Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 13th November 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 13th November 2017

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Solve the Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 13th November 2017 for your upcoming IBPS, SSC exams. The question includes the latest appointment, summits and awards related quizzes. These question must help you to evaluate yourself.

Q1.Which state has recently declared Urdu as the second official language of the state ?

A]Tamilnadu
B]Andhra Pradesh
C]Telengana
D]Karnataka
E]Keral

Q2.Who has won the ATP World Tour Awards 2017 ?
A]Rafael Nadal
B]Roger Federar
C]Neville Godwin
D]Andy Murray
E]None of them

Q3.The National Education Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which of the following ?
A]Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
B]Dr. B R Ambedkar
C]Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D]Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
E]A P J Abdul Kalam

Q4.What is the rank of India as the emitter of Sulphur dioxide of the World ?
A]1st
B]2nd
C]3rd
D]4th
E]5th

Q5.The Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, 2017 is given to which of the following ?
A]CRR
B]UNHRC
C]MPV
D]RAINN
E]None of these

Q6.Who would be honoured with the Sumitra Charan Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement 2017 ?
A]Kanan Devi
B]Geeta Dutt
C]Sobha Deepak Singh
D]Girija Devi
E]None of them

Q7.Which state has become the first state in India to treat Hepatitis-C through oral medicine ?
A]Punjab
B]Haryana
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]Madhya Pradesh
E]Uttaranchal

Q8.Who has inaugurated the "India Disaster Response Summit" in New Delhi ?
A]Nitin Gadkari
B]Narendra Modi
C]Rajnath Singh
D]Harsh Vardhan
E]Kiren Rijiju

Q9.Who has chaired the 2nd Meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for setting up a road map towards skill development ?
A]Varun Sinha
B]Sooraj Pruthi
C]Sahil Sharma
D]Bibek Debroy
E]Raushan Kumar

Q10.In which city, the 23rd GST Council Meeting is held ?
A]New Delhi
B]Kanpur
C]Mumbai
D]Kolkata
E]Guwahati

Q11.Who has become the first woman President of Nasscom ?
A]Debjani Ghosh
B]Sushmita Mitra
C]Paromita Saha
D]Shalini Maitra
E]Namita Dey

Q12.The first Nordic-Baltic Youth Film Festival would begin in which country ?
A]Japan
B]China
C]France
D]India
E]Germany

Q13.Which city would host the 34th Asia Bankers Association Summit ?
A]Chennai
B]Mumbai
C]Kolkata
D]New Delhi
E]Chandigarh

Q14.Which city has become the most polluted city by the Central Pollution Control Board ?
A]Gurugram
B]Delhi
C]Varanasi
D]Pune
E]Mumbai

Q15.Who has become the new Chief of UNESCO ?
A]Irina Bokova
B]Audrey Azoulay
C]Taylor Christina
D]Anna Sharon
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Telengana has recently declared Urdu as the second official language of the state. The Chief Minister of the state K Chandrashekar Rao has announced that every office in the state must have an Urdu speaking officer.

Explanation 2. Roger Federar has won the ATP World Tour Awards 2017 by his fans. Neville Godwin has become the winner of coach of the year 2017 in the ATP World Tour Awards.

Explanation 3. The National Education Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad who was the first Education Minister of Independent India. The day is celebrated on 11th November every year.

Explanation 4. The rank of India as the emitter of Sulphur dioxide of the World is 1st according to the researchers at the University of Maryland in US. Sulphur dioxide is an air pollutant which cause acid rain and various health hazards to human.

Explanation 5. The Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, 2017 is given to UNHRC to recognize its exceptional social work worldwide. The was instituted by the Harmony Foundation in 2005.

Explanation 6. Late Classical Singer Girija Devi would be honoured with the Sumitra Charan Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement 2017. The award is given in the memory of Well-known art patron of Delhi Sumitra Charan Ram.

Explanation 7. Haryana has become the first state in India to treat Hepatitis-C patients of all categories through the oral medicine in the Government Hospitals. The oral medicine would be provided at free of cost to all permanent residents of the state.

Explanation 8. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the "India Disaster Response Summit" in New Delhi. India has become first nation to join hand with Facebook on the disaster response.

Explanation 9. Bibek Debroy has chaired has chaired the 2nd Meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for setting up a road map towards skill development, resource investment in social sector and job creation. The Economic Advisory Council is the non-permanent, non-constitutional independent body which gives advice to the Prime Minister.

Explanation 10. The 23rd GST Council Meeting is held in Guwahati, Assam. It was headed by the Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley.

Explanation 11. Debjani Ghosh has become the first woman President of Nasscom ( National Association of Software and Services Companies). She was the former Managing Director of the Executive Council of Nasscom and a trustee of the Nasscom Foundation.

Explanation 12. The first Nordic-Baltic Youth Film Festival would begin in New Delhi, India. The festival would open with the Oscar-Nominated movie of Denmark Land of Mine.

Explanation 13. Mumbai would host the 34th Asia Bankers Association (ABA) Summit for the first time. the ABA serves as the forum to advance the cause of Banking industry and promote the regional economic cooperation.

Explanation 14. Varanasi has become the most polluted city by the Central Pollution Control Board among the 42 cities monitored. The air quality index of Varanasi was at 491 while the Gurugram and Delhi were at 480 and 468 respectively.

Explanation 15. Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay has become the new Chief of UNESCO. She would be the successor of Irina Bokova.