Current Affairs MCQ 20th November 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 20th November 2017
1) __________beat Pakistan by 185 runs to lift Under 19 Asia Cup title
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Afghanistan
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Afghanistan won the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup by registering a comprehensive 185-run victory over Pakistan at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur. Ikram Ali Khil’s hundred and Mujeeb Zadran fifer with the ball helped the Afghans win their historic U19 Asia cup.
2) Former Prime Minister ___________ awarded the Indira Gandhi Piece Prize
a) P V Narsimha Rao
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) Manmohan Singh
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year, for his achievements during the “momentous” ten years of his tenure.
3) ___________Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World
a) Mexico
b) China
c) India
d) Denmark
e) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017. Competing against 108 contestants from various countries held at Sanya City Arena.
4) India and _________ Hold First Border Talk After Doklam Standoff
a) Australia
b) US
c) China
d) Turkmenistan
e) None of the above
Answer: c) India and China held their first meeting on the border consultation and coordination mechanism in Beijing after the Doklam standoff and reviewed the situation in all the sectors of their border and exchanged views on enhancing CBMs and military contacts.
5) _________ government announces waiver of all pending electricity dues of STs
a) Delhi
b) Telangana
c) UP
d) Kerala
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Telangana State Government has announced waiver of all pending electricity dues of the Scheduled Tribes to a tune of 70 crore rupees and ordered for lifting of the theft cases pending against them in the state.
6). _______–opens its first highway to the Arctic
a) Germany
b) Canada
c) Japan
d) Iraq
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Canada has officially opened its first permanent highway to the Arctic Ocean. The highway will connect Tuktoyaktuk, a Canadian hamlet on the Arctic Ocean which was previously accessible only by air or winter ice road, to the southern parts of the country.
7) ________government says will roll out 2,000 new CNG buses within a year
a) Delhi
b) Bihar
c) UP
d) Assam
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Delhi government announced that it will roll out 2,000 new standard non-AC CNG buses within the next one year. The transport department has been directed to complete the rollout of these buses within 10 months.
8) RBL Bank opens all women branch in ________
a) Maharashtra
b) Chennai
c) Delhi
d) Sikkim
e) None of the above
Explanation: (b) Private sector RBL Bank has set up an all women branch in Chennai.The branch at R A Puram, would be managed by eight women and offer all products and services across liability and assets.
9) __________has recorded most deaths due to malnutrition in 2016
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal
e) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Explanation : Gujarat has recorded most deaths due to malnutrition – child and maternal – in 2016, a study has claimed. The other factors are dietary risk and air pollution. The study also reveals a very high percentage of deaths among children in the age group of 0-14 years in 2016.
10) 114 nations launch urgent action to end TB by_________
a) 2030
b) 2020
c) 2035
d) 2025
e) None of the above
Answer: b) As many as 114 nations agreed to take urgent action to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, Report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The nations committed to engage in advance research and develop new tools to diagnose, treat, and prevent TB. TB causes more deaths in the world than any other infectious disease.
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