Current Affairs 07-11-2018

1. Which noted journalist has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award?

[A] Ruby Sarkar
[B] Rajesh Parshuram Joshte
[C] VS Rajesh
[D] N. Ram

2. Which of the following cities is the venue of the 18th IORA Council of (Foreign) Ministers Meetings (COM)?

[A] Santiago
[B] Durban
[C] Brasília
[D] Harare

3. Which company has received India’s first Letter of Credit (LC) payment via blockchain?

[A] Tata Motors
[B] Wipro
[C] Reliance Industries
[D] Infosys

4. The Government of India (GoI) has recently approved operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens for which of the following crops?

[A] Tomato, Onion and Potato
[B] Onion, Carrot and Peas
[C] Potato, Wheat and Onion
[D] Tomato, Peas and Chilli

5. Who has been appointed India’s new Ambassador to Iran?

[A] Saurabh Kumar
[B] Gaddam Dharmendra
[C] N K Saxena
[D] Priti Jindal

6. Who of the following lifted the 2018 Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters?

[A] Milos Raonic
[B] Juan Martín del Potro
[C] Karen Khachanov
[D] Novak Djokovic

7. Which sports journalist is the author of the book “The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India”?

[A] Jatin Sapru
[B] Karunya Keshav
[C] Mayanti Langer
[D] Boria Majumdar

8. What is the theme of the 2018 National Ayurveda Day (NAD) of India?

[A] Ayurveda for Public Health
[B] Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes
[C] Ayurveda: Cure and Protect Our Lives
[D] Live happily with Ayurveda

9. The newly-built Ekana cricket stadium is located in which of the following cities?

[A] Udaipur
[B] Lucknow
[C] New Delhi
[D] Pune

10. Which renowned personality has been honoured with ‘Distinguished Fellow Award’ by IndiaGlobal in Boston?

[A] Sachin Tendulkar
[B] Sudha Murthy
[C] Anupam Kher
[D] Piyush Goyal