Current Affairs Quiz for November 19, 2019: This section covers the GK and Daily Current Affairs Quiz with MCQs on National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy, Banking Affairs, Polity, Geography, Environment, Sports, etc. for competitive examinations viz. UPSC, SSC, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, IBPS, Railways, Government Jobs, UPPSC, MPSC, and other state exams. This current affairs quiz will help you in the General Awareness section conducted in various Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railways, and other govt job entrance exams. Current affairs quiz will also help you outshine in the crowd with all the information you gain from this article.

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ATTEMPT QUIZ ON CURRENT AFFAIRS HERE 2019

1. Who will be sworn in as new President of Sri Lanka?

(A) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
(B) Basil Rajapaksa
(C) Sarath Fonseka
(D) Sajhit Premadasa

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Solution: (A)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former wartime Defence Chief of Sri Lanka has won the Presidential Election. Gotabaya Rajapaksa defeated rival Sajith Premadasa by 52.25% of the vote. [/ms_expand]

 

2. Recently, India has provided Visa on arrival facility to citizens of which country?

(A) OMAN
(B) UAE
(C) Iraq
(D) Bangladesh

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Solution: (B)

Visa-on-arrival facility will now be avilable to citizens of UAE traveling to India. This is done with an aim to strengthen strategic ties between the two countries and to enhance people to people contacts and trade relations. India is currently offering a visa-on-arrival facility to citizens of Japan and South Korea.[/ms_expand]

 

3. Which Indian boxer is elected to AIBA first Athletes Commission?
(A) Manju Rani
(B) Nikhat Zareen
(C) Mary Kom
(D) Laishram Sarita Devi

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Solution: (D)

L Sarita Devi, Veteran Indian boxer was elected unopposed to International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) first-ever Athletes Commission. She was the only candidate contesting the election from the Asian region. Six boxers from 5 continents are elected as members of the commission. Asian bloc in this Commission will be represented by L Sarita Devi.[/ms_expand]

 

4. Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) is a naval exercise conducted between India and which another country?
(A) China
(B) Iraq
(C) Qatar
(D) UAE

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Solution: ( C )

Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) – a three-day naval exercise, is being conducted between Indian and Qatar Naval Forces from November 17 and November 21, 2019. In 2008, a diplomatic defence agreement was signed between India and Qatar. The annual defence training was also part of the agreement. This exercise which is being conducted for the first time between the two nations will enhance interoperability between the two naval forces.[/ms_expand]

 

5. Which is the First Country to introduce WHO-approved India made Typhoid Vaccine?

(A) Iran
(B) South Africa
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan

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Solution: (D)

Pakistan is the first nation to introduce the WHO-approved India made typhoid vaccine. The Vaccine will be used in southern Sindh province because, since 2017, more than 10,000 cases of Typhoid were documented in this area. Indian Vaccines and Biotherapeutics Manufacturer, Bharat Bio-Tech received a Pre-Qualification tag from WHO for the TPV.[/ms_expand]

 

6. The Golden Leaf Awards are awarded for which sector?

(A) Coffee
(B) Tea
(C) Tobacco
(D) Chocolate

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Solution: (C)

The Tobacco Board of India (Guntur) bagged the Golden Leaf Award in the most impressive public service initiative category for the year 2019 at Tab Expo 2019 event in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The award was given to the board for its efforts to initiate various sustainability (green) initiatives in Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India. Tobacco Reporter, an international magazine created the Golden Leaf Awards to recognize professional excellence and dedication in the tobacco industry.[/ms_expand]

 

7. On which date the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victim 2019 was observed?

(A) 17th November
(B) 15th November
(C) 18th November
(D) 16th November

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Solution: (A)

Every year on the third Sunday of November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is observed globally. This day marks the appropriate acknowledgment of victims of road traffic crashes and their families. This year the day was observed on 17 November 2019. The theme (motto) for year’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was “Life is not a car part”.[/ms_expand]

 

8. Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana has been launched in which city?.

(A) Jaipur
(B) New Delhi
(C) Gurugram
(D) Jhunjhunu

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Solution: (B)

Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of New Delhi has launched Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana – to ensure the safety of sanitation workers and to help people in waste management. The government plans to achieve three objectives with the scheme first collection of waste from septic tanks in the colonies, second ensuring safe disposal of the waste in sewage treatment plants and third deployment of trained staff with safety equipment for cleaning septic tanks.[/ms_expand]

 

9. When did NITI Aayog release a report on “Health Systems for a New India?
(A) 16th November
(B) 17th November
(C) 18th November
(D) 19th November

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Solution: (C)

A report on “Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks-Potential Pathways to reforms” was released by NITI Aayog on November 18, 2019. This report provides a strategy to build a rigid health system for India.[/ms_expand]

 

10. Who among the following launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) campaign to curb pneumonia deaths among children?
(A) Amit Shah
(B) Harshvardhan Singh
(C) Smriti Irani
(D) Subhraham Jaishankar

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Solution: (B)

Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched a ‘SAANS (Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) campaign to curb pneumonia deaths among children. The campaign will allow the movement of people to protect children from pneumonia, and train health professionals to provide emergency treatment to control the disease.[/ms_expand]

 

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