Current Affairs 17-11-2018

1. What is the theme of the 2018 World Pneumonia Day (WPD)?

[A] Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health
[B] Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now
[C] Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now
[D] Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care

2. Which city is the venue of the 2018 South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure?

[A] Kathmandu
[B] New Delhi
[C] Naypyidaw
[D] Bangkok

3. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has recently lifted sanctions against which African nation after 9 years?

[A] Eritrea
[B] Burundi
[C] Somalia
[D] Egypt

4. Where is the headquarters of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)?

[A] Chennai
[B] Kolkata
[C] New Delhi
[D] Pune

5. On which date, the 2018 National Press Day (NPD) was celebrated in India recently?

[A] November 14
[B] November 15
[C] November 17
[D] November 16

6. Prof. T N Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?

[A] Marine Science
[B] Economy
[C] Art
[D] Biology

7. The Himalayan State Regional Council (HSRC), which is recently set up by NITI Aayog, will be chaired by whom?

[A] K. Radhakrishnan
[B] V K Saraswat
[C] Kailasavadivoo Sivan
[D] G. Madhavan Nair

8. On which date, the 2018 International Day for Tolerance was observed recently?

[A] November 17
[B] November 18
[C] November 16
[D] November 15

9. Which city is the venue of the 4th edition of Intex South Asia 2018?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Colombo
[C] Kathmandu
[D] Naypyidaw

10. Who is the author of the book ‘A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’?

[A] Mylswamy Annadurai
[B] Shashi Shekar Vempati
[C] Nirviseshananda Tirtha
[D] K Sreedharan