Current Affairs Quiz: 9 November 2020

9 November 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Vice President-Elect of US, US State Sponsors of Terrorism List and Juba Peace Agreement among others. 

1.Who has become the first female Indian American Vice President-elect of the United States?
a)Kamala Harris
b)Maya Harris
c)Nikki Haley 
d)Seema Verma

2.India has welcomed which nation’s removal from US State Sponsors of Terrorism List?
a)Turkey 
b)Iran 
c)Sudan
d)Syria

3.Which nation has relaxed Islamic personal laws to allow cohabitation of unmarried couples?
a)Saudi Arabia
b)UAE
c)Kuwait
d)Bahrain

4.Popular American show host Alex Trebek passed away after a year-long battle with cancer on November 8, 2020. Which game show did he host for almost four decades?
a)Jeopardy
b)Who Wants to be a Millionaire
c)The Price is Right
d)Family Feud

5.Which tennis player has equaled Pete Sampras’ year-end World No. 1 record?
a)Novak Djokovic 
b)Roger Federer 
c)Rafael Nadal
d)Andy Murray

6.PM Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs 614 crores in which city on November 9, 2020?
a)Allahabad 
b)Surat
c)Varanasi 
d)Bhopal 

7.Which nation’s transitional government signed ‘ Juba Peace Agreement’ with rebel groups?
a)Syria
b)Turkey 
c)Ethiopia
d)Sudan

8.Which two teams will be clashing against each other in IPL 2020 Final?
a)MI, DC
b)MI, SRH
c)SRH, DC
d)RCB, DC

Answers

1.(a) Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris has created history by becoming the first female Vice President-Elect of the United States of America. She is also the first person of colour and first Indian American to be elected to the post. 

2.(c) Sudan
India has welcomed the removal of Sudan from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List. India also welcomed normalisation of Sudan's relations with Israel. 

3.(b) UAE
The United Arab Emirates has made an amendment in its strict Islamic personal laws to allow cohabitation of unmarried couples and loosen restrictions on alcohol consumption by scrapping penalties on the consumption of alcohol and its possession for those aged 21 and above.

4.(a) Jeopardy
Popular American game show host Alex Trebek passed away at the age of 80 years on November 8, 2020 after undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer for over a year. He had hosted the show -Jeopardy- for almost four decades.

5.(a) Novak Djokovic 
Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched year-end world number one ranking for a record sixth time on November 6, 2020. He has now equaled the record of American Tennis great Pete Sampras, who ended with world number one ranking for six straight years between 1993 and 1998.

6.(c) Varanasi 
PM Modi on November 9, 2020, virtually launched and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 614 crore in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. 

7.(d) Sudan
Sudan's transitional government signed a peace deal called the 'Juba Peace Agreement' with several rebel groups in Juba on October 3, 2020, almost a year after the peace talks began.

8.(a) MI & DC
Delhi Capitals beat Sun Risers Hyderabad by 17 runs in Qualifier 2 on November 8, 2020 to progress to the finals of IPL 2020. This is the first time that Delhi has made it into the finals. They will be clashing against Mumbai Indians in the final on November 10 for the IPL 2020 trophy.