17 November 2020 Current Affairs(General Knowledge > Current Affairs > Current Affairs - November 2020 ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. For which purpose Emergency Retrieval System has been developed by Structural Engineering Research Centre?
  1.    Quick Retrieval of power Transmission
  2.    Quick Retrieval of Roads
  3.    Quick Retrieval in Road Transmission
  4.    Quick Retrieval of Transmission
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Quick Retrieval of power Transmission

Question 2. Who has been awarded with Capital Foundation National Award 2020?
  1.    Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra
  2.    Dr Harsh Vardhan
  3.    Jitendra Singh
  4.    Narendra Damodardas Modi
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra

Question 3. Who among the following won the Turkish Grand Prix 2020?
  1.    Lewis Hamilton
  2.    Sebastian Vettel
  3.    Michael Vettel
  4.    Michael Schumacher
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Lewis Hamilton

Question 4. Who became the first bowler to claim 100 wickets in the Women's Big Bash League?
  1.    Poonam Yadav
  2.    Sophie Devine
  3.    Deepti Sharma
  4.    Molly Strano
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Molly Strano

Question 5. The International day for Tolerance is celebrated on which date?
  1.    15 November
  2.    13 November
  3.    16 November
  4.    14 November
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 16 November

Question 6. In the 8th BRICS, which scheme has been launched by India to support women researchers in the field of science and technology?
  1.    SERB POWER
  2.    NARI POWER
  3.    WOMEN IN POWER
  4.    PRAMOTE WOMEN SCIENTIST
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> SERB POWER

Question 7. 15th Asia Pacific countries have signed the world's biggest free trade deal, led by which country?
  1.    Indonesia
  2.    China
  3.    Russia
  4.    Bangladesh
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> China

Question 8. Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for which time?
  1.    Third
  2.    Second
  3.    Fifth
  4.    Fourth
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Fourth

Question 9. November 16 is being celebrated in India annually as which day?
  1.    National Housewife's Day
  2.    National Calzone Day
  3.    National Author's Day
  4.    National Press Day
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> National Press Day

Question 10. Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental environmental treaty established by which organization?
  1.    UNICEF
  2.    UNESCO
  3.    ICOM
  4.    World Health Organization
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> UNESCO