Current Affairs Quiz | 13 November 2023

Q1. How much funds has been sanctioned by the World Bank to stabilize the banking sector of Sri Lanka?

(A) $150 million
(B) $160 million
(C) $170 million
(D) $180 million

Ans: $150 million

Q2. Who addressed the 62nd Foundation Day function of Indo-Tibetan Border Police in Dehradun?

(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Amit Shah
(C) Nitin Gadkari
(D) Rajnath Singh

Ans: Amit Shah

Q3. When is World Pneumonia Day celebrated?

(A) 11 November
(B) 12 November
(C) 13 November
(D) 14 November

Ans: 12 November

Q4. Which country has recently supported for ‘India’s Hunger Project’ in Uttarakhand?

(A) Australia
(B) Sweden
(C) France
(D) Norway

Ans: Norway

Q5. Who has become the first sportsperson to receive the Fashion Icon Award 2023?

(A) Mirabai Chanu
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Sania Mirza

Ans: Serena Williams

Q6. Where has the Surface-to-Surface Shot Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) been tested?

(A) Bangalore
(B) Chennai
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Abdul Kalam Island

Ans: Abdul Kalam Island

Q7. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) has tied up with which bank to promote women-led initiatives of Self Help Groups (SHGs)?

(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
(D) Bank of Maharashtra

Ans: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Q8. Who wrote the Vaman tree art book?

(A) Pramod Sawant
(B) PS S Pillai
(C) S Somnath
(D) Nitin Gadkari

Ans: PS S Pillai

Q9. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. In which city has Murugan inaugurated a new Information Bhavan?

(A) Chennai
(B) Assam
(C) Tripura
(D) Nagaland

Ans: Chennai

Q10. State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) is the flagship report of which organization?

(A) IMF – International Monetary Fund
(B) ADB – Asia Development Bank
(C) World Bank
(D) Food and Agriculture Organization

Ans: Food and Agriculture Organization

Q11. The recently deceased Frank Borman was the commander of which space mission?

(A) Apollo 13
(B) Apollo 8
(C) Pioneer 10
(D) Apollo 11

Ans: Apollo 8

Q12. In which country a new island has been formed after a volcanic eruption?

(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Finland
(D) Russia

Ans: Japan

Q13. Which of the following is known as “super-cabinet”?

(A) Political Affairs Committee
(B) Appointments Committee
(C) Parliamentary Affairs Committee
(D) Economic Affairs Committee

Ans: Political Affairs Committee

Q14. Who manages the affairs of the state government under President’s rule?

(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Cabinet
(C) Council of Ministers
(D) President

Ans: President

Q15. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has appointed which Bollywood actor as the “UPI Safety Ambassador?

(A) Three months
(B) Six months
(C) One year
(D) Indefinitely until terminated

Ans: Indefinitely until cancelled