Current Affairs Quiz: 16 November 2018

Current Affairs
1. The Government has announced that it will be refunding the employers the pay for how many weeks of maternity leave given to employees?
a) 7 weeks
b) 6 weeks
c) 26 weeks
d) 12 weeks


Answer : 1. (a) 7 weeks
The Union Women and Child Development Ministry has announced that the government will refund the employers the salaries for the first seven of the 26 weeks of maternity leave for women earning more than Rs 15,000 a month.
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2. The Horn of African Nation Eritrea signed a peace deal after decades of stand-off in July 2018 with which neighbouring nation?
a) Sudan
b) Djibouti
c) Ethiopia
d) Libya


Answer : 2. (c) Ethiopia
The 15-member UNSC adopted a UK-drafted Resolution 2444, calling for an end to the nine-year-old embargo on the impoverished country as it rebuilds relations with its neighbouring nation Ethiopia following almost decades of animosity, conflict and standoff. Eritrea and Ethiopia had both agreed to sign a peace deal in July 2018, ending a long stalemate resulting from the war between the two from 1998 to 2000 that had led to the killing of an estimated 100,000 people.

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3. The South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure was held in which city?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) New Delhi


Answer : 3. (d) New Delhi
The South Asian Regional Conference on “Urban Infrastructure: New Approaches to Public & Private Partnerships and Municipal Finance Innovations” began on November in New Delhi. The main objective of the conference is to discuss the key issues, perspectives and the way forward in the Urban Infrastructure.
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4. The rural region of which among the following states was declared ODF on November 15, 2018?
a) West Bengal
b) Jharkhand
c) Karnataka
d) Goa


Answer : 4. (b) Jharkhand
The rural Jharkhand was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) on November 15, 2018 during a regional review meeting of the eastern states held in Kolkata, West Bengal. The workshop comprised discussions on sustaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM), and rural water supply.
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5. Which city hosted the World Tolerance Summit 2018?
a) Dubai
b) New York
c) Geneva
d) Stockholm


Answer : 5. (a) Dubai
The two-day summit to mark the World Tolerance Day was inaugurated on November 16, 2018 in Dubai. Held for the first time in UAE, the theme of the Summit was ‘Prospering from Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through Innovation and Collaboration’.
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6. Where was the 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting held?
a) Singapore
b) India
c) Japan
d) Russia


Answer : 6. (a) Singapore
The 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting was held in Singapore as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summit Meetings. Apart from taking stock of regional economic integration efforts during the year, it also reiterated ASEAN’s commitment to free and open trade.
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7. Which of the following was the Partner Country at the 38th India International Trade Fair?
a) Thailand
b) Afghanistan
c) Bhutan
d) Sri Lanka


Answer : 7. (b) Afghanistan
The 38th India International Trade Fair started at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi with theme ‘Rural Enterprises in India’. Afghanistan is the Partner Country, while Nepal will be the Focus Country. Jharkhand is participating as a Partner State in the event.
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8. When the World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year?
a) November 12
b) November 13
c) November 14
d) November 15


Answer : 8. (c) November 14
The World Diabetes Day is observed every year on November 14 to raise awareness among families to discover, prevent and manage diabetes The theme of World Diabetes Day 2018 was “The Family and Diabetes – diabetes concerns every family”.
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9. India’s first multi-modal terminal was inaugurated on which river?
a) Yamuna
b) Brahmaputra
c) Kaveri
d) Ganga


Answer : 9. (d) Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first multi-modal terminal on the Ganga river in Varanasi and received the country’s first container cargo transported on inland waterways from Kolkata. This is the first of the four multi-modal terminals being constructed on the National Waterway-1 (River Ganga) as part of the World Bank-aided ‘Jal Marg Vikas Project’.
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10. Name the Partner Country of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019.
a) United Arab Emirates
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Saudi Arabia


Answer : 10. (a) UAE
The 9th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar in January 2019 with theme `Shaping of a New India’. The `Youth Connect Forums’. United Arab Emirates (UAE) will participate in the summit as a partner country for the second consecutive year.
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