Current Affairs Quiz: 17 November 2021

Current Affairs Quiz with answers- 17 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 new Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, Hot Air Balloon event and Duare Ration scheme among others. 

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee?

a) Rahul Dravid 

b) Sachin Tendulkar

c) Sourav Ganguly

d) MS Dhoni

2. Hot Air Balloon event will be held from November 17-19 in which Indian city?

a) Varanasi

b) Bhopal 

c) Pune 

d) Ayodhya

3. Which city will host the first T20 match between India and New Zealand?

a) Mumbai

b) Kolkatta

c) Jaipur

d) Kochi

4. Which state's chief minister has launched the ‘Duare Ration’ scheme?

a) West Bengal

b) Bihar

c) Jharkhand

d) Odisha

5. India’s First Food Museum has been launched in which state?

a) Tamil Nadu 

b) Telangana

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Kerala

6. Which among the following organisations has recieved Guinness World Records for the world’s highest motorable road in Ladakh?

a) BRC

b) BRO

c) BOD

d) DRO

7. When will partial lunar eclipse occur in India?

a) November 18th

b) November 19th

c) November 20th

d) November 21st

Answers

1. (c) Sourav Ganguly

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men's Cricket Committee. He will be succeeding Anil Kumble, who stepped down from the post after having served a maximum of three, 3-year terms.

2. (a) Varanasi

A hot air balloon event is being organised in Varanasi from November 17 to November 19. The hot air balloon rides will take people up to a height of 1,000 feet, enabling them to enjoy the beautiful views of the area.

3. (c) Jaipur

First India vs New Zealand T20 match will get underway today from 7 pm at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur. Team India will be led by new T20 skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid in the home series. 

4. (a)West Bengal 

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on November 16, 2021, inaugurated the ‘Duare Ration’ (ration at doorstep) scheme. It aims at benefitting around 10 crores of the people of the state. 

5. (a) Tamil Nadu 

Food Corporation of India has launched India’s First Food Museum in Tamil Nadu. The Museum has been set up at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, which is also the cultural capital of the state, to digitally exhibit the foodgrain production scenario in India and across the globe.

6. (b) BRO

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) on November 16, 2021, received the Guinness World Records certificate for constructing and blacktopping the world’s highest motorable road at 19,024 feet at Umlingla Pass in Ladakh. 

7. (b) November 19th

A partial lunar eclipse will occur in India on November 19, 2021. The partial phase of the lunar eclipse will last for a total of 6 hours and 1 minute. It will start at around 11.30 am IST and end at 5.33 pm IST.