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17 NOVEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which country formed a Parliamentary Friendship Association with India?
  1.    Nepal
  2.    Bangladesh
  3.    Sri Lanka
  4.    Japan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka formed the India-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship group, with senior members of Lankan parliament to promote bilateral ties with India.


Question 2. The Government of India has inked a loan agreement with which institution to fund development projects in Agartala?
  1.    Asian Development Bank
  2.    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  3.    World Bank
  4.    New Development Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Asian Development Bank

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $61 million loan (approx. Rs 454 crore) to fund development projects in Agartala, Tripura.


Question 3. Which F1 Driver player has won the 2021 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix?
  1.    Valtteri Bottas
  2.    Lewis Hamilton
  3.    Charles Leclerc
  4.    Max Verstappen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain), has won the 2021 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix (earlier known as Brazilian Grand Prix).


Question 4. RBI has projected Consumer price inflation (CPI) at which percent for 2021-22?
  1.    6.3%
  2.    7.0%
  3.    3.5%
  4.    5.3%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 5.3%

RBI projected Retail inflation (CPI) at 5.3% for 2021-22.


Question 5. The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed after which Indian?
  1.    Arun Jaitley
  2.    Sushma Swaraj
  3.    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  4.    Manohar Parrikar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Manohar Parrikar

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA).


Question 6. Which Union Ministry is set to launch the "Nutrition Smart Village" initiative?
  1.    Ministry of Rural Development
  2.    Ministry of Women and Child Development
  3.    Ministry of Food Processing industries
  4.    Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to launch a programme on "Nutrition Smart Village" to strengthen the Poshan Abhiyan. This scheme is a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.


Question 7. Renowned historian and author Babasaheb Purandare who has passed away wrote extensively about which of these rulers?
  1.    Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
  2.    Maharaja Bir Bikram
  3.    Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
  4.    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

The eminent historian, orator and noted author from Maharashtra, Balwant Moreshwar Purandare has passed away. Purandare wrote extensively about Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.


Question 8. The Trilateral Maritime Exercise named SITMEX - 21 will be held between which countries?
  1.    India, Sri Lanka and Australia
  2.    India, Singapore and Thailand
  3.    India, Japan and Singapore
  4.    India, Bangladesh and Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> India, Singapore and Thailand

The Navies of the India, Singapore and Thailand will participate in the Trilateral Maritime Exercise named SITMEX - 21.


Question 9. Who has been appointed as a member of ILC from India for five years starting January 2023?
  1.    Bimal Patel
  2.    Vinod Kumar
  3.    B. V. Doshi
  4.    Rahul Mehrotra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bimal Patel

Professor Bimal Patel of India has been elected to the International Law Commission for a period of five-year.


Question 10. India has flagged off which edition of the Scientific Expedition to Antarctica in November 2021?
  1.    43rd
  2.    41st
  3.    39th
  4.    45th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 41st

India successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.


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