oct (c) 1st Nov (b) 2nd Nov 7. Who has been elected as the president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? He won 86 of the 134 second-round votes collected by AIBA officials in Moscow. (a) Gafur Rakhimov (b) Serik Konakbayev (c) Roberto Duran (d) Vijender Singh 8. Who has been honoured as a “Distinguished Fellow” by India Global- a leading US think-tank that works on issues concerning non-resident Indians? (a) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Paresh Rawal (c) Anupam kher (d) Ratan Tata 9. Who becomes the first Indian to win Asian Snooker Tour event by defeating China’s Ju Reti 6-1 in the final at Jinan, China? (a) Ravinder Singh (b) Aditya Mehta (c) Geet Sethi (d) Pankaj Advani 10. What is the name of India’s first engine-less train, that is developed by Integral Coach factory (ICF) and seen as the successor to the Shatabdi Express? (a) Train 18 (b) Humsafar Express (c) Antyodaya Express (d) Gatimaan Express 11. In which city the first WHO global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was organized recently? (a) London (b) Geneva (c) Paris (d) New Delhi 12. On which day Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti? (a) 03rd Nov (b) 04th Nov (c) 05th Nov (d) 06th Nov © CLATapult 2019 All Rights Reserved Page 1 CA Questions November 2018 13. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) by Appointment Committee of the Cabinet? (a) S.S Deswal (b) Vijay Chauhan (c) B.N Bassi (d) R.K Panhnanda 14. Who became the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a prestigious University of Strathclyde at UK for her inspirational achievement? (a) Premlata Agarwal (b) Santosh Yadav (c) Bachendri Pal (d) Arunima Singh 15. Which country will host the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games 2019? The sporting event takes place every one to two years. (a) Qatar (b) USA (c) India (d) China 16. What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2019 according to the Doing Business Report? (a) 87 (b) 83 (c) 77 (d) 73 17. In Which country 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit had been held along with other related summits like East Asia Summit etc? (a) Philippines (b) Singapore (c) Thailand (d) Indonesia 18. What was the theme of World Science day for peace and development which celebrated every year on 10th November? (a) Celebrating Science Centres and Museums (b) “Science, a Human Right” (c) Science and Technology for a sustainable future (d) Science for all 19. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)? His tenure as the CCI chairman will be till Oct 25, 2022. (a) Sunil Sangwan (b) Rishav Rathore (c) Ashok Kumar Gupta (d) Atul Prakash 20. Who has been honoured with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress for her lifelong work towards gender equality, women’s empowerment and prevention of sexual harassment at workplace? (a) Neha Gupta Singh (b) Dr. Martha Farrell (c) Kiran Bedi (d) Nadia Murad 21. Who has been named as the Brand ambassador of the 10th edition of Women’s World Boxing Championships 2018 ? (a) Laila Ali (b) Nicola Adams (c) M.C Mary Kom (d) Katie Taylor 22. Which Company receives the India’s 1st Letter of Credit (LC) payment via Blockchain. (a) Infosys (b) Reliance Industries (c) Tata & Sons (d) BSNL 23. Which country has become the first country in the world to ban Reef-Killing sunscreen by 2020 in attempt to protect it’s coral reefs? (a) Australia (b) Fizi (c) Brazil (d) Palau 24. On which day World Diabetes day is organized throughout the world with the theme for 2018 is “The family and diabetes? © CLATapult 2019 All Rights Reserved Page 2 CA Questions November 2018 (a) 14th Nov (b) 15th Nov (c) 13th Nov (d) 12th Nov 25. Who is appointed as the new C.E.O of the Flipkart group after the resignation of it’s co- founder Binny Bansal? (a) Sachin Bansal (b) Elon Musk (c) Kushal Pal Singh (d) Kalyan Krishnamurthy 26. Who has been conferred with the France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour” in the recognition of his outstanding contribution to enhancing Indo-French cultural cooperation and promoting the French language? (a) Aditya Puri (b) Jawahar Lal Sarin (c) Narayan Murthy (d) Krish Shankar 27. Who has made the history to be first ever gymnast to win 13 gold medals at the World Gymnastics championships in Doha, Qatar? (a) Aly Raisman (b) Simone Biles (c) Svetlana Khorkina (d) Olga Korbut 28. What is the name of India’s first and indigenous microprocessor which can be used for wireless and networking systems which designed by IIT Madras? (a) Durga (b) Power (c) Smirti (d) Shakti 29. Which country becomes the first in the world to unveiled newsreaders that combine images and voices of human anchors with artificial intelligence (AI) technology? (a) China (b) France (c) Germany (d) USA 30. On which day every year International day for tolerance is celebrated with activities that target both educational institutions and the general public? (a) 15th Nov (b) 16th Nov (c) 17th Nov (d) 18th Nov 31. Who has got the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers after the demise of Union Cabinet Minister Ananth Kumar who passed away recently? (a) Narendra Singh Tomar (b) Sushma Swaraj (c) DV Sadananda Gowda (d) Suresh Prabhu 32. Who has won the 2018 London press Freedom Award for courage for her book “I am a troll: Inside the secret world of the BJP’s Digital Army”? (a) Swati Maliwal (b) Ambika Soni (c) Supriya Sule (d) Swati chaturvedi 33. Which Indian Star Wrestler touched a new high in his career by achieving the 1st rank in the world in the 65 kg category? (a) Bajrang Punia (b) Sushil Kumar (c) Sakshi Malik (d) Yogeshwar Dutt 8208611942 34. What is the name of India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge which inaugurated recently at the expenditure of Rs 1,518 crore? (a) Tower Bridge, Bengaluru (b) Skyscraper Bridge, Noida (c) Signature Bridge, New Delhi (d) Bandra Sea link Bridge, Mumbai 35. In which city The two-day annual meeting of World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Future Council was held recently? (a) Capetown (South Africa) (b) Zurich (Germany) (c) Dubai (UAE) (d) Mumbai (INDIA) © CLATapult 2019 All Rights Reserved Page 3 CA Questions November 2018 36. What was the theme of The World Toilet Day which organized around the world on 19th Nov for inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis? (a) When Nature Calls (b) Wastewater (c) Water and Sanitation (d) Dignity and Equality 37. Who has been appointed as the Chief Representative for Asia and the pacific of The Bank for International Settlement after succeeding Eli Remolona? (a) Siddharth Tiwari (b) Parvinder Singh (c) R.P Goenka (d) Ramesh Chauhan 38. Who was named as the La Liga player of the year 2018, adding one more title to his abundant collection of the soccer’s great honours at FIFA’s gala ceremony in Zurich? (a) Cristiano Ronaldo (b) Luka Modric (c) Lionel Messi (d) Neymar 39. Who has won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2018 which held at the Autodromo jose carlos pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil? (a) Max Verstappen (b) Kimi Raikkonen (c) Daniel Ricciardo (d) Lewis Hamilton 40. “Notes of a Dream: The authorized Biography of Oscar-winning Musician A.R Rahman is authored by whom? (a) Arundhati Roy (b) Krishna Trilok (c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Amarjeet Bajwa 41. Which country unveils Africa’s First ever high-speed train line at a speed of up to 320 kph with the help of French government? (a) Zimbabwe (b) Morocco (c) South Africa (d) Kenya 42. On which day United Nations Universal Children’s Day is celebrated each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide? (a) 17th Nov (b) 18th Nov (c) 19th Nov (d) 20th Nov 43. Who has been appointed as the new Enforcement Directorate Director in an additional capacity . He has also been appointed as the Principal Special Director in the same agency? (a) Karnal Singh (b) Roopesh Singh (c) Sanjay Mishra (d) Ramanjit Oberai 44.
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