Current Affairs Quiz: 28 November 2018

Current Affairs
1. Who was appointed as the Convenor of the Task Force constituted for drafting a New Direct Tax Legislation?
a) Akhilesh Ranjan
b) Rajiv Memani
c) Mukesh Patel
d) Girish Ahuja


Answer :1. (a) Akhilesh Ranjan
The Union Government on November 26, 2017 appointed appointed Akhilesh Ranjan as Convenor of the Task Force that was constituted in Nove,ber 2017 for drafting a New Direct Tax Legislation. Akhilesh Ranjan is presently serving as the Member (Legislation) of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The other members of the Task Force remain unchanged.
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2. Who was named as the Captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI?
a) Mithali Raj
b) Harmanpreet Kaur
c) Rajeshwari Gayakwad
d) Jhulan Goswami


Answer : 2. (b) Harmanpreet Kaur
Harmanpreet Kaur was named as Captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI, which also featured opener Smriti Mandhana and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav. A selection panel of ICC in Dubai picked up the team on the basis of the players’ performances in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 tournament.
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3. Who was appointed as Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)?
a) G.C. Srivastava
b) Sunil Arora
c) Nageshwara Rao Guntur
d) Devang V Khakhar


Answer : 3. (c) Nageshwara Rao Guntur
Renowned scientist Nageshwara Rao Guntur was appointed as Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for the period of 3 years. Guntur is the chairman at Project Design Safety Committee, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and former distinguished scientist Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL).
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4. Which bank has designed and developed PaiSA portal for quicker processing of loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission?
a) Punjab National Bank
b) Vijaya Bank
c) Dena Bank
d) Allahabad Bank


Answer : 4. (d) Allahabad Bank
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on November 26, 2018 launched the ‘PAiSA’ – Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access, a centralised electronic platform for quicker processing of loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). The web platform was designed and developed by Allahabad Bank, the nodal bank under the scheme.
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5. India recently signed USD 200 million Loan with which organisation for the Bihar State Highways III Project?
a) ADB
b) World Bank
c) AIIB
d) NDB


Answer : 5. (a) ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Union Government on November 26, 2018 signed a USD 200 million loan agreement to finance widening and upgrading of about 230 kilometers state highways in Bihar to all-weather standards with road safety features.
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6. The West Bengal Green University will soon be renamed after which famous personality?
a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Rani Rashmoni
c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy


Answer : 6. (b) Rani Rashmoni
The West Bengal Assembly recently passed the West Bengal Green University (Amendment) Bill 2018 to rename the West Bengal Green University as Rani Rashmoni Green University.
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7. Which two Indian states went to polls on November 28, 2018?
a) Rajasthan, Tripura
b) Chhattisgarh, Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
d) Meghalaya, Karnataka


Answer : 7. (c) Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
Two Indian states, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram went to polls on November 28, 2018. In Madhya Pradesh, the polling for the 230 seats of the state assembly elections got underway, while the polling for 40 constituencies began in Mizoram.
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8. The ICC has submitted a bid to the CWG Federation to include which format of cricket in the 2022 Games?
a) Women’s T20Is
b) Men’s T20Is
c) Women’s ODIs
d) Men’s ODIs


Answer : 8. (a) Women’s T20Is
The International Cricket Council on November 26, 2018 submitted its bid for the inclusion of T20 women’s cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The bid was made in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Cricket has made just one appearance at the Games previously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.
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9. Which city will host the International conference on maternal, newborn and child health?
a) Kuala Lumpur
b) Dhaka
c) Kathmandu
d) New Delhi


Answer : 9. (d) New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two-day international conference on Maternal, new born and child health in New Delhi on December 12, 2018. The programme has been framed around the objectives of the global strategy of Survive, Thrive and Transform. The main objective of the conference is to improve knowledge, alignment and accountability to accelerate action on women’s, children’s and adolescents health.
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10. This disease may be predicted through MRI scans even before the symptoms appear, as per a latest study. 
a) Dementia
b) Alzheimer’s
c) Cancer
d) Stroke


Answer : 10. (a) Dementia
Scientists have found that MRI brain scans can help predict whether a person will develop dementia in the next three years before the symptoms of the disorder appear. In a study, researchers from Washington University and the University of California, San Francisco in the US used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans to predict dementia with 89 per cent accuracy.
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11. According to the fresh guidelines issued by the BCCI, a cricketer guilty of age fraud would have to face a ban for how many years?
a) 1 year
b) 1.5 years
c) 2 years
d) 3 years


Answer : 11. (c) 2 years
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced that a cricketer guilty of age fraud will be barred from all its recognised tournaments for a period of two years. According to the earlier rules, a cricketer guilty of age fraud had to face a ban for a period of one year.
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12. NASA has managed to conduct how many successful Mars landings?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Five
d) Seven


Answer : 12. (b) Eight
NASA’s InSight explorer successfully touched down on Mars on November 26, after an almost seven-month journey through deep space. This is the eighth time in human history that NASA has executed a successful landing on the red planet and the first in six years.
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