CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 2019

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Tejas


Explanation : The arrested landing of the naval variant of LCA Tejas was carried out at INS Hansa in Goa. First night time arrested landing of LCA Navy carried out successfully at SBTF Goa to demonstrate the ease of handling and confidence achieved in arrested landing technologies.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Monoranjan Bori


Explanation : The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust has selected young poet Ankur Ranjan Phukan and short story writer Monoranjan Bori for the Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2019. The award recognized the manuscripts Ankur Ranjan Phukan's Khando-ta and Monoranjan Bori's Moh-jokh. The award aims to encourage young and promising writers in the Assamese

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   China


Explanation : China on November 14 successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars in 2020.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Shane Watson


Explanation : Former all-rounder Shane Watson has been appointed as the president of the Australian Cricketers' Association. The appointment was made at the ACA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Sydney.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   India


Explanation : India will host the 19th Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization next year, the first such high level meeting of the eight-member grouping to be organized in New Delhi.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Kung Fu Nuns


Explanation : The Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa Order, some of the Himalayas' most prominent human rights advocates, received Asia Society's prestigious Game Changer Award in New York for their path-breaking work to empower women and dismantle gender stereotypes in Himalayas.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   New Delhi


Explanation : India-ASEAN Business Summit was held in New Delhi on November 11-12. The theme of the summit was 'Today, Tomorrow, Together'.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Sundar Singh Gurjar


Explanation : Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar has won India's second gold defending his World Para Athletics Championships title in the men's F46 javelin throw event in Dubai. With this, India has secured three Tokyo Paralympic Games quota, along with the bronze winner Ajeet Singh and Rinku.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Mumbai


Explanation : Mumbai port has emerged as a cruise destination and is projected to receive 259 cruise ships in 2019-20 with an estimated 1.81 lakh passengers.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   Kolkata


Explanation : The 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) is being at Kolkata, West Bengal. It is being held from 11-12 November 2019.