Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2017
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21. Which union ministry will celebrate Child Rights Week ‘Hausla 2017’?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[D] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Women and Child Development ]
Notes:
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) will celebrate the Child Rights Week Hausla 2017 between 16 and 20 November. To mark the occasion various events will be held including Bal Sansad, painting competition, athletics meet, football, chess competition and speech writing. The country celebrates the Children’s Day on 14 November and the International Child Rights Day on 20 November every year. The period between the two important events will be celebrated as Child Rights Week by WCD Ministry by hosting an Inter CCI Festival for the children who reside in Child Care Institutions (CCIs). The fest “Hausala 2017” will provide an occasion to showcase the talents of children from CCIs from various child care institutions across the country and provide them with a space to express their dreams and aspiration.
22. Which state has become the India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients through oral medicine?
[A] Telangana
[B] Haryana
[C] Punjab
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana ]
Notes:
Haryana has become the India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients of all categories through oral medicine. This drug will be provided free of cost for permanent residents of all categories at the district level. The medicine and treatment costs about Rs 28,000 to Rs 30,000 in the market, but the state government would provide this facility free of cost. The disease mostly spreads through infection and the blades used by barbers were also responsible for this.
23. Which international organisation will get 2017 Mother Teresa Memorial Award Award for social justice?
[A] International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
[B] World Food Programme (WFP)
[C] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
[D] International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Correct Answer: C [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)]
Notes:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been named as the recipient of the Harmony Foundation’s 2017 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice as an acknowledgement of its exceptional work worldwide. The award will be presented to the UNHCR on December 10, 2017. The UNHCR provides humanitarian aid to innumerable people internally displaced by conflicts and helping stateless people all over the world.
24. Which language has been declared as the second official language by the Telangana state government?
[A] Tamil
[B] Hindi
[C] English
[D] Urdu
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Correct Answer: D [Urdu ]
Notes:
K Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, has declared Urdu as the state’s second official language. Every office in the state will now have an Urdu speaking officer. As per reports, the state government will appoint Urdu officers in all the offices over the next 60 days to receive petitions from public and reply them in Urdu. Apart from this, all competitive examinations will also be conducted in Urdu.
25. Who has been appointed the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government?
[A] Anurag Sharma
[B] V.V. Srinivas Rao
[C] M Mahender Reddy
[D] Dharmendra Rao
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Correct Answer: C [M Mahender Reddy]
Notes:
Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy has been appointed the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State. He will be the second DGP of the state after its formation in 2014. He succeeded Anurag Sharma, who has been appointed as advisor to Home Department of Telangana State Government. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Police Additional Commissioner V.V. Srinivas Rao will be in-charge Hyderabad Commissioner of Police.
26. Which Indian department is organisaing the National Conference on utilization models leveraging BharatNet infrastructure?
[A] Department of Bio-Technology (DBT)
[B] Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
[C] Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
[D] Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
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Correct Answer: C [Department of Telecommunications (DoT)]
Notes:
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is organizing a National Conference with the State Governments and Service Providers to brainstorm and showcase various utilization models leveraging BharatNet infrastructure in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. The Conference will be attended by IT Ministers and IT Secretaries from States. In it, DoT will sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with states for the implementation of BharatNet Phase II. Under BharatNet Phase I, Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connectivity has reached in over 1, 00, 000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) across different States in the country. By Dec 2017, all 1, 00, 000 GPs will be operational on the BharatNet infrastructure. As of today, almost 90,000 installations have been completed and Services are expected to commence in 80,000 GPs shortly.
27. Who is leading the Indian delegation in the 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue -2017?
[A] Smriti Irani
[B] Suresh Prabhu
[C] Thawar Chand Gehlot
[D] Jagat Prakash Nadda
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Correct Answer: B [Suresh Prabhu]
Notes:
The 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue has started in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. The Indian delegation is led by the Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and the Canadian International Trade Minister, François-Philippe Champagne is leading the Canadian delegation. As per official release, India and Canada will focus on some of the key commercial drivers to enhance the India-Canada partnership in the current round of the Ministerial Dialogue. The efforts would be made to work towards the expeditious conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement for a progressive, balanced, and mutually beneficial agreement covering both goods and services. The trade ministers of both countries are likely to discuss issues to explore ways of expediting the early conclusion of the CEPA and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.
28. Who has won the 2017 Slovenian presidential election?
[A] Borut Pahor
[B] Andrej Sisko
[C] Marjan Sarec
[D] Boris Popovic
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Correct Answer: A [Borut Pahor ]
Notes:
Slovenia’s internet-savvy President Borut Pahor has been re-elected for a second term after winning the 2017 Slovenian presidential election on November 12, 2017. Centre-left ex-premier Pahor won the run-off with roughly 53% of the vote, but the voter turnout was the lowest in any presidential election since independence in 1991.
29. Manu Sharma, the noted author has passed away. He hails from which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh ]
Notes:
Manu Sharma alias Hanuman Prasad Sharma (89), the noted author and Padma Shri awardee, has passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2017. He was nominated as one of the navratna of the Swachha Bharat Abhiyan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency in 2014. He donated his lifetime savings of Rs 20 lakh for the renovation of a ghat in Varanasi to carry out a cleanliness campaign. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Yash Bharti Award of the Uttar Pradesh government. Sharma has authored several hindi books including Krishna Ki Atmakatha.
30. President Ramnath Kovind has launched JOHAR scheme in which state to double income of rural poor?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Gujarat
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: D [Jharkhand ]
Notes:
President Ramnath Kovind has launched JOHAR scheme worth Rs 1,500 cr on the occasion of State Establishment-Day in Ranchi, Jharkhand on November 15, 2017. The World Bank aided JOHAR (Jharkhand’s Opportunities For Harnessing Rural Growth) scheme is aimed at doubling the income of two lakh rural poor. On this day, in 2000, Bihar was bifurcated to give birth to Jharkhand.
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