8th November 2018 Current Affairs Quiz
8th November 2018 Current Affairs Quiz
1.Read the paragraph carefully
I.The Reserve Bank of India has liberalised the norms governing external commercial borrowings (ECBs) for infrastructure creation.
II.The minimum average maturity requirement for ECB in the infrastructure sector has been reduced to three years from earlier five years.
III.Additionally, the average maturity requirement for mandatory hedging has been reduced to nine years from earlier fifteen years.
From above line which of the following are correct:-
a)All are correct
b)Only I is correct
c)I and II are correct
d)I and III are correct
2.Who is the new chairman of the Tesla Company’s board of directors?
a)Elon Musk
b)Robyn Denholm
c)J.B Staubel
d)None of these
3.The West Bengal government will observe _____________ on November 14
a)Bengal’s tiger Day
b)Rosogolla Day
c)Children’s Day
d)None of the above
4.The dust clouds is also known as ________________
a)Kaspersky clouds
b)Kordylewski cloud
c)Kazimierz cloud
d)None of these
5.Samay Godika won the 2018 ‘Breakthrough Junior Challenge’ for his video submitted in the ____________________.
a)Physics
b)Chemistry
c)Life science
d)Mathematics
6.US researchers have successfully produced electricity from a_______________ covered in bacteria.
a)Sugarcane
b)Mushroom
c)Bamboo
d)Lemon
7.In which country European defence coalition is launched?
a)Belgium
b)Denmark
c)Paris
d)Britain
8.In which state election commission sets up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths?
a)Bihar
b)Jharkhand
c)Chhattisgarh
d)Madhya Pradesh
9.Which city stadium will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’?
a)Delhi
b)Lucknow
c)Kerela
d)Bengaluru
10.Which state Government launched ‘Mo Bus’ services?
a)West Bengal
b)Odisha
c)Maharashtra
d)Tamil Nadu
11.Who is first woman secretary general of the Lok Sabha?
a)Sumitra Mahajan
b)Snehlata Shrivastava
c)Smirti irani
d)None of the above
12.Which city created world record with lit up over three lakh diya?
a)Mathura
b)Rameshwaram
c)Ayodhya
d)Haridawar
13.World Bank Inks ____________ Project Agreement With Andhra Pradesh
a)$ 250 Million
b)$ 50 Million
c)$ 172 Million
d)$150 Million
1. Read the paragraph carefully
I. The Reserve Bank of India has liberalised the norms governing external commercial borrowings (ECBs) for infrastructure creation.
II. The minimum average maturity requirement for ECB in the infrastructure sector has been reduced to three years from earlier five years.
III. Additionally, the average maturity requirement for mandatory hedging has been reduced to nine years from earlier fifteen years.
From above line which of the following is/are correct:-
The Reserve Bank of India has liberalised the norms governing external commercial borrowings (ECBs) for infrastructure creation. The minimum average maturity requirement for ECB in the infrastructure sector has been reduced to three years from earlier five years. Additionally, the average maturity requirement for mandatory hedging has been reduced to five years from earlier ten years.
2. Who is the new chairman of the Tesla Company’s board of directors?
Electric carmaker Tesla has appointed Robyn Denholm as the Chairman of the company’s board of directors, replacing Elon Musk.
3. The West Bengal government will observe _____________ on November 14
The West Bengal government will observe ‘Rosogolla Day’ on November 14.
4. The dust clouds is also known as ________________
A team of astronomers and physicists has confirmed that the dust clouds orbit the Earth. These dust clouds move with the Earth and Moon at a stable 4,00,000 kilometres from the Earth. The dust clouds is also known as ‘Kordylewski’ clouds. The first glimpse of the clouds was seen only in 1961 by Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordylewski.
5. Samay Godika won the 2018 ‘Breakthrough Junior Challenge’ for his video submitted in the ____________________.
Samay Godika won the 2018 ‘Breakthrough Junior Challenge’ for his video submitted in the life sciences category on circadian rhythms.
6. US researchers have successfully produced electricity from a_______________ covered in bacteria.
US researchers have successfully produced electricity from a mushroom covered in bacteria.
7. In which country European defence coalition is launched?
Defence ministers from European countries met in Paris on 7 November 2018 and launched a joint military force known as the ‘European Intervention Initiative’ or EI2.
8. In which state election commission sets up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths?
Election Commission sets up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in Chhattisgarh
9. Which city stadium will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’?
The newly-built Ekana International Stadium of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
10. Which state Government launched ‘Mo Bus’ services?
Odisha government has launched a new initiative named ‘Mo Bus’ services in the Bhubaneshwar ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup.
11. Who is first woman secretary general of the Lok Sabha?
The tenure of Snehlata Shrivastava has been extended by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for one year.
12. Which city created world record with lit up over three lakh diya?
A new world record was set in Ayodhya on 7 November 2018 with over three lakh ‘diya’ lit up simultaneously.
13. World Bank Inks ____________ Project Agreement With Andhra Pradesh
The Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the World Bank have signed the loan agreement for a $172.20 million project to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of poor and marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh.