Current Affairs Quiz: 14 November 2018

Current Affairs
1. The Union Ministry of Finance decided to release commemorative coin of what amount on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
a) Rs 75
b) Rs100
c) Rs150
d) Rs200


Answer :1. (a) Rs 75
The Union Ministry of Finance on November 13, 2018 decided to release a Rs 75 commemorative coin on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Port Blair.
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2. The multi-modal inland waterways project was inaugurated recently in which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Varanasi
c) Agra
d) Prayagraj


Answer : 2. (b) Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 12, 2018 inaugurated an Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi. Constructed at the cost of Rs 207 crore, this inland waterways terminal is the first of the four Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I on River Ganga as part of the World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of the Inland Waterways Authority of India.
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3. Which organisation in November 2018 stripped Aung San Suu Kyifrom its highest honour Ambassador of Conscience Award?
a) Norwegian Nobel Committee
b) UNESCO
c) Amnesty International
d) All of them


Answer : 3. (c) Amnesty International
Amnesty International on November 12, 2018 stripped Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, the ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award, over her indifference to atrocities committed by the Myanmar military against Rohingya Muslims and increasing intolerance of freedom of expression.
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4. Which Indian wrestler was ranked world No. 1 rank in 65 Kg category?
a) Sushil Kumar
b) Pawan Kumar
c) Yogeshwar Dutt
d) Bajrang Punia


Answer : 4. (d) Bajrang Punia
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia recently touched a new high in his career by achieving the World number one rank in the 65kg category. He was placed atop the ranking table with 96 points in the United World Wrestling (UWW) list.
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5. India procured M777 Howitzers, recently inducted into Indian Army, from which country?
a) United States
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Saudi Arabia


Answer : 5. (a) United States
The new artillery guns and equipment including K9 Vajra, M777 howitzers were recently inducted into the Indian Army at the Deolali artillery centre in Nashik district of Maharashtra. Beside this, the third gun system inducted is the ‘Composite Gun Towing Vehicle’ for towing some of the existing guns in service with the country.
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6. Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away recently. He belonged to which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Odisha


Answer : 6. (b) Karnataka
Ananth Kumar, the senior BJP leader, recently passed away in Bengaluru on November 12, 2018. He was in charge of two key ministries – Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers since May 2014 and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs since July 2016 in the Narendra Modi government.
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7. Which Union Minister was given the additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
c) Birender Singh
d) Narendra Singh Tomar


Answer : 7. (d) Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs following the untimely demise of Union Minister Ananth Kumar. President Ram Nath Kovind has assigned the charge to Tomar.
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8. Which Union Minister has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer?
a) D V Sadanand Gowda
b) Smriti Irani
c) Suresh Prabhu
d) Dharmendra Pradhan


Answer : 8. (a) D V Sadanand Gowda
Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer following the untimely demise of Union Minister Ananth Kumar. President Ram Nath Kovind has assigned the charge to Gowda.
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9. Exercise INDRA 2018 was held between India and which nation?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Singapore
d) Russia


Answer : 9. (d) Russia
The joint military exercise between India and Russia, ‘INDRA 2018’ on combating insurgency under the aegis of United Nations began on November 18 in India. The training exercise spanning across eleven days will see participation from company-sized contingents of the 5th Army of the Russian Federation and a Mechanised Infantry Battalion of India.
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10. The Parliament of which among the following nations has passed a no-confidence motion against its new Prime Minister?
a) Pakistan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Brazil
d) Malaysia


Answer : 10. (b) Sri Lanka
The Srilankan parliament on November 14, 2018 passed a no-confidence motion by voice vote against new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa amidst protests against the speaker by MPs supporting the new PM. The supporters of Ranil Wickremsinghe claimed that he is the Prime minister again while Rajapaksa’s supporters asserted that the whole process was illegitimate.
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11. Indian government has decided to release a Rs 75 commemorative coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by this Indian freedom fighter. 
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi


Answer : 11. (c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
The Union Government has decided to release a Rs 75 commemorative coin on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Port Blair. The coin will bear the portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose saluting the flag on the background of cellular jail.
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12. Which country will participate in the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit’ as a partner country for the second consecutive year?
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) UAE
d) France


Answer : 12. (c) UAE
UAE will participate in the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit’, as a partner country for the second consecutive year. The Summit is scheduled to be held from January 18-20, 2019. The 9th edition of the Summit provides a forum for discussion on global, national and state-level agendas with a sharp focus on all round economic development for a ‘New India’.
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