{"id":5391,"date":"2019-11-16T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T06:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2019-11-16T12:19:51","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T06:49:51","slug":"gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-16th-november-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-16th-november-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"GK Current Affairs Quiz Questions with Answers 16th November 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC"},"content":{"rendered":"
GK Current Affairs Quiz<\/a> 16th November 2019 with Questions and Answers:\u00a0<\/strong>General Knowledge section of Versionweekly aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. Instantly obtain Latest Daily Current Affairs with all essential info, Be the first to know all the Today Current affairs 16 November 2019 top news, Major Issues, Current News, Important events in National Current News as well as International level with clear explanation.<\/p>\n GK or General Awareness section can be the easiest section in all government, banking, SSC, railways exams when followed regularly. Aspirants of competitive exams such as\u00a0IBPS, UPSC, SSC, SSC CPO, SSC CGL, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, IBPS, Railways, Government Jobs, UPPSC, MPSC, APPSC, TSPSC, SI, Constables, etc\u00a0<\/strong>can refer to the general knowledge questions and answers daily from this series of articles.<\/p>\n Q. Who is the Chief Minister of Jharkhand? Answer: (a) Raghubar Das Q. Which country was identified as the country with the highest risk in terms of bribery threats in South Asia? Answer: (d) Bangladesh Q. Who is the governor of Jharkhand? Answer: (a) Draupadi Murmu Q. How much did Assam State Government allocate _________ for the development of Assam’s Pathsala town? Answer: (b) Rs.30 crore Q. Which Software company is to launch the Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System, which will be able to predict conditions up to 12 hours in advance? Answer: (c) IBM Q. Which South Asian country tops the list of TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix with highest bribery risk? Answer: (d) Somalia Q. Recently Jordan has ended a provision of the 25-year-old peace treaty with which country? Answer: (a) Israel Q. Which organisation has set up the Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention Unit to counter the growing menace of child porn on the internet? Answer: (b) Central Bureau of Investigation Q. Which country stood last in the 2019 Global Bribery Risk Index ranking? Answer: (d) Somalia Q. India ranked __________ in the Global Bribery Risk Index in the year 2019. Answer: (b) 78th Q. Which country’s satellite Hayabusa-2 has started a journey to return to Earth from an asteroid named Ryugu? Answer: (d) Japan Q. Which Indian player has been named in TIME 100 Next list? Answer: (b) Dutee Chand Q. ISRO has selected 12 potential astronauts for which mission? Answer: (a) Gaganyaan Mission Q. When the world UNESCO week will be observed? Answer: (c) 19 to 25 November Q. The foundation day of Jharkhand falls on the birth anniversary of tribal leader __________. Answer: (b) Birsa Munda Q. Which Country topped the Global Bribery Risk Index in the year 2019? Answer: (a) New Zealand Q. Which State does not share a border with Jharkhand? Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh Q. How much amount of fund has been pledged by India towards UN development activities for 2020? Answer: (a) USD 13.5 million Q. When did NITI Aayog launch the series with a workshop titled Health System for a New India: Building Blocks? Answer: (d) 2018 GK Current Affairs Quiz 16th November 2019 with Questions and Answers:\u00a0General Knowledge section of Versionweekly aims to help every competitive … <\/p>\nGK Current Affairs Quiz 16-11-2019 with Questions and Answers for Banking, UPSC, Railways, RRB NTPC, SSC<\/h2>\n
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\n(a) Raghubar Das
\n(b) Draupadi Murmu
\n(c) Arjun Munda
\n(d) Manohar Lal Khattar<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: Raghubar Das is the Chief Minister of Jharkhand state of India. He was sworn in as the 6th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. He is an Indian politician and belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) India
\n(b) Pakistan
\n(c) China
\n(d) Bangladesh<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: The Global Bribery Risk Index identified as the country with the highest risk in terms of bribery threats in South Asia. Bangladesh scored 72 out of 100 in 2019, which is two points higher than its score in 2018. The global average score is 51. If a country gets a higher score, it means it is at a higher risk of business bribery.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Draupadi Murmu
\n(b) Acharya Devvrat
\n(c) Vajubhai Vala
\n(d) Najma Heptulla<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: Draupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who is the 8th and current Governor of Jharkhand since May 2015.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Rs.20 crore
\n(b) Rs.30 crore
\n(c) Rs.40 crore
\n(d) Rs.50 crore<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: The Assam State Government has allocated Rs.30 crore for the development of Assam’s Pathsala town. The allocated funds will be spent on construction of a flyover, roads, and other schemes. The announcement was made by State PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while laying the foundation stone of the Tihu-Dumni road at Kenduguri.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Infosys
\n(b) TCSwrong Image
\n(c) IBM
\n(d) Microsoft<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: IBM is to launch IBM GRAF, the Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System, which will be able to predict conditions up to 12 hours in advance. Such kind of precise forecasting system has been available in the United States, Japan, and some west European countries.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) India
\n(b) Morocco
\n(c) Afghanistan
\n(d) Somalia<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:The Trace Bribery Risk Matrix is an international list released every year. This year, a list of 200 countries has been released. The country which has been given the highest ranking in this list is the most affected country. New Zealand is in the first place and Somalia is at 200th position.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Israel
\n(b) Syria
\n(c) Lebanon
\n(d) Russia<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:A treaty was signed between Jordan and Israel on 26 October 1994. As per the provisions of this treaty ‘Bakhura’ and ‘Al Ghamar’, the border areas between the two countries will be covered in the treaty.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Ministry of Women & Child Development
\n(b) Central Bureau of Investigation
\n(c) Supreme Court
\n(d) Indian Council for Child Welfare<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently set up the Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention and Investigation Unit in New Delhi to tackle the growing menace of child porn.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Yemen
\n(b) North Korea
\n(c) South Sudan
\n(d) Somalia<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: According to the Global Bribery Risk Index, Somalia stood last with the highest risk in the 2019 Global Bribery Risk Index ranking. If a country gets a higher score, it means it is at a higher risk of business bribery.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) 63rd
\n(b) 78th
\n(c) 82nd
\n(d) 91st<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: India ranked 78th in the Global Bribery Risk Index out of 178 countries. The index was released by Trace Bribery Risk Matrix. India scored with a total risk score of 48. TRACE provides a score from 1 to 100 to each country for each domain. If a country gets a higher score, it means it is at a higher risk of business bribery.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) North Korea
\n(b) South Korea
\n(c) China
\n(d) Japan<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:The Japanese space organization\u2019s (JAXA) spacecraft Hayabusa-2 reached the asteroid Ryugu, 300 million kilometers from Earth, after a three-and-a-half-year journey. It has collected some samples of the asteroid and now it is returning to Earth.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Rohit Sharma
\n(b) Dutee Chand
\n(c) Smriti Mandhana
\n(d) PV Sindhu<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:Indian athlete Dutee Chand has been included in the TIME 100 Next list. This list has been launched under the expansion of the list of 100 most effective people in the world. It includes those people who are ready to make a future in business, recreation, sports, politics, health and science.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Gaganyaan Mission
\n(b) Chandrayaan-3 Mission
\n(c) Mangal Mission
\n(d) None of the Above<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:Twelve people of the Indian Air Force have been selected as potential astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission. Seven of them have gone to Russia for training. When these seven potential astronauts will come back from Russia, the remaining selected astronauts will be sent for training.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) 14 to 20 November
\n(b) 20 to 25 November
\n(c) 19 to 25 November
\n(d) 30 November to 6 December<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:World Heritage Week 2019 will be observed from 19 to 25 November. For this day, special programs and competitions will be organized by the Department of Archeology and various organizations.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Rehma Vasave
\n(b) Birsa Munda
\n(c) Bangaru Devi
\n(d) Bisoi Pandey<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: Jharkhand, the land of forests, was formed on 15 November 2000. It is celebrating its 19th year of constitution in the year 2019. It was previously the southern half of Bihar. The foundation day of the State falls on the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda who is also known as Bhagwan Birsa. He played a vital role in India’s struggle for freedom.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) New Zealand
\n(b) Norway
\n(c) Denmark
\n(d) Sweden<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: New Zealand topped the Global Bribery Risk Index in the year 2019. According to the list, the 5 countries with the lowest bribery risk in the world are New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. If a country gets a higher score, it means it is at a higher risk of business bribery.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) Bihar
\n(b) Odisha
\n(c) Madhya Pradesh
\n(d) Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: Jharkhand borders with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, West Bengal to the east<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) USD 13.5 million
\n(b) USD 15.5 million
\n(c) USD 18.5 million
\n(d) USD 20.5 million<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation:India has recently pledged to contribute USD 13.5 million for various operational and developmental activities of the United Nations (UN) and its agencies for the year 2020.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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\n(a) 2015
\n(b) 2016
\n(c) 2017
\n(d) 2018<\/p>\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\nExplanation: The Development Dialogues series have been initiated to generate debate and discussions on the vision of the nation. On 30 November 2018, NITI Aayog launched the series with a workshop titled Health System for a New India: Building Blocks. The dialogue engaged international and national experts and key stakeholders to discuss the trajectory of India’s health system. It aims to facilitate multi-sectoral and stakeholder conversations on a systemic approach to reforming healthcare in India.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
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