Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 23rd November 2017

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 23rd November 2017

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Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 23rd November 2017 and get ready to face the upcoming IBPS, SSC exams easily. The Current Affairs Set consists of the questions, answers along with explanations related to latest important news updates.

Q1. Namami Barak Festival is celebrated in which state of India ?

A]Arunachal Pradesh 

B]Uttar Pradesh 

C]Assam 

D]Haryana 

E]Madhya Pradesh 

Q2.Who is appointed as the Director General of the Doordarshan News ?

A]Shalini Chopra

B]Deepika Joshi

C]Padma Rawat

D]Ira Joshi 

E]None of them  

Q3.Which bank has launched the "Pattabhi Sitaramayya- Self Business Group" (PS-SBG) for self-help groups (SHGs) to encourage entrepreneurship ?

A]Vijaya Bank 

B]Andhra Bank 

C]Dena Bank 

D]Union Bank of India 

E]United Bank of India 

Q4.What is the rank of India in the world in Fish Production ?

A]1st 

B]2nd 

C]3rd 

D]4th 

E]5th 

Q5.Which of the following has joined hand with the Technology Company Mswipe to launch the first Digital Merchant Onboarding Solution ?

A]Visacard 

B]Paytm 

C]Mastercard 

D]Platinum Card 

E]None of these 

Q6.Which bollywood actress has flagged off the Manyata movement a nationwide movement urging the need for quality care for mothers during and immediately after childbirth ?

A]Priyanka Chopra 

B]Lara Dutta 

C]Anushka Sharma 

D]Shilpa Shetty 

E]Kareena Kapoor Khan 

Q7.Which state Government has launched a scheme to offer Domestic Power Connections on EMI ? 

A]Punjab 

B]Haryana 

C]West Bengal 

D]Goa 

E]Uttar Pradesh 

Q8.The Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) by NASA is the part of its mission towards which of the following ?

A]Moon 

B]Saturn 

C]Space 

D]Mars 

E]None of these 

Q9.Which Air Force Station of India has won the "Pride of EAC" Trophy ?

A]Air Force Station, Hindon 

B]Air Force Station, Chabua 

C]Air Force Station, Tambaram 

D]Air Force Station, Begumpet 

E]Air Force Station, Jalahalli 

Q10.Who has inaugurated "1st World Conference on Access to Medical Products and International Laws for Trade and Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" ?

A]Nitin Gadkadi 

B]J P Nadda 

C]Nirmala Sitharaman 

D]Piyush Goyal 

E]None of them 

Q11.In which city, the 13th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting would be held ? 

A]Beijing 

B]London 

C]Nay Pyi Taw 

D]Cairo 

E]Rome 

Q12.Who is appointed as the first female Black Rod at the House of Lords ?

A]Christine Mayer 

B]Sarah Clarke 

C]Sophie Smith 

D]Susan Pitt 

E]None of them 

Q13.In which city, the first Electric Vehicle Charging Station of India is launched? 

A]Mumbai 

B]Pune 

C]Kochi 

D]Bengaluru 

E]Nagpur 

Q14.Who has won the Prestigious DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2017 ?

A]Chetan Bhagat 

B]Arundhuti Roy 

C]Anuk Arudpragasam 

D]Tasleema Nasrin 

E]None of them 

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Namami Barak Festival is celebrated in Assam of India. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Namami Barak festival. According to him, Barak and Brahmaputra rivers have the same language, which is of brotherhood, unity and harmony.

Explanation 2. Ira Joshi is currently serving as the director general of Press Information Bureau (PIB) in the national capital. A 1984 batch Indian Information Services (IIS) officer, Joshi has previously worked as the additional director general at the publications division and directorate of advertising and visual publicity (DAVP) for two and three years, respectively.

Explanation 3. Andhra Bank has launched the "Pattabhi Sitaramayya- Self Business Group" (PS-SBG) for self-help groups (SHGs) to encourage entrepreneurship. Under the scheme, SHGs having five years of association with Andhra Bank and having successfully completed three credit rotations with good repayment record and an aptitude for entrepreneurship, will be eligible for a loan.

Explanation 4. The rank of India in the world in Fish Production is 2nd. Combining the production of all types of fisheries (capture and culture), the total fish production in the country reaches at about 11.41 million tonnes in 2016-17.

Explanation 5. MasterCard has joined hand with the Technology Company Mswipe to launch the first Digital Merchant Onboarding Solution. The platform will help increase the acceptance footprint exponentially in India by 2020, as at present, India has around 2.9 million PoS terminals with over 60 million merchants.

Explanation 6. Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and and Pankaja Munde, Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare, Government of Maharashtra has flagged off the Manyata movement a nationwide movement urging the need for quality care for mothers during and immediately after childbirth.

Explanation 7. Punjab has launched a scheme to offer Domestic Power Connections on EMI. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a new scheme under which one can pay just Rs 200 and get a domestic power connection in any rural area of the state while the remaining amount can be paid in easy instalments of Rs 100 to Rs 200.

Explanation 8. The Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) by NASA is the part of its mission towards Mars. The Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020 will seek signs of ancient Martian life by investigating evidence in place and by catching drilled samples of Martian rocks for potential future return to Earth, according to NASA.

Explanation 9. A two-day conference of all Commanders of Eastern Air Command commenced at Shillong, where issues pertaining to security are being discussed. Air Force Station, Chabua was awarded the 'Pride of EAC' Trophy, for standing best in overall performance and Air Force Station, Laitkor Peak was awarded the 'Best Non-Flying Station'.

Explanation 10. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri J P Nadda inaugurates "1st World Conference on Access to Medical Products and International Laws for Trade and Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" . The dialogue on role of competition in competitive pricing and discussion on related WTO agreements influencing health should lead to a larger umbrella of suggested policy options for the government.

Explanation 11. 51 countries will participate in the 13th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting, opening in Myanmar's capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. According to diplomatic sources, the Rohingya crisis will be included in the bilateral meetings, to be held on the sidelines.

Explanation 12. Sarah Clarke is appointed as the first female Black Rod at the House of Lords. She is presently the Championships Director at All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Explanation 13. The first Electric Vehicle Charging Station of India is launched in Nagpur by Indian Oil Corporation in a joint collaboration with Ola.

Explanation 14. Sri Lankan Author Anuk Arudpragasam has won the Prestigious DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2017 for his book "The Story of a Brief Marriage".