Current Affairs Quiz: 18 November 2021

Current Affairs Quiz with answers- 18 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 NCC Alumni Association, Water Heroes – Share Your Stories contest and Rezang La War memorial among others. 

1. When is Guru Nanak Jayanti 2021?

a) November 20th

b) November 19th

c) November 21st

d) November 22nd

2. Who will be enrolled as the first member of NCC Alumni Association?

a) Rajnath Singh

b) Nirmala Sitharaman

c) Amit Shah

d) PM Narendra Modi

3. When will Water Heroes – Share Your Stories contest start?

a) November 20th

b) November 25th

c) November 30th

d) December 1st

4. When will NCC Alumni Association be launched?

a) November 19th

b) November 20th

c) November 21st

d) November 22nd

5. India has been re-elected to UNESCO executive board till which year?

a) 2023

b) 2022

c) 2024

d) 2025

6. Uttar Pradesh's first anti-air pollution tower will be inaugurated in which city?

a) Noida

b) Lucknow

c) Ghaziabad

d) Kanpur

7. Revamped Rezang La War memorial was inaugurated in which state/ UT?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Ladakh

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Sikkim

8. Who is the author of the novel Lal Salaam, which is based on tragic killings of 76 CRPF personnel at  Dantewada in April 2010?

a) Smriti Irani

b) Meira Kumar

c) Maneka Gandhi

d) Sonia Gandhi

Answers

1. (b) November 19th 

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2021, also known as Gurupurab, is being celebrated on November 19, 2021 which will mark the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. 

2. (d) PM Narendra Modi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a former NCC cadet, will be enrolled as the first member of the NCC Alumni Association during the culmination event of 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv' in Jhansi on November 19, 2021.

3. (d) December 1st

Jal Shakti Ministry's "Water Heroes – Share Your Stories" contest will start from December 1, 2021 and will go on till November 30, 2022. Winners will be chosen every month from the received entries and they will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 10000 each.  

4. (a) November 19th

PM Narendra Modi will launch 'NCC Alumni Association on November 19, 2021 to further the objectives of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and assist in nation-building.

5. (d) 2025

India has been re-elected to the United Nations' cultural and education organisation (UNESCO) Executive Board for a four-year term from 2021-25. India was re-elected to the board with 164 votes. 

6. (a) Noida

UP’s first air pollution control tower opened in Noida on November 17, 2021. The anti-air pollution tower is located in the posh 16-A sector. The tower, to curb the problem of air pollution in Delhi NCR,  has come up with joint efforts of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and the Noida Authority.

7. (b) Ladakh

The revamped Rezang La War memorial was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 18, 2021, on the anniversary of the famous Rezang La battle.

8. (a) Smriti Irani

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani has turned author with her debut novel 'Lal Salaam'. The book is based on the tragic killings of 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh in April 2010.