Introduction
The article Current Affairs Quiz 17 presents the important questions of Current Affairs. In General Current Affair means General Issue. These Current Affairs related to several fields like International, National, Sports, Politics, Economy, Science and Technology, and Environment. For example national events include within its fold aspects like economy, social, political, sports, science, environment etc. Current Affairs Section is very important in several exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, Banking, and Insurance etc. Through daily newspapers and daily news, there is huge chance of scoring maximum marks in several exams. Current Affairs section is very important apart from the English Language and Reasoning topics. The main aim of the article Current Affairs Quiz 17 is to provide important and useful questions related to Current Affairs.
Q1
35 ASAEAN Summit 2019 was held in which city?
- A. Jakarta, Indonesia
B. Bangkok, Thailand
C. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
D. Hanoi, Vietnam
* On October 31st, 2019, the 35th ASEAN Summit began in Bangkok, Thailand. The summit will continue till November 4, 2019.
* Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan -o-Cha inaugurated this summit at IMPACT convention complex.
* The theme of the summit is 'Advancing Partnership for sustainability'.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend this summit on November 3rd and 4th.
* Apart from leaders of 10 ASEAN countries head of Eight dialogue partner countries including India, USA China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand are also participating in the summit.
Q2
Who among the following has won the presidential election in Argentina?
- A. Cristina Kirchner
B. Alberto Fernandez
C. Mauricio Macri
D. Nicolas del Cano
* Argentina's left-leaning candidate Alberto Fernandez won the presidential election in the first round bringing to an end the crisis-plagued rule of market-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri.
* Fernandez, a 60-year-old law professor, got 47.36 per cent votes crossing the threshold for outright victory.
* His win also caps a remarkable political comeback for ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who will be the vice-president.
Q3
Who among the following has been included in a 10-member athlete ambassadors’ group by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to will represent boxers in the build-up to Tokyo Olympics 2020?
- A. Vijender Singh
B. MC Mary Kom
C. Mauricio Macri
D. Amit Panghal
* Six-time boxing world champion M. C. Mary Kom has been included in a 10-member athlete ambassadors’ group by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
* The group will represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympics (Tokyo Olympic 2020).
* M. C. Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in boxing's athlete ambassadors’ group.
* The group will also comprise Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko (Europe), a two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz (Americas).
Q4
Which of the following banks has partnered with Srei Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) to provide loans to MSME and retail sector customers?
- A. Canara Bank
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Union Bank of India
D. United Bank of India
* Srei Equipment Finance Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance, has partnered with the United Bank of India (UBI) to offer loans to the MSME sector and retail customers under a co-lending arrangement.
* The NBFC and the bank jointly organised Loan Utsavs across 20 cities. These loan melas were held many cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Ranchi, Patna, Vijaywada, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Bhopal.
* Loans were offered to the MSME sector and other retail customers against purchase of construction equipment. The also offered different EMI options for these loans.
* According to a release, loan to value of up to 90 per cent of the equipment were offered for tenure of up to 5 years, while a moratorium of 30-60 days was also awarded depending on the loan structure and size.
Q5
The 5th edition of International Conference on ROADTECH 2019 was held in _______.
- A. Nagpur
B. Pune
C. Ahmedabad
D. New Delhi
* The 5th edition of International Conference on ROADTECH 2019 was held in New Delhi on 31st October 2019.
* It was organized by industry body ASSOCHAM India (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India).
* Union Minister of State for Road Transport V.K. Singh addressed the meeting.
* The main objective of the conference is to to pool suggestions & solutions from all stakeholders and to cooperate between the road infrastructure stakeholders and the Government.
* During the conference the minister highlighted that in the last five years great amount of works have been done in the field of infrastructure and in future much more will be done.
* He urged to the industry body to find the unique way to monetize the road projects in an environment friendly manner.