Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 3rd November 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions –November 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 3rd November 2019
1. Congress president Sonia Gandhi appointed _________ leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Haryana.
Sunil Jakhar
Rahul Gandhi
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
HS Phoolka
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Explanation: Hooda has served as two-time CM. Hooda will be the Leader of Opposition in the newly-constituted assembly. Congress has won 31 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly. It is the second largest party in the state.
2. ____ officially launched 5G services in the world’s largest market on November 1.
China
India
US
UK
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. China
Explanation: All three state-backed operators:
China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom, unveiled similar 5G plans for local consumers. The initial launch will make the groundbreaking mobile Internet service available in major cities. They will charge by speed rather than data used.
3. The 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will honour superstar ________ with a special Icon of Golden Jubilee award.
Aamir Khan
Priyanka Chopra
Salman Khan
Aayushman Khurana
None of these
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Correct Answer – E. None of these
Explanation: IFFI Goa is set to take place from November 20 to November 28. Close to 250 films from various countries are to be screened. Rajinikanth is one of the biggest cinema icons of the country.
4. 2019 meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO was recently held in ______.
Washington
Shanghai
New Delhi
Tashkent
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Tashkent
Explanation: This was the 3rd CHG meeting after India became member of SCO. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh represented India in this meet. The last two CHG meetings were held as follows:
30 November – 1 December 2017 (Russia)
11-12 October 2018 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
5.The record for the most polluted city in the world was achieved by ______, according to the book “Guinness World Records 2020.”
Kanpur
Delhi
Lucknow
Mumbai
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Kanpur
Explanation: Kanpur, with an average PM2.5 level of 173 micrograms per m3 for 2016, was the most polluted city in the world, according to the book Guinness World Records 2020, which was released by publisher Penguin Random House. WHO study shows that almost seven million people die every year owing to pollution-related causes across the world.
6. The 8th meeting of the Indo – German Energy Forum concluded in _______ recently.
New Delhi
Bengaluru
Gurugram
Kochi
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. New Delhi
Explanation: The forum finalized the roadmap for future collaboration between the two countries which include:
Flexibilisation of existing coal fired power plants
Pomoting niche markets for Solar Energy
Promotion of energy efficiency in buildings
Building materials and credit lines for financing corresponding measures
7. ______ and ISRO will jointly set up ISRO Space Technology Cell.
IIT Delhi
IIT Bengaluru
IIT Goa
IIT Bengaluru
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. IIT Delhi
Explanation: The cell will work for carrying out focused research projects in the space technology domain. With this, IIT Delhi will join the league of other premiere institutions, where the Space Technology Cells have been set up to play a major role in the space technology research and applications.
8. MP decided to set up a museum and a research institute at ______ in memory of Guru Nanak Dev.
Morena
Gwalior
Jabalpur
Indore
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Jabalpur
Explanation: The museum and research centre will involve an expenditure of Rs 20 crore. The state government also decided to develop 6 places associated with the founder of Sikhism ( as religious tourist spots ).
9.The telecom regulator has mandated a minimum ring duration of _____ for outgoing mobile calls.
30 seconds
40 seconds
50 seconds
55 seconds
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 30 seconds
Explanation: The call ring duration was at the heart of the spat between the incumbent operators and Jio. TRAI has mandated 60 seconds for such calls to landlines.
Facts:
The ringing time impacts network efficiency.
The alerting phase also engages scarce radio spectrum resources.
10. _____ is the focus country in the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival.
Kazakhstan
US
Spain
Germany
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Germany
Explanation: This Film Festival has recorded the highest number of entries and films to be screened. It’s organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the state government. The fest, would see screenings in 17 venues across the city.
11. For the first time in six decades since the Linguistic Reorganisation of States in 1956, Tamil Nadu state formation day has been celebrated on ______.
Nov 1
Nov 4
Nov 8
Nov 15
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Nov 1
Explanation: The state government sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for celebrating Tamil Nadu Formation Day. The demand to rechristen the state as Tamil Nadu was led by K Sankaralingana.
12. Odisha is tagged with _______ to promote art, culture and tourism of their respective states, under Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.
Maharashtra
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Maharashtra
Explanation: Under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, the government plans to hold people-to-people exchange between states. It aims to actively enhance interaction between people of diverse cultures. There will be pairing of States/UTs at national level and these pairings will be in effect for one year, or till the next round of pairings.
13. ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ community program was recently held in _______.
Beijing
Moscow
Bangkok
Jaipur
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Bangkok
Explanation: The ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ event was held in the Thai capital of Bangkok. ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ is a reception organized by the Indian community in Thailand in close coordination with the Indian Embassy. Prime Minister Modi was on an official trip to Thailand to attend the 16th ASEAN-India summit.
14. World Vegan Day, sometimes seen in the news, is observed annually on _____.
1st Nov
5th Nov
6th Nov
10th Nov
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 1st Nov
Explanation: The day presents an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to adopt the vegan lifestyle. It commemorates the formation day of ‘The Vegan Society’ in the UK in 1944.
Who are the Vegans?
Vegans follow a plant-based diet. In other words, they don’t eat meat, and don’t use or consume animal products.
15.India and _______ will carry out a joint military exercise next week: ‘Dustlik-2019’.
Uzbekistan
Myanmar
Austria
Brazil
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Uzbekistan
Explanation: The joint military exercise will focus on counter-terrorism & continue till November 13. The aim of the exercise is to build and promote positive relations between the armies of both countries.
