Current Affairs Quiz 11th November 2020: Daily Quiz MCQ for Bank Exam

Current Affairs 11th November 2020 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 11th November 2020 covering the following topics Headlines: Uttarakhand, Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, Commission for Air Quality Management, Indian Oil Corp, RBI.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 11th November 2020 covering the following topics Headlines: Uttarakhand, Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, Commission for Air Quality Management, Indian Oil Corp, RBI.

Q1. Who has been appointed as the new managing director and chief executive of Petronet LNG?
(a) Arjun Pratap Singh
(b) Akshay Kumar Singh
(c) Rana Pratap Singh
(d) Prabhat Kumar Singh
(e) Gurmeet Singh

Q2. India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge, “Dobra-Chanti Jhula” has been inaugurated in which state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Kerala
(e) J&K

Q3. World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed every year on which day?
(a) 9 November
(b) 10 November
(c) 7 November
(d) 8 November
(e) 11 November

Q4. The Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2020, organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, was which edition of the annual event?
(a) 8th
(b) 15th
(c) 13th
(d) 10th
(e) 12th

Q5. Which of the following state govt has decided to celebrate Hornbill Festival virtually this year, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country?
(a) Nagaland
(b) West Bengal
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
(e) Tripura

Q6. “Your Best Day Is Today!” is a book written by who among the following?
(a) Naseeruddin Shah
(b) Paresh Rawal
(c) Anupam Kher
(d) Vivaan Shah
(e) Rakesh Roshan

Q7. Malayalam author, ________ has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his novel Moustache.
(a) A. Ayyappan
(b) Akbar Kakkattil
(c) Achuthan Namboothiri
(d) M. T. Vasudevan Nair
(e) S Hareesh

Q8. Which of the following film is the only Indian entry at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival?
(a) Chandramukhi
(b) Prawaas
(c) Sairat
(d) Karkhanisanchi Waari
(e) Natsamrat

Q9. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has announced that Assam’s _______ has been given the geographical indication (GI) tag recently.
(a) Kota Doria
(b) Pochampally Ikat
(c) Chokuwa Rice
(d) Gamusa Rice
(e) Tezpur Litchi

Q10. What is the theme of World Science Day for Peace and Development?
(a) Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums
(b) Science for and with Society
(c) Open science, leaving no one behind
(d) Science, a Human Right
(e) Science for global understanding

Q11. The Reserve Bank of India will evaluate the impact of multi-media public awareness campaign _________, which was launched in 14 languages to educate the public about safe banking and financial practices.
(a) RBI Humesha Aapke Sath
(b) RBI Ki Suno
(c) RBI Kehta Hai
(d) RBI Aatmavishvaas Ke Saath Nivesh Karen
(e) RBI Aapke Liye

Q12. Who has been appointed appointed as the chairperson of Commission for Air Quality Management(CAQM) in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas?
(a) M.M. Kutty
(b) Rajni Tripathi
(c) Neelam Singh
(d) Ram Kumar Gupta
(e) Vignesh Goyal

Q13. One of India’s prestigious literary award, the JCB Prize for Literature comes with a cash prize for how much rupees?
(a) Rs 10 Lakh
(b) Rs 25 Lakh
(c) Rs 15 Lakh
(d) Rs 30 Lakh
(e) Rs 50 Lakh

Q14. What was the profession of Sudarshan Rattan, who has passed recently?
(a) Filmmaker
(b) Author
(c) Journalist
(d) Classical Singer
(e) Cricketer

Q15. On which day Uttarakhand foundation day is observed?
(a) 7th November
(b) 8th November
(c) 9th November
(d) 10th November
(e) 11th November

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Oil Corp (IOC) director-pipelines Akshay Kumar Singh will be the new managing director and chief executive of the country’s biggest gas importer, Petronet LNG Ltd.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge, Dobra-Chanti Jhula (suspension) bridge, has been inaugurated in Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated each year on November 10 to highlight the important role that science play in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference was organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 09 November 2020. It was inaugurated by Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of State (IC) Housing and Urban Affairs.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nagaland govt decides to celebrate Hornbill Festival virtually this year, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Actor Anupam Kher’s latest book is titled “Your Best Day Is Today!”. He had announced the book, in which he experiences during the coronavirus-induced countrywide lockdown.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Malayalam author, S Hareesh has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his novel Moustache.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Marathi film, Karkhanisanchi Waari (Ashes on a Road Trip), the 149-minute film tells the story of the Karkhanis, the last joint family of Pune. The movie was directed by Mangesh Joshi. The movie will have its world premiere at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. It is the only Indian entry at the festival.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has announced that Assam’s Tezpur Litchi has been given the geographical indication (GI) tag.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. This year World Science Day for Peace and Development theme is “Science for and with Society”.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India will evaluate the impact of multi-media public awareness campaign ‘RBI Kehta Hai’, which was launched in 14 languages to educate the public about safe banking and financial practices.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Former Chief Secretary of Delhi, M.M. Kutty was appointed as the chairperson of Commission for Air Quality Management(CAQM) in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. As per the norm, JCB Prize for Literature the author will receive a Rs 25 lakh cash prize.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bollywood filmmaker Sudarshan Rattan, who was known for his 1986 film Manav Hatya, starring Madhuri Dixit and Shekhar Suman has passed away due to COVID-19.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. On November 9, 2000, Uttarakhand became the 27th state of India.

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