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. Yeshwant Deo, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field?
[A] Painting
[B] Sports
[C] Music
[D] Dance

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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 union ministry has organized Gandhian Thought and Swachhata seminar organized in Wardha district of Maharashtra?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

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5. Who has become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event?
[A] Pankaj Advani
[B] Lucky Vatnani
[C] Varun Madan
[D] Manan Chandra

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

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7. Which is the only Indian film has been included in BBC’s 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century?
[A] Pather Panchali
[B] Aparajito
[C] The World of Apu
[D] The Big City

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8. The first-ever Indo-Japan joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ has started in which of the following states?
[A] Mizoram
[B] Nagaland
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha

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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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