Current Affairs : 03 November to 09 November, 2020 : Multiple Choice Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS

03 NOVEMBER, 2020 TO 09 NOVEMBER, 2020

1. Which of the following has been recently included in the ‘World Network of Biosphere Reserves’ list of the UNESCO?

(a) Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

(b) Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

(c) Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh

(d) Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (d)

2. Where will India’s first ‘Tyre Park feature, where artworks made from scrap and defective parts will be on display?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Guwahati

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

Answer: (a)

3. Where was India’s first of its kind solar energy-driven miniature train inaugurated?

(a) Mandawa, Rajasthan

(b) Veli Tourist Village, Kerala

(c) Diskit Village, Ladakh

(d) Majuli, Assam

Answer: (b)

4. Who has been elected as the President of the United States?

(a) Donald Trump

(b) Hillary Clinton

(c) Jared Kushner

(d) Joe Biden

Answer: (d)

5. Who has been elected as the President of Ivory Coast?

(a) Alassane Ouattara

(b) Guillaume Soro

(c) Amadou Gon Coulibaly

(d) Hamed Bakayoko

Answer: (a)

6. Who is the President of Tanzania?

(a) Jakaya Kikwete

(b) Tundu Lissu

(c) John Magufuli

(d) Benjamin Mkapa

Answer: (c)

7. Which country has officially withdrawn from the Paris climate accord on 04 November, 2020?

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Spain

(d) Switzerland

Answer: (a)

8. In partnership with Freepaycard, an online pre-paid card trading platform, which of the following has launched Group Safeguard Insurance to make the bite-sized health insurance solutions, specially for Freepaycard members, available at its multi-category partner retail outlets?

(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance

(b) Bharti Axa General Insurance

(c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

(d) ICICI Lombard

Answer: (d)

9. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has collaborated with which of the following to transform its customer experience using digital tools?

(a) IBM

(b) Microsoft

(c) Lenovo

(d) Infosys

Answer: (a)

10. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Pandemonium : The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’?

(a) Tapan Singhel

(b) Kiran Bedi

(c) Tamal Bandyopadhyay

(d) Bibek Debroy

Answer: (c)

11. Which of the following has been announced as the title sponsor of the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge?

(a) Airtel

(b) Jio

(c) Samsung

(d) Dream11

Answer: (b)

12. Who has won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020 at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy?

(a) Valtteri Bottas

(b) Daniel Ricciardo

(c) Lewis Hamilton

(d) Daniil Kvyat

Answer: (c)

13. When is Word Vegan day observed?

(a) 01 November

(b) 02 November

(c) 03 November

(d) 04 November

Answer: (a)

14. When is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists observed?

(a) 01 November

(b) 02 November

(c) 03 November

(d) 04 November

Answer: (b)

15. When is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?

(a) 01 November

(b) 03 November

(c) 05 November

(d) 07 November

Answer: (c)

16. When is International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict?

(a) 02 November

(b) 04 November

(c) 06 November

(d) 08 November

Answer: (c)

17. When is National Cancer Awareness Day observed?

(a) 01 November

(b) 03 November

(c) 05 November

(d) 07 November

Answer: (d)

18. Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) company Syska Group?

(a) Ayushmann Khurrana

(b) Rajkummar Rao

(c) Boman Irani

(d) Vicky Kaushal

Answer: (b)

19. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala?

(a) Pinayari Vijayan

(b) Oommen Chandy

(c) Ramesh Chennithala

(d) Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Answer: (a)

20. Who is the Governor of Kerala?

(a) Tarek Fatah

(b) Irfan Habib

(c) Arif Mohammad Khan

(d) Kalraj Mishra

Answer: (c)