Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2018

1. Which Nobel Prize winner will be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education?
[A] Nadia Murad
[B] Malala Yousafzai
[C] Kailash Satyarthi
[D] Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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2. Louis Cha, who passed away recently, was the noted journalist and martial arts novelist of which country?
[A] South Korea
[B] Taiwan
[C] Hong Kong
[D] Japan

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3. The scientists of which Indian organisation has recently developed less polluting firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL & STAR?
[A] CSIR
[B] DRDO
[C] ISRO
[D] BARC

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4. Which state government has recently launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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5. Which country has launched the world’s first Sovereign Blue Bond?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] Mauritius
[C] Japan
[D] Seychelles

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6. Which decommissioned aircraft carrier will be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre?
[A] INS Chakra
[B] INS Vagsheer
[C] INS Vikrant
[D] INS Viraat

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7. India has officially signed a $950 million contract with which country for the purchase of two upgraded Krivak III-class stealth frigates?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Japan
[D] United States

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8. Ntozake Shange, who passed away recently, was the acclaimed playwright and poet of which country?
[A] New Zealand
[B] Brazil
[C] United States
[D] South Africa

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9. India and which country have signed a loan pact of Rs 18.17 crore for the construction of the Turga Pumped Storage in West Bengal?
[A] France
[B] Brazil
[C] South Africa
[D] Japan

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10. Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)?
[A] Sarjubala Devi
[B] Yogeshwar Dutt
[C] Mary Kom
[D] Pinki Jangra

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