Current Affairs 17th November 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Regional Plan of Action for Adaptation to Drought’ is associated with which institution?
A. G-20              
B. BRICS
C. ASEAN           
D. BIMSTEC
Answer [C] ASEAN   
2. The Final Glasgow COP 26 agreement aimed at capping global warming at … degrees Celsius.
A. 1             
B. 1.5
C. 2.0          
D. 3.0
Answer [B] 1.5
3. What is the theme of World Diabetes Day 2021?
A. Access to Diabetes Care
B. Leaving None Behind
C. Importance of Insulin sensitisers
D. Respect to Sir Frederick Banting
Answer [A] Access to Diabetes Care
4. Which racing driver won the Sau Palo (Brazilian) Grand Prix Tournament?
A. Lewis Hamilton            
B. Max Verstappen
C. Carlos Leclerc               
D. Valtteri Bottas
Answer [A] Lewis Hamilton
5. Which Union Ministry has launched a unified mobile app for the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav’ events?
A. Ministry of External Affairs
B. Ministry of Culture
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Tourism
Answer [B] Ministry of Culture
6. Which is the first country to get independence from Britain?
A. Afghanistan             
B. India
C. United States         
D. China
Answer [C] Culture
7. Which of these sources of Revenue comes under state government ?
A. Service Tax         
B. Income Tax
C. Toll Tax               
D. Custom Duty
Answer [C] Toll Tax
8. A genetic disorder that reduces blood flow of human body?
A. Hypertension       
B. Anaemia
C. Haemophilia          
D. Kidney Cancer
Answer [C] Haemophilia 
9. What is the main cause of soil erosion?
A. Industrialization           
B. Defforestation
C. Earthquake                   
D. Roads Construction
Answer [B] Defforestation
10. Who is the first Indian to become a world snooker champion?
A. Defforestation             
B. Geet Sethi
C. Manan Chandra            
D. Aditya Mehta
Answer [A] Defforestation