Current Affairs Quiz | 21 November 2023

Q1. Which cargo ship has been hijacked by Houthi rebels of Yemen in the Red Sea from Turkey to India?

(A) Sea Gulf
(B) Galaxy Leader
(C) Ocean Star
(D) Sagara Mitra

Ans: Galaxy Leader

Q2. President Draupadi Murmu will present the prestigious President’s Color Award to which college on the occasion of platinum jubilee year?

(A) College of Engineering
(B) IIT Bombay
(C) Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)
(D) ISB

Ans: Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)

Q3. India’s GDP has crossed the mark of how many trillions?

(A) $5 trillion
(B) $4 trillion
(C) $3 trillion
(D) $2 trillion

Ans: $4 trillion

Q4. When is Women Entrepreneurship Day celebrated?

(A) November 18
(B) November 19
(C) 20 November
(D) 21 November

Ans: 19 November

Q5. Who will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022?

(A) Indian Medical Association (IMA)
(B) Chief Minister’s Office
(C) Health Department Government of Maharashtra
(D) Trained Nurses Association of India.

Ans: Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Trained Nurses Association of India.

Q6. Who has been appointed as Interim CEO of OpenAI?

(A) Chanda Kochhar
(B) Narayana Murthy
(C) Meera Murthy
(D) Satya Nadella

Ans: Meera Murthy

Q7. Who has been elected as the President of Argentina?

(A) Alberto Angel Fernandez
(B) Javier Miley
(C) Sergio Massa
(D) Patricia Bullrich

Ans: Javier Miley

Q8. Which state has launched ‘Har Bachche Ke Liye Har Adhikar’ campaign for equality in education?

(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

Q9. Which company was responsible for the construction of Silkyra-Barkot tunnel which collapsed in November 2023?

(A) Gammon India
(B) Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
(C) Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)
(D) Navayuga Engineering Construction Limited (NECL)

Ans: Navayuga Engineering Construction Limited (NECL)

Q10. When is ‘World Toilet Day’ celebrated?

(A) November 16
(B) November 17
(C) November 18
(D) November 19

Ans: 19 November

Q11. Recently ‘Mohammed Muijju’ has been sworn in as the 8th President of which country?

(A) Thailand
(B) Singapore
(C) Maldives
(D) Japan

Ans: Maldives

Q12. Where has the 13th Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championship 2023 started?

(A) Bangalore
(B) Chennai
(C) Mumbai
(D) Ranchi

Ans: Chennai

Q13. Where will the ‘World Fisheries Conference 2023’ be held recently?

(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Pune
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kolkata

Ans: Ahmedabad

Q14. In which state/UT is ‘Rajaji Tiger Reserve’ located?

(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand

Ans: Uttarakhand

Q15. In which country is Gunung Padang, a huge underground pyramid?

(A) Japan
(B) Indonesia
(C) Italy
(D) Brazil

Ans: Indonesia