Current Affairs Quiz- November, 2019

1. John Witherspoon, who passed away recently, was the noted actor and comedian of which country?
[A] United States
[B] France
[C] Japan
[D] China

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2. Which city is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) after Chile withdraws?
[A] New York
[B] Paris
[C] Madrid
[D] New Delhi

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3. Which noted philanthropist has won the 2019 Sasthaaram Award?
[A] M Padmakuma
[B] K P Nandakumar
[C] V A Shrikumar Menon
[D] Unni Menon

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4. Which IIT has launched the Rs 250 crore Global Alumni Endowment Fund?
[A] IIT Delhi
[B] IIT Kharagpur
[C] IIT Bombay
[D] IIT Kanpur

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5. The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to set up Sikh museum and research centre in which city?
[A] Bhopal
[B] Jabalpur  
[C] Indore
[D] Gwalior

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6. The 2019 meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO was held in which city?
[A] Tashkent
[B] Bishkek
[C] Ashgabat
[D] Baku

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7. Which Indian author has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2019?
[A] Madhuri Vijay
[B] Pradip Krishen
[C] Anjum Hasan
[D] KR Meera

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8. Who is leading Indian delegation at the 15th meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Om Birla
[C] Prakash Javadekar
[D] Ram Nath Kovind

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9. Which IT initiative has recently launched as an Ease of Doing Business (EODB) monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs?
[A] TECHDASH
[B] CUSTOMDASH
[C] ICEDASH
[D] PORTDASH

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10. The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched the Skills Build platform in collaboration with which company?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Infosys
[C] Facebook
[D] IBM

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