Current Affairs Quiz with answers- 11 November 2021: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Current Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs quiz with answers covers topics such as 101st member country of ISA, new NCB Director-General and ICC T20I Batting Rankings among others.
1. Which nation became the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance?
a) Japan
b) US
c) Germany
d) Australia
2. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau?
a) Atul Karwal
b) R Hari Kumar
c) Sheel Vardhan
d) SN Pradhan
3. Who is the top-ranked Indian batsman on ICC T20I Batting Rankings?
a) KL Rahul
b) Shikhar Dhawan
c) Virat Kohli
d) Rohit Sharma
4. When will the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa?
a) November 20th
b) November 15th
c) November 14th
d) November 13th
5. When is National Education Day?
a) November 9th
b) November 10th
c) November 11th
d) November 12th
6. Which country in a first recorded more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours on November 11?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Israel
d) Germany
7. Which day has been declared as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas?
a) November 13
b) November 14
c) November 15
d) November 17
Answers
1. (b) US
The United States has become the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry formally signed the ISA framework agreement on November 10, 2021 during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
2. (d) Satya Narayan Pradhan
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satya Narayan Pradhan has been appointed as the Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a deputation basis till his superannuation on August 31, 2024, or until further orders. Pradhan is a 1988-batch IPS officer from the Jharkhand cadre.
3. (a) KL Rahul
Indian batsman KL Rahul moved up three places to be ranked 5th, while skipper Virat Kohli dropped four places to the eighth rank in the latest ICC men's T20I Batting Rankings released on November 10, 2021.
4. (a) November 20th
The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India will begin in Goa on November 20, 2021. The festival will be held from November 20-28. The mega-event will be held in a hybrid format due to COVID-19 pandemic, combining online and face-to-face participation.
5. (c) November 11
National Education Day is observed annually on November 11 to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad since 2008. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first education minister of independent India.
6. (d) Germany
Germany recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in one day on November 11, 2021, for the first time since the pandemic began.
7. (c) November 15
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the declaration of November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas to commemorate the brave tribal freedom fighters as part of the year-long celebrations of 75 years of India’s Independence. The date marks the birth anniversary date of Birsa Munda who is revered as God by tribal communities across India.
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