13 & 14.11.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) ________ became India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients of all categories through oral medicine. This is for first time, state government has included oral medicine in government hospitals.
(A) Haryana
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Telangana
(D) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer-(A) Haryana

2) The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held in _________.
(A) Cambodia
(B) Vietnam
(C) Laos
(D) Myanmar
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Answer-(B) Vietnam
Explanation:

The theme of summit was ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future’.

Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim countries attended this meeting. This was second time Vietnam hosted APEC summit, having hosted the event previously in 2006. Next year’s APEC summit will be held in Papua New Guinea.

21 Members Economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, Russian and Vietnam. India is observer of APEC since 2011 and has applied for membership.

3) Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay (45) was appointed as Director General of __________. She replaces outgoing DG Irina Bokova.
(A) WHO
(B) WTO
(C) UNESCO
(D) IMF
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Answer-(C) UNESCO
Explanation:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

She is the 11th Director-General of UNESCO and the second woman to occupy this position. She is also first Jewish Director of UNESCO.

4) ______ to become world’s largest Sulphur Dioxide emitter.
(A) India
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) France
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Answer-(A) India
Explanation:

As per study published by researchers at University of Maryland, US, India is overtaking China to become world’s largest emitter of anthropogenic Sulphur Dioxide (SO2).

SO2 is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly during burning of coal to generate electricity and vehicular emissions.

5) India’s first Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit was organised at Dantewada in Bastar region of _______.
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Odisha
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer-(A) Chhattisgarh
Explanation:

The event was organized by National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in partnership with Government of United States of America (USA).

Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit in Dantewada was organised with motive to inspire, nurture and promote spirit of entrepreneurship in tribal youth.

6) The 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES-2017) was held in _________.
(A) Kathmandu, Nepal
(B) New Delhi, India
(C) Columbo, Sri Lanka
(D) Male, Maldives
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Answer-(A) Kathmandu, Nepal
Explanation:
Theme “Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in South Asia”.

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