★ Current Affairs : November15, 2013 ★ (Questions with detailed answers) 1. The Commonwealth Business Forum was inaugurated in which country? a) Srilanka b) Nepal c) India d) China Answer: Srilanka. The Commonwealth Business Forum was inaugurated in Colombo, Srilanka. 2. Name the new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. A) T.P. Sundrarajan T.P. Seetharam c) T.P. Sreenivasan D) T.P. Rajeevan Answer: T.P. Seetharam. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer T.P. Seetharam will be the new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. 3. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairperson and managing director of the country’s first women’s bank? a) Usha Shriram b) Usha Tharot c) Usha Laxmi d) Usha Ananthasubramanian Answer: Usha Ananthasubramanian as the first Chairman and Managing Director of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the country’s first all- woman bank.She is currently an executive director at Punjab National Bank 4. The Indian government has recently introduced two commemorative coins in the memory of whom? a) Begum Hazrat Mahal b) Dr. Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi c) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan d)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of India’s first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Indian government has introduced two commemorative coins of Rs 20 and 5. 5. Who among the following has been honoured with 2013 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award? a) Chetan Upadhyay b) Chetan Bhagat c) Chetan Anand d) Chetna Vijay Sinha Answer: Chetna Vijay Sinha. Chetna Vijay Sinha has been honoured with 2013 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. 6. Who among the following has topped the list of 2013 Glamour Woman of the Year and a) Mukhtara Mai b) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy c) Lady Gaga d) Malala Yousufzai Answer: Malala Yousufzai. Teenage activist Malala Yousufzai has topped the list of 2013 Glamour Woman of the Year. 7. Which among the following has declared itself free from Bird Flu? a) India b) Russia c) China d) Japan Answer: India. India declared itself free from bird flu (H5N1). 8. When the Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed? a) November 11 b) November 12 c) November 13 d) November 14 Answer: November 12. The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed on 12 November. The day is celebrated to honour Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to All India Radio (AIR) studio in New Delhi in 1947. 9. Who among the following has resigned from the post of Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)? a) Rahul Bajaj b) Yogesh Agarwal c) Murli Narayan d) Kartik Bajpeyi Answer: Yogesh Agarwal. Anup Wadhawan replaced Yogesh Agarwal as new chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). 10. Japan will provide how much money to Uttarakhand for the reconstruction after destroyed in devastating floods? a) US $ 200 million b) US $ 150 million c) US $ 250 million d) US $ 420 million Answer: US $ 150 million. Japan will provide Uttarakhand US $150 million to redevelop basic amenities besides reconstructing damaged roads destroyed in devastating floods in Uttarakhand. Dont forget to Like & Share !
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