Current Affairs Quiz 6th and 7th November 2026 Quiz

Ans.c

Explanation: India overtook the United Kingdom to secure third position in the 2026 ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Gazelle Index with 51 companies, four more than the previous year. The USA and China retained the first and second positions with 302 and 278 Gazelles, respectively.

Ans.c

Explanation: India has been unanimously re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for the third consecutive term (2026–2028), while France has been re-elected as Co-President. The headquarters of ISA is located in Gurugram, Haryana.

Ans.b

Explanation: Iliana Iotova became Bulgaria’s first elected female President after winning the presidential runoff election on November 1, 2026. She received 57.6% of the votes, while Andrey Gyurov received 39.5%.

Ans.c

Explanation:

• Cristiano Ronaldo beats out Lionel Messi to win first-ever Ballon d’Or of All Time appeared first on ClutchPoints.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has done it. The saga of Ronaldo’s legendary legacy continues as the Portuguese star and Al-Nassr captain has won the first-ever Ballon d’Or of All Time. After a month-long voting process, Ronaldo, 41, finished ahead of Lionel Messi to win the prestigious award handed out by France Football.
• Ronaldo was recognized for his 2007-08 season at Manchester United, where he contributed to the team’s Premier League and Champions League success. Ronaldo had an incredible 2007-2008 season when he scored 42 goals across all competitions and won his first Ballon d’Or.

Ans.b

Explanation: Edmund Richardson won the £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 for his book ‘Alexander: God, King, Man’. The award was announced on November 4, 2026, at BMA House in London.

Ans.b

Explanation: Nirmala Lakshman won the Sharjah Award for Best International Non-Fiction Book on November 4, 2026, for her book ‘The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community’. The award was presented by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi.

Ans.b

Explanation: The Indian men’s and women’s teams won the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship. India defeated Sri Lanka 54–20 in the men’s final, while the women’s team defeated Uganda 35–15. Both Indian teams won gold medals.

Ans.d

Explanation: The 5th edition of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 was conducted between India and the United States in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is a bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise aimed at strengthening interoperability and coordination between the armed forces of both countries.

Ans.c

Explanation: Pralay is an indigenously developed short-range, surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile. It has a strike range of 150–500 km and a payload capacity of 500–1,000 kg. It uses solid propellant technology and advanced guidance and navigation systems.

Ans.d

Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football on November 5, 2026, ending his 23-year career with Portugal. He made 234 international appearances and scored 146 goals, becoming the most-capped player and all-time leading goalscorer in men’s international football.

Ans.d

Explanation: National Cancer Awareness Day is observed every year in India on November 7. It was first announced in 2014 by the then Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The day coincides with the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Madame Marie Curie and aims to promote cancer prevention, early screening and public awareness.