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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • November 20, 2016 Current Affairs
1.
Which of the following became the first state in India to adopt a resolution welcoming the demonetisation scheme of the union government?
Punjab
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who is the winner of the 2016 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence?
Ibrahim Ag Idbaltanat
Anarkali Kaur Honaryar
Joint Action Committee for People's Rights
Federal Research and Methodological Center for Tolerance Psychology and Education
Answer: Option
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3.
Which historic Indian monument is featured on the backside of new 500 rupee notes?
Red Fort
Taj Mahal
Qutub Minar
India Gate
Answer: Option
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4.
Who won the 2016 Hero Women's Indian Open?
Brittany Lincicome
Aditi Ashok
Belen Mozo
None of the above
Answer: Option
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5.
Who of the following was appointed the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority?
Jagdish Singh Khehar
Anil R. Dave
Tirath Singh Thakur
Dipak Misra
Answer: Option
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6.
RBI in November 2016 constituted an eight-member task force to re-calibrate all ATMs functioning in India. Who of the following was appointed as the chairman of the task force?
SS Mundra
NS Vishwanathan
R Gandhi
Harun R Khan
Answer: Option
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7.
The Indian Navy recently inducted four SONAR systems to boosts its underwater surveillance capabilities. Which of the following is NOT one of these four systems?
AIDSS
ABHAY
HUMSA-UG
PACS
Answer: Option
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8.
World Toilet Day was observed on 19 November 2016 with which theme?
Toilets and jobs
I give a shit, do you?
Equality and dignity
Toilets and nutrition
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
Name the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir who died recently.
Sikander Bakht
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Answer: Option
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10.
What was the theme of the 2016 World Pneumonia Day?
Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now
Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care
Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Nawaz Sharif recently inaugurated the operational activities of the Gwadar Port, which is a strategic part of which of the following projects?
Chabahar Deal
One Belt, One Road
Maritime Silk Projects
China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Answer: Option
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12.
Which of the following was declared as the word of the year 2016 by Oxford Dictionaries?
Hygge
Woke
Adulting
Post-truth
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Who was named as the National Security Advisor by Donald Trump, the new President-elect of the USA?
John O. Brennan
Mike Flynn
George J. Tenet
Mike Pompeo
Answer: Option
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14.
India and ADB signed 500 million US dollar loan to build country's longest river bridge across Ganges River. The bridge will be located in which of the following states?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Answer: Option
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