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14 Nov 2017-Current Affairs

1.Who has won the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship?
[A] Pankaj Advani 
[B] Geet Sethi
[C] Ashok Shandilya
[D] Subhash Agarwal
2.Audrey Azoulay has been appointed as the new chief of UNESCO. She hails from which country?

[A]Germany
[B]Italy
[C]Bulgaria
[D] France

3.The 2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated on which date in India?

[A]November11
[B]November13
[C]November12
[D] November14

4.The 2017 traditional Lavi Fair has started in which state?

[A]AndhraPradesh
[B]Odisha
[C]HimachalPradesh
[D] Karnataka

5.Who is leading the Indian delegation in the 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue -2017?

[A]Smriti_Irani
[B]Suresh_Prabhu
[C]Thawar_Chand_Gehlot
[D] Jagat Prakash Nadda

6.Which Union Ministry would be hosting “Hausala 2017” festival from 16-20 Nov 2017?

[A]Minister of Home Affairs
[B]Minister of Defence
[C]Minister of Rural Development
[D]Minister of Women and Child Development


7.Borut Pahor recently won a second term as the President of which nation?

[A]Egypt
[B]Armenia
[C]Slovenia
[D]Libya

8.Researchers from which nation have developed a new material that generates electricity when stretched?

[A]Australia
[B]Switzerland
[C]Germany
[D]Portugal

9.World Pneumonia Day was observed on which day?

[A]12 Nov
[B]13 Nov
[C]9 Nov
[D]10 Nov

10.India’s First cartoon network theme park “Amaazia’ will come up in which city?

[A]Bengaluru
[B]Kochi
[C]Mumbai
[D]Surat

1.Correct Answer: A [Pankaj Advani ]
Answer Explanation:
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title after thrashing his arch-rival Mike Russell of England in the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha on November 12, 2017. In the best-of-11 summit clash, Advani beat Russell 6-2 to defend the 150-up format title he had won in Bengaluru last year. Advani will be eyeing a ‘Grand Double’ as the lengthier format (long-up) of the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2017, which will begin on November 13, 2017 at Doha.

2.Correct Answer: D [France]
Answer Explanation:
Audrey Azoulay, a former Minister of Culture and Communication of France, has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She will succeed outgoing DG Irina Bokova on November 15, 2017. The new Director will set priorities for the organization’s World Heritage program that protects cultural sites and traditions. Ms Azoulay is the 11th Director-General of UNESCO and the second woman to occupy this position. She was born in Paris to a Moroccan Jewish family from Essaouira, and is the daughter of Andre Azoulay, who is current adviser to king Mohammed VI of Morocco.

3.Correct Answer: C [November 12]
Answer Explanation:
The Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is observed every year on November 12 to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. He addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after partition. This year, in 2017, a function was organized at the premises of Broadcasting House, All India Radio in New Delhi to mark the occasion. Artists of All India Radio (AIR) recited favourite bhajans of Gandhiji and students of two Delhi Schools sung couple of songs on National Unity.

4.Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]
Answer Explanation:
The 4-day traditional Lavi Fair has started at Rampur Bushahr in Himachal Pradesh on November 12, 2017, which was inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat. The 300-year-old Lavi fair is an important trade event between India and Tibet. It is a unique example of the glorious, social, cultural, economic history and legacy of Himachal Pradesh. It provides a good opportunity for people to promote and sale woolens, dry fruits and other traditional crafts and products.

5.Correct Answer: B [Suresh Prabhu]
Answer Explanation:
The 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue has started in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. The Indian delegation is led by the Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and the Canadian International Trade Minister, François-Philippe Champagne is leading the Canadian delegation. As per official release, India and Canada will focus on some of the key commercial drivers to enhance the India-Canada partnership in the current round of the Ministerial Dialogue. The efforts would be made to work towards the expeditious conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement for a progressive, balanced, and mutually beneficial agreement covering both goods and services. The trade ministers of both countries are likely to discuss issues to explore ways of expediting the early conclusion of the CEPA and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.

6.Correct Answer: [D]Minister of Women and Child Development

7.Correct Answer: [C]Slovenia

8.Correct Answer: [B]Switzerland

9.Correct Answer: [A]12 Nov


10.Correct Answer: [D]Surat

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