Current Affairs Quiz | 14th November 2018 | Time Bound | 5min

Ans.1.(c)

Exp.  Malawian kwacha is the currency of Malawi.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The ACC has approved the appointment of S. S. Deswal, IPS as Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He took charge from R K Pachnanda, the outgoing DG of ITBP.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Xinhua, China’s state-run press agency, recently unveiled virtual newsreaders that combine the images and voices of human anchors with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Bangalore tops the index for the most congested city, and Mumbai in the second position, while Pune follows in the seventh place, according to a recent research published under the US-based organization, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. Palau has become the first country to ban reef toxic sunscreen by 2020 in an attempt to protect its coral reefs after the president of the country signed a bill into law.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The RBI regulates all NBFCs. The RBI canceled the certificate of registrations of as many as 31 NBFCs for unspecified reasons recently.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. State-owned NBCC (India) Limited (formerly National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited) has signed an agreement with the Health Ministry to acquire Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (HSCC).

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Former IAS Officer Ashok Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Veteran theatre and Marathi film actor Lalan Sarang had passed away in Pune where she was hospitalized for a month for multiple ailments. Sarang was 79 years old.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Tamil Nadu has received the nod from the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch its State Shelter Fund for attracting investments in the affordable housing segment.