GK & Current Affairs Quiz: November 19, 2019
November 19, 2019 May 21, 2021
1. The 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held in which city?
[A] Colombo
[B] New Delhi
[C] Hanoi
[D] Bangkok
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Correct Answer: D [Bangkok]
Notes:
The 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus-2019) has recently held in Bangkok, Thailand on 18th November 2019. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with 17 other Defence Ministers of ADMM-Plus countries attended the meeting. Its purpose was to seek collaborations in terms of security with Ministry of Defence of countries outside the region.
2. Who has been sworn-in as new President of Sri Lanka?
[A] Gotabaya Rajapakasa
[B] Priyantha Sirisena
[C] Namal Rajapaksa
[D] Karu Jayasuriya
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Correct Answer: A [Gotabaya Rajapakasa]
Notes:
Gotabaya Rajapakasa, the controversial wartime defence secretary, has been sworn-in as 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Ruwanweli Seya in Anuradhapura on 18th November 2019. He succeeded President Maithripala Sirisena for a 5-year term. Before the ceremony, the newly-elected president worshipped at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred fig tree in the Mahamewna Gardens and Ruwanweli Seya.
3. Which Indian boxer has been elected as a member of the first-ever international boxing body (AIBA) athletes’ commission?
[A] Shiva Thapa
[B] Laishram Sarita Devi
[C] Mary Kom
[D] Vijender Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Laishram Sarita Devi]
Notes:
Indian boxer, Laishram Sarita Devi of Manipur has been elected unopposed as a member of the first-ever international boxing body (AIBA) athletes’ commission. She was inspired by Muhammad Ali’s achievements, and turned professional in boxing in the year 2000. She is DSP in Manipur Police. The election of the Athletes Commission members was organized during AIBA Men and Women World Boxing Championships 2019 in Russia. Boxers from all over the world voted for new members – one per continent, except Europe which has two representatives.
4. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI), is a former Chief Justice of which High Court?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, a former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, has recently administered oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will have a tenure of over 17 months as the CJI and is due to retire on April 23, 2021. Justice Bobde has decided several key cases and was part of the recent historic Ayodhya verdict. He also headed a 3-member in-house committee which gave a clean chit to CJI Gogoi on a sexual harassment complaint against him by a former apex court staffer. Hailing from a family of lawyers from Maharashtra, he is the son of eminent senior advocate Arvind Shriniwas Bobde.
5. The Andhra Pradesh government has selected which IIM to help curb corruption in the state administration?
[A] IIM Calcutta
[B] IIM Indore
[C] IIM Ahmedabad
[D] IIM Bangalore
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Correct Answer: C [IIM Ahmedabad]
Notes:
The Andhra Pradesh government has selected IIM Ahmedabad to help curb corruption in the state administration. The institute would study the structural issues in the government departments in relation to corruption and come out with measures to tackle them. The focus would be on government departments that have earned alleged notoriety for corruption. Based on the IIM-A report, it was expected that the government may suitably amend the PC Act for a complete crackdown on corruption.
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