Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 11th November 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 11th November 2017

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Current Affairs Section can be an important factor for all the upcoming Competitive exams like SSC, IBPS, RBI etc. You should solve the practice set which consists of  Current Affairs Quiz as the questions are as per as latest pattern.

Q1.The Organic World Congress of 2017 is being organized at which place of India ?

A]Mathura
B]Greater Noida
C]Kanpur
D]Manesar
E]Kurukshetra

Q2.The "Bandhan Express" would connect which city of Bangladesh with Kolkata ?

A]Chittagong
B]Jashore
C]Khulna
D]Sylhet
E]Barisal

Q3.Delhi Government has signed a Twin City agreement with which city to strngthen the co-operation in various sectors ?
A]Tokyo
B]Cairo
C]New York
D]Berlin
E]Seoul

Q4.Which of the following cities has become the most visited city of the world by the international travellers ?
A]New York
B]Beijing
C]Hong Kong
D]London
E]New Delhi

Q5.Which Bank has announced the launch of its SmartUp Zone in Kochi ?
A]HDFC Bank
B]ICICI Bank
C]Axis Bank
D]Yes Bank
E]Bandhan Bank

Q6.Who has won the 82nd Senior National Championship 2017 in Men's Singles Badminton ?
A]Parupalli Kashyap
B]HS Prannoy
C]Kidambi Srikanth
D]Ajay Jayaram
E]None of them

Q7.Which city is selected as the best city for its ability to be digital for confidence of its business ?
A]New York
B]Bengaluru
C]London
D]New Delhi
E]None of these

Q8.In which city the International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting was held ?
A]New York
B]Berlin
C]Rome
D]Paris
E]New Delhi

Q9.Who is first Sikh Mayor of a city of US ?
A]Sukhbinder Singh Sodhi
B]Sartaj Singh
C]Ravinder Singh Bhalla
D]Gurmeet Singh
E]Satpal Singh Chadda

Q10.The new species of Banana discovered in Andaman is named after whom of the following ?
A]Paramvir Khanna
B]Paramjit Singh
C]Prakash Yadav
D]Suresh Bhatti
E]Jyoti Prakash

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. The Organic World Congress of 2017 is being organized at India Expo Center in Greater Noida. Total 1400 representatives from 110 countries would participate in that event.

Explanation 2. The "Bandhan Express" would connect Khulna of Bangladesh with Kolkata. It is the 2nd Indo-Bangla train after Maitree Express.

Explanation 3. Delhi Government has signed a Twin City agreement with Seoul of South Korea to strengthen the co-operation between them in various sectors like e-governance, transportation, smart city and climate change.

Explanation 4. Hong Kong has become the most visited city of the world by the international travelers in 2017. Hong Kong is followed by Bangkok and London.

Explanation 5. HDFC Bank has announced the launch of its SmartUp Zone in Kochi. The SmartUp zones are dedicated for the Start-ups to harness the potential of the startup and the fintech eco-system.

Explanation 6. HS Prannoy has won the 82nd Senior National Championship 2017 in Men's Singles Badminton by defeating Kidambi Srikanth. His world ranking is 11 at present.

Explanation 7. Bengaluru is selected as the best city for its ability to be digital for confidence of its business as per as the survey of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Bengaluru outranks San Francisco in this ranking.

Explanation 8. The International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting was held in Paris. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh led the Indian delegation at that event.

Explanation 9. Ravinder Singh Bhalla is first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken city of New Jersey, US.

Explanation 10. The new species of Banana discovered in Andaman is named after Paramjit Singh who is the Director of Botanical Survey of India (BSI). The name of the species is "Musa paramjitiana".