November 5, 2017 - Current Affairs Quiz - Current Affairs MCQ

Answer – 1. Food Regulatory Portal
Explanation
Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the regulatory body for Food Safety in India have launched a new tool called ‘Food Regulatory Portal’. This Portal will serve as a single interface for food businesses to cater to both domestic operations and food imports.

Answer – 2. Kochi, Kerala
Explanation
The five ships in this flotilla includes INS Tir, INS Sujata, INS Sudarshini, INS Shardul and Coast Guard vessel ICGS Sarathi. All these ships belong to the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy and are functioning under the Southern Naval Command (SNC) headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. Captain D J Revar, Senior Officer of the First Training Squadron and also the commanding officer of INS Tir is heading this flotilla.

Answer – 2. 2022
Explanation
NITI Aayog has said in a presentation that, the foundation for freedom from six problems namely poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism will be laid by 2022 when India celebrates 75 years of Independence. The presentation was published on NITI Aayog website. The presentation was made by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar at Conference of Governors in October 2017. It talked about connecting all villages with habitations over 500 with all-weather roads by 2019 under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Answer – 2. Sikkim
Explanation
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on 05th Nov 2017 announced about a plan to launch a second phase of organic movement in the state. Sikkim became a fully organic state on 2016. The second phase of organic movement will be launched to increase large scale production of various produces and create value for the producers by setting up a global supply chain by strengthening the export mechanism.

Answer – 2. Madhu Azad
Explanation
Madhu Azad of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Councillor for Ward 7, bagged the post of Gurgaon Mayor, becoming the first ever female mayor of Gurgaon. The position of deputy mayor was won by Sunita Yadav, who is the councilor for ward 33. She was also chosen unanimously. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) elections were held on 25th September 2017.

Answer – 1. Chennai
Explanation
Chennai will host the inaugural edition of Table Tennis Super League-Tamil Nadufrom 24th – 26th November, 2017. This tournament will be organised by Indusports, under the auspices of Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Association and 11Even Sports. Competition will take place among eight teams and each would have six members from different categories viz. men, women, junior boys, junior girls, cadet boys and veterans.

Answer – 4. 5th November
Explanation
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day. The first Tsunami Awareness Day was observed in 2016. The focus of World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 will be at reducing the number of affected people globally by disasters. November 5 was chosen as World Tsunami Awareness Day in honour of the Japanese story of “Inamura-no-hi”, meaning the “burning of the rice sheaves”. In 1854 a farmer set fire to his entire harvest to warn villagers of tsunami.

Answer – 4. R K Kulshrestha
Explanation
R K Kulshrestha assumed charge as the General Manager of Southern Railway. Earlier R K Kulshrestha was the General Manager of Northern Railway. He had worked in Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway and West Central Railway. He had worked as Chief Safety Officer, Southern Railway and Principal Head of Department of Electrical Branch of Southern Railway.

Answer – 1. Patanjali
Explanation
a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) of Rs 10, 000 Crore was signed between the Government of India and Patanjali at the World Food India 2017. The MoU was signed by Managing Director of Patanjali, Acharya Balkrishna and Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing at the World Food India 2017.

Answer – 1. Telangana
Explanation
The second day of ‘World Food India’ 2017 event in New Delhi, Telangana State Government launched its ‘Food Processing Policy’. The policy was unveiled by Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao. The aim of this policy is to attract Rs 20000 crore investment in the food processing sector in Telangana. This investment will consequentially generate about 1.25 lakh direct employment opportunities in next five years.

Answer – 4. New Delhi
Explanation
The 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 was held at the Pawan Hans Heliport, Rohini, New Delhi. The 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 was inaugurated by Uttrakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaja ji. The theme of this conclave was ‘Enhancing Connectivity’. It was organised by Pawan Hans Limited in association with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Answer – 4. T Manorama Devi
Explanation
Satbir Singh and T Manorama Devi emerged victorious in the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s events at ‘Saksham Pedal Delhi’ Cyclothon held in New Delhi on November 5, 2017.This event was organised by Petroleum Conservation & Research Association (PCRA) under technical guidance from Cycling Federation of India. The event was supported by many Oil companies including IOCL, BPCL, HPCL and ONGC.

Answer – 2. Ashwani Kumar
Explanation
Ashwani Kumar, Principal Secretary in the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD), has been appointed as Chief Secretary for Puducherry. The current Puducherry Chief Secretary, Manjo Kumar Parida, who has in the past worked in the Delhi government will return to Delhi. The new postings become effective immediately. Also, Delhi’s urban development secretary Renu Sharma has also been given charge of PWD.

Answer – 1. Rajyavardhan Rathore
Explanation
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has left to attend World Youth Forum, scheduled to be held at Sharam El Shiekh, Egypt. Col Rathore is attending the meeting on behalf of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to represent the country at the Forum.These 5 days forumwill be inaugurated by the President of Egypt Mr Abdelfateh El Sisi on 06th of Nov.

Answer – 2. Majuli
Explanation
Majuli is is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam. It is India’s first island district and world’s largest river island. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched 647 schemes with a total financial outlay of Rs. 24.57 crore to boost Majuli’s development.

Answer – 1. Goa
Explanation
The Sagar Kavach exercise is conducted to provide smooth seaward cover along the Goa Coast jointly by all security agencies from coastal belt area line to the limit of territorial water (12 nautical miles). The Sagar Kavach exercise is being conducted and coordinated by Indian Coast Guard, District Headquarter at Goa.

Answer – 5. Meghalaya
Explanation
The Indian Army today launched an independent and fully-integrated Joint Training Node (JTN) at Umroi cantonment, Meghalaya. The JTN is the first of its kind in eastern command and is different from other joint training centres in Belgaum, Varangte and Bakloh. The Army has chosen the Umroi cantonment for the JTN keeping mind its proximity to Guwahati and the Shillong airports.

Answer – 5. Khichdi
Explanation
India set a Guinness world record by cooking 918 kg khichdi at ‘World Food India’ 2017 event in New Delhi. Khichdi is a traditional Indian multi-grain dish that is relished equally by rich as well poor people across India. The minimum requirement to create a world-record was 500 kg. The khichdi was thereafter distributed to orphans by Akshaya Patra Foundation and Gurudwara to about 60,000 people.

Answer – 4. N Poonguzhali
Explanation
N Poonguzhali has become the first woman to be appointed as senior Deputy Director General (DDG), Tamil Nadu, Telecom Enforcement Resource Monitoring, Department of Telecommunications (DoT). N Poonguzhali is an Indian telecom service officer of the 1979 batch. She is an alumnus of IIT Madras, from where she graduated in Electronics and also completed her Masters in Business Administration. Her new role is in Telecom Enforcement Resource Monitoring (TERM) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). She has 36 years of experience in the Department of Telecommunication and at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd in various responsibilities.

Answer – 3. Golfer
Explanation
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok won the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi, UAE and has thereby won her third Ladies European Tour (LET) title in less than twelve months. Aditi Ashok won the title by outperforming Cheyenne Woods (US), Georgia Hall (England) and Camilla Lennarth (Sweden).Including Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open title, Aditi has won Hero Indian Open and Qatar Ladies Open in last twelve months.

Answer – 5. Achanta Sharath and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Explanation
Indian table tennis players Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have won bronze medal in the men’s doubles category of the 2017 Challenge Belgium Openi. Sharath Kamal & Sathiyan lost in the semi-finals to the German pair of Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther. On their way to semi-finals, Sharath Kamal – Sathiyan pair first beat the Belgian pair of Thibaut Darcis and Lauric Jean and outperformedof Sweden’s Harald Andersson and Simon Arvidsson.

Answer – 4. China
Explanation
India beats China 5-4 via and won the women’s Asia Cup hockey and India also qualified for next year’s World Cup as Continental champion. Korea is in third place after it defeated Japan.

Answer – 1. Mahanadi
Explanation
the annual Balijatra festival began on the banks of river Mahanadi in Cuttack at Gadagadia ghat. Odisha Health and Law minister Pratap Jena, Culture minister Ashok Panda and Sports minister Chandra Sarathi Behera inaugurated the Balijatra festival in the presence of city mayor Meenakshi Behera. The week-long fair will continue till 10th November 2017. Over one lakh people are estimated to have arrived at the fair ground to witness the yatra.