Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (11 Nov - 17 Nov 2024): Boost Your Exam Score with Top Questions!

Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (11 Nov - 17 Nov 2024): This week, we have compiled 10 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for government exams, including topics such as COP29, Exercise 'Garuda Shakti', New Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, Sukhna Lake and others. 

1. Where is the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) being held?

(a) Paris

(b) Baku

(c) Bern

(d) Nairobi

2. Recently 'Garuda Shakti' exercise was conducted between India and which country?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Japan

(c) France

(d) Indonesia

3. In which city of Bihar did Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of AIIMS?

(a) Samastipur

(b) Madhubani

(c) Darbhanga

(d) Arrah

4. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation?

(a) Ramesh Ojha

(b) Arvinder Singh Sahni

(c) Rajendra Kumar Sinha

(d) Alok Puri

5. Who is the Foreign Secretary to whom the government has given extension?

(a) Rajeev Kumar

(b) Vikram Misri

(c) Alok Kumar Singh

(d) Naman Arora

6. Where will the world's first high-altitude para sports centre be established?

(a) Srinagar

(b) Leh

(c) Itanagar

(d) Gangtok

7. Who has been appointed the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority?

(a) Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai

(b) Justice DY Chandrachud

(c) Justice Sanjiv Khanna

(d) Justice Rajiv Sinha

8. Who has been recently appointed as the new brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department?

(a) Vikrant Messi

(b) Manoj Bajpai

(c) Pankaj Tripathi

(d) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

9. Who inaugurated the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi?

(a) Amit Shah

(b) Rajnath Singh

(c) S. Jaishankar

(d) Piyush Goyal

10. Sukhna Lake, which was in the news recently, is located in which city?

(a) Nagpur

(b) Lucknow

(c) Jaipur

(d) Chandigarh

Answer:-

1. (b) Baku

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is being organized from 11 November to 22 November, 2024. The focus of the summit is on finance. Arab countries have proposed a $1.1 trillion annual target, including $441 billion in direct grants from developed countries.

2. (d) Indonesia

The 9th edition of the Joint Special Forces Exercise Garuda Shakti between the Indian Army and Indonesian Army concluded on 12 November at Mokopassus, Cijantung, Indonesia. Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravarti also participated in this exercise.

3. (c) Darbhanga

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS in Darbhanga, Bihar. It will include a super-speciality hospital/AYUSH block, medical college, nursing college and residential facilities. Along with this, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 12,100 crore across the state.     

4. (b) Arvinder Singh Sahni

Arvinder Singh Sahni has been appointed the new chairman of the country's largest oil company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Sahni, 54, is currently working as Executive Director, Business Development, Petrochemicals Division at IOC.

5. (b) Vikram Misri

The Central Government has extended the tenure of India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri till July 14, 2026. Misri took over as Foreign Secretary on 15 July 2024. He is a 1989 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. Misri has served in the Ministry of External Affairs, PMO and several Indian missions in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

6. (b) Leh

With an aim to promote sports in the country, the world's first high-altitude para sports centre will soon be set up in Leh, Ladakh. For this, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, and the Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF).  

7. (a) Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai

President of India Draupadi Murmu has nominated Supreme Court Judge Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai as the new Acting Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). Justice Gavai will replace Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who previously held the post. As per the convention of NALSA, the post of Executive Chairperson is held by the second senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

8. (c) Pankaj Tripathi

Bollywood star Pankaj Tripathi has recently been appointed the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department. Madhya Pradesh is often called the heart of India for its vibrant wildlife, and historical sites. This decision will promote tourism in the state.

9. (d) Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 43rd edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It is being organised from 14-27 November. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are partner states at IITF 2024, Jharkhand is the focus state. IITF tickets are available at 55 Delhi Metro stations, DMRC mobile app, ITPO website.

10. (d) Chandigarh

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recently issued a notification to demarcate an area ranging from 1 km to 2.035 km around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary on the Haryana side as Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). This is an artificial lake located in Chandigarh.

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