Current Affairs Quiz | 17 November 2023

Q1. Which writer has received the ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ from the Vaclav Havel Center?

(A) JK. rolling
(B) Stephen King
(C) John Green
(D) Salman Rushdie

Ans: Salman Rushdie

Q2. When is National Journalists Day 2023 celebrated?

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

Ans: 16 November

Q3. Which Pakistan-based cleantech startup has won the Climate Launchpad Asia-Pacific competition?

(A) She Help
(B) She Cares
(C) She Smile
(D) She Guard

Ans: She Guard

Q4. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the 3rd Hockey India Senior Women’s Inter Divisional National Championship 2023 in which city?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Pune
(C) Delhi
(D) Ahmedabad

Ans: Delhi

Q5. Maharashtra government has announced to give ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award 2023’ to whom?

(A) Avadhut Gupte
(B) Anand Shinde
(C) Suresh Wadkar
(D) Mahesh Kale

Ans: Suresh Wadkar

Q6. In which city will the 9th India International Science Festival be held in January 2024?

(A) Hyderabad
(B) Faridabad
(C) Bangalore
(D) Ujjain

Ans: Faridabad

Q7. When is International Tolerance Day celebrated every year?

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

Ans: 16 November

Q8. In terms of area, which is the largest bay in the world ?

(A) Galveston Bay
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Manila Bay
(D) Hudson Bay

Ans: Bay of Bengal

Q9. In which state is the Silkyara Tunnel recently seen in the news?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttarakhand

Ans: Uttarakhand

Q10. According to a recent UN report, which region was ranked as the worst region in the world for water scarcity?

(A) South Asia
(B) Africa
(C) South America
(D) Europe

Ans: South Asia

Q11. As per the existing provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, what is the highest denomination of notes that the RBI can issue?

(A) 1000
(B) 2000
(C) 5000
(D) 10000

Ans: 10000

Q12. Nalanda University was founded by which Gupta ruler?

(A) Kumaragupta – 1
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Kumaragupta – 2
(D) Chandragupta – 2

Ans: Kumaragupta – 1

Q13. Who founded the Indian Home Rule League in Poona in 1916?

(A) Annie Besant
(B) N.d. Majumdar
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q14. Khetri Mines in Rajasthan is famous for which of the following mines?

(A) Aluminum
(B) Copper
(C) Limestone
(D) Mica

Ans: Copper

Q15. Which national highway connects Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?

(A) NH7
(B) NH4
(C) NH2
(D) NH54

Ans: NH2