Today Top 10 Current Affairs 17th November 2024 Questions and Answers

The Daily Current Affairs Quiz which keeps you updated with the current events happening all around the world. Which is also helpful for students who are preparing for the competitive exams. This current affairs quiz helps to tackle the questions from the Current sections which is the demand of most of the SSC, Banking, State, Defense exams. So Attempting this quiz will be beneficial to fetch a good score in the examinations.

Questions

Q1. National Press Day Observed Every Year on which day?

(a) 15th November

(b) 16th November

(c) 17th November

(d) 18th November

 

Q2. Who has been appointed as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump?

(a)  Elon Musk

(b) Vivek Ramaswamy

(c) Kush Patel

(d) Tulsi Ballard

 

Q3. World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed on which day?

(a) Third Saturday of November

(b) Third Sunday of November

(c) Third Monday of November

(d) Third Tuesday of November

 

Q4. Indian Star Prajnesh Gunneswaran announces retirement from which sport?

(a) Basketball

(b) Badminton

(c) Tennis

(d) Football

 

Q5. New Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan Chowk Renamed to ______. 

(a) Shahid Veer Bhagat SIngh Chowk

(b) Baba Saheb Ambedkar Chowk

(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati Chowk

(d) Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk

 

Q6. Who is the Author of “Why Bharat Matters”?

(a) Rajdeep Sardesai

(b) Shashi Tharoor

(c) S. Jaishankar

(d) I. K. Gujral

 

Q7. In which country did Symbiosis International University’s first international campus be inaugurated?

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Qatar

(c) Oman

(d) UAE

Q8. Which Indian Airport was honored at the ‘Airport Excellence Awards’ during the Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Kochi

(d) New Delhi

 

Q9. International Day for Tolerance 2024 observed on which day?

(a) 15th November

(b) 16th November

(c) 17th November

(d) 18th November

 

Q10. Which collaboration has launched the world’s first AI and 5G-integrated telecom network, 5G AI-RAN?

(a) NVIDIA and ADB

(b) NVIDIA and SoftBank

(c) Taiwan Semiconductor and SoftBank

(d) OpenAI and Google

Answers

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. National Press Day is observed every year on November 16 to commemorate the establishment of the Press Council of India (PCI) in 1966.

 

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. Tulsi Gabbard was appointed as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) by United States President-elect Donald Trump. 

 

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is observed on the third Sunday of November each year.

 

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, the Indian tennis star who won a bronze medal in singles at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, has announced his retirement from professional tennis. 

 

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. Sarai Kale Khan Chowk renamed to Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk on Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary.

 

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. “Why Bharat Matters” written by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. 

 

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar inaugurated the Symbiosis International University’s first international campus at Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai, UAE. 

 

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) was honored with global recognition at the ‘Airport Excellence Awards’ during the Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024. 

 

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. The International Day for Tolerance is observed every year on November 16 to promote mutual understanding among cultures and encourage tolerance among individuals.

 

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. Nvidia and SoftBank Corp have launched the world’s first AI and 5G-integrated telecom network, named 5G AI-RAN. This groundbreaking network is capable of simultaneously managing AI and 5G operations, transforming traditional base stations into AI-powered computing hubs, revolutionizing telecom infrastructure.