GK & Current Affairs Quiz: November 17, 2018

1. What is the theme of the 2018 World Pneumonia Day (WPD)?

[A] Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health
[B] Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now
[C] Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now
[D] Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care

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2. Which city is the venue of the 2018 South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure?

[A] Kathmandu
[B] New Delhi
[C] Naypyidaw
[D] Bangkok

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3. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has recently lifted sanctions against which African nation after 9 years?

[A] Eritrea
[B] Burundi
[C] Somalia
[D] Egypt

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4. Where is the headquarters of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)?

[A] Chennai
[B] Kolkata
[C] New Delhi
[D] Pune

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5. On which date, the 2018 National Press Day (NPD) was celebrated in India recently?

[A] November 14
[B] November 15
[C] November 17
[D] November 16

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6. Prof. T N Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?

[A] Marine Science
[B] Economy
[C] Art
[D] Biology

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7. The Himalayan State Regional Council (HSRC), which is recently set up by NITI Aayog, will be chaired by whom?

[A] K. Radhakrishnan
[B] V K Saraswat
[C] Kailasavadivoo Sivan
[D] G. Madhavan Nair

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8. On which date, the 2018 International Day for Tolerance was observed recently?

[A] November 17
[B] November 18
[C] November 16
[D] November 15

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9. Which city is the venue of the 4th edition of Intex South Asia 2018?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Colombo
[C] Kathmandu
[D] Naypyidaw

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10. Who is the author of the book ‘A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’?

[A] Mylswamy Annadurai
[B] Shashi Shekar Vempati
[C] Nirviseshananda Tirtha
[D] K Sreedharan

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    November 17, 2018 at 3:39 pm

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  4. Nazmul karim

    November 17, 2018 at 6:56 pm

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    November 17, 2018 at 8:12 pm

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  6. Harshit

    November 17, 2018 at 8:52 pm

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  7. Anjali

    November 17, 2018 at 8:53 pm

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  8. Anjali

    November 17, 2018 at 8:54 pm

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  9. JAVED AKHTAR

    November 17, 2018 at 8:54 pm

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  10. JAVED AKHTAR

    November 17, 2018 at 8:56 pm

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  11. Mohd.akram

    November 18, 2018 at 8:55 am

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