Current Affairs Quiz for 18th November 2019 contains questions on Sri Lanka elections, Indira Nooyi, Under 17 FIFA world cup, New Chief Justice of India and other important topics.
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Q: Who has been elected as the new
President of Sri Lanka?
Sajida Premadasa
Arjuna Jayawardane
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Mathilapala Srisena
Correct Answer: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected as the new President of Sri Lanka. He defeated Sajida Premadasa in the closely fought elections. He is the younger brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015.
Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
Q. Who is the present CEO of
Pepsi Co?
Satya Nadella
Azim Premji
Ramon
Laguarta
Indira Nooyi
Correct Answer: Ramon Laguarta
Ramon
Laguarta is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo.
In News: Former Pepsico head and Indian American Indra Nooyi was recently inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. She was inducted in acknowledgement of her accomplishments which had impacted America’s shared history, development and culture. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was also inducted in the National Portrait Gallery.
Q. India recently extended Visa
on arrival for which of these countries?
UAE
USA
UK
Canada
Correct Answer: UAE
The Government of India has decided to
extend the duration of the visa-on-arrival available to the citizens of UAE. The
step has been taken by India to fortify its ties with the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). Earlier the Visa on Arrival for UAE was available for 30 days
Q. Who has won the Indonesia Open TT Championship?
Sandeep
Singh
Amalraj
Anthony
Harmeet
Desai
Bhanu
Supatra
Correct Answer: Harmeet Desai
Indian paddler Harmeet Desai has won
the ITTF Challenge Indonesia Open 2019. It was held in Batam, Indonesia. He
defeated Amalraj Anthony to win this title.
Q. Who has become the first woman to become a part of Supreme Court
Collegium in last 13 years?
Rukmini
Saho
Bimal Devi
Shreya
Rao
R Banumathi
Correct Answer: R Banumathi
Justice R Banumathi has become a part
of the Supreme Court Collegium. With this, she is the first woman to enter the
SC Collegium in 13 years. Justice Banumathi will enter the Collegium by virtue
of being the fifth seniormost judge in the highest court in India. The last and
only woman judge in the Collegium was Justice Ruma Pal, who retired in 2006.
Q. With which disease is the Health Ministry’s SAANS campaign
related to?
Cholera
Pneumonia
AIDS
Asthma
Correct
Answer: Pneumonia
Union Ministry
for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has launched SAANS: ‘Social
Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ campaign to reduce
child mortality due to pneumonia. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched
the campaign while inaugurating the 6th National Summit on Good, Replicable
Practices and Innovations.
Q. Where was the International Conference on Yoga held?
Mysuru
Pune
Chennai
Aizawal
Correct Answer: Mysuru
The two-day International Conference on Yoga was held at Mysuru, Karnataka from 15-16 November 2019. It was organized by Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). During the Conference, the Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik announced that the International Yoga Day 2020 event will be held in Mysuru.
Q. Who has become the new Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court?
Sam
Dzousa
Ravi
Ranjan
Hari Rai
Sharma
Aatma Ram
Sahu
Correct Answer: Ravi Ranjan
Justice Ravi Ranjan sworn in as new chief justice
of the Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi. Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan has been appointed as
the 13th Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. The post was lying vacant
since May this year after the former Chief Justice, Anirudh Bose was appointed
as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Q. Which country was the largest source of International students in
the USA?
India
China
Canada
Pakistan
Correct Answer: China
China is the largest source of foreign students in the USA. India was the second-largest source, which sent more than 202,000 students to the U.S. South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Canada were in the top 5.
Q. Justice Bobde is the ____ Chief Justice of India.
46th
47th
48th
50th
Correct Answer: 47th
Sharad Arvind
Bobde has become the 47th Chief Justice of India. He is a former Chief Justice
of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He succeeded Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who
demitted the office on 17th November 2019. He is due to retire
on 23 April 2021.
Q. When was the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2019
observed?
16th
November 2019
17th
November 2019
18th
November 2019
None
Correct Answer: 17th November 2019
17th
November 2019 was observed as the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Victims. Every year, the third Sunday of November is observed as World Day of
Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims all over the world. This day is observed
to acknowledge victims of road traffic crashes and their families.
The theme (motto) of this year’s World Day of Remembrance for
Road Traffic Victims: “Life is not a car part”. The theme was based on Pillar 3 of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety – Safer
vehicles
Q. Which country won the Under-17 Football World Cup?
Brazil
France
Argentina
Spain
Correct Answer: Brazil
Brazil defeated Mexico 2-1 to win the Under-17
Football World Cup for a fourth time. The 2019
FIFA U-17 World Cup, was held in Brazil and it was the 18th edition of the FIFA
U-17 World Cup.
Q. Which state has bagged the 2019 ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’
award?
Kerala
Goa
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Correct Answer: Kerala
Kerala was declared as the 2019 ‘Best Honeymoon Destination” by Leisure India and South Asia Magazine, under the domestic category.