Current Affairs Quiz | 16 November 2023

Q1. ‘Knowledge, Healthcare, Innovation and Research (KHIR) City’ belongs to which state/UT?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam
(D) West Bengal

Ans: Karnataka

Q2. When is Jharkhand Foundation Day celebrated?

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

Ans: 15 November

Q3. Virat Kohli has broken the record of most centuries in ODIs of which cricketer?

(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(D) Brian Lara

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

Q4. Recently ‘Apollinaris D’Souza’ has been awarded with?

(A) Acting Awards
(B) Excellent singer
(C) 19th Artist Awards
(D) Literary Award

Ans: 19th Artist Awards

Q5. Where will the 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting be held?

(A) London
(B) Jakarta
(C) Paris
(D) Geneva

Ans: Jakarta

Q6. Which of the following famous person’s birth anniversary is celebrated on 15th November?

(A) Birsa Munda
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Ans: Birsa Munda

Q7. Where does India rank out of 129 nations in the US University Inclusiveness Index?

(A) 115th
(B) 117th
(C) 114th
(D) 116th

Ans: 116th

Q8. The recently released biopic ‘800’ is based on the life of which cricketer?

(A) Anil Kumble
(B) Muthiah Muralitharan
(C) Ajit Agarkar
(D) Irfan Pathan

Ans: Muthiah Muralitharan

Q9. Who has become the first Indian woman skydiver to skydive from a height of 21,500 feet near Mount Everest?

(A) Shital Mahajan
(B) Anamika Sharma
(C) Lance Naik Manju
(D) V K Bhatia

Ans: Shital Mahajan

Q10. Which initiative has Indian Railways launched to provide specially designed sales centers for locals to sell indigenous products?

(A) Smart Shops
(B) One Station One Product
(C) Vande Bharat Dukan
(D) Railway Store

Ans: One Station One Product

Q11. What is the name of the joint military exercise initiated by Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force?

(A) Friendship
(B) Trishakti Prahar
(C) Indra
(D) Shakti

Ans: Trishakti Prahar

Q12. How many members can the President nominate to the Lok Sabha?

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0

Ans: 0

Q13. Under which constitutional amendment act did primary education become a fundamental right?

(A) 42nd Amendment Act, 1972
(B) 86th Amendment Act, 2002
(C) 44th Amendment Act, 1974
(D) 92nd Amendment Act, 2003

Ans: 86th Amendment Act, 2002

Q14. Upto what age can a Supreme Court judge hold office?

(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 68 years

Ans: 65 years

Q15. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?

(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 14

Ans: 12