Sri Lanka named Chandika Hathurusingha as their new head coach of the cricket team

 Sri Lanka  named Chandika Hathurusingha as their new head coach of the cricket team

Upul Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently the head coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team. Hathurusingha also worked as the head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team between 2014-2017

How much Horsepower can we derive from 1 Kw?

How much Horsepower can we derive from  1 Kw?

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Options

1) 1.34

2) 1.45

3) 1.75

4) 1.85

Answer


1) 1.34

Other details:

The kilowatt hour is a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt-hours, or 3.6 megajoules
Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).
 There are many different standards and types of horsepower.
The most common horsepower—especially for electrical power—is 1 hp = 746 watts
One metric horsepower is needed to lift 75 kilograms (avg. body weight of a person) by 1 meter (3.28 feet) in 1 second.

Children's Peace Prize 2017

Children's Peace Prize 2017


A teenage Syrian refugee won a prestigious international prize   for building a school and providing an education to hundreds of children who fled to Lebanon to escape the conflict.

    Al Jounde, a refugee of the Syrian civil war, set up a school together with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp that currently provides 200 children with eduction.

The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children

The first Children's Peace Prize was launched in November 2005 during the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, an annual meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners and international organisations such as UNICEF and Amnesty International. 

IOC banned which country from next year's Winter Games?

IOC banned which country from next year's Winter Games?

Options

1) Russia

2)china

3)Japan

4)Laos

answer

1) Russia


Other details

Russia were banned from the 2018 Olympics  over state-sponsored doping but the International Olympic Committee

when is World Soil Day celebrated?

when is  World Soil Day celebrated?

Options

1) 5 December

2)4 December

3)3 December

4)2 December


answer
 1) 5 December

Other details

 The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20th, 2013 after recognizing December 5th as World Soil Day.

 In December 2013 the UN General Assembly   designated  5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day.

It aims to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being.

The Theme for this year Soil Day is ‘Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground’.

World Soil Day is celebrated annually on this day at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations headquarters in Rome, the regional offices and through national and local events.

which country has announced the creation of a new virtual currency?

which country has announced the creation of a new virtual currency?

Options

1) Venezuela

2)Brazil

3)Peru

4)Chile

answer

1) Venezuela


Other details

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the creation of a new virtual currency in a bid to ease the country's economic crisis.

which country will host ministerial meeting of UNSC on 15th Dec?

which country will host ministerial meeting of UNSC on 15th Dec?


Options

1) Japan

2)china

3)Korea

4)Laos

answer

1) Japan


other details

Japan announced that it will host a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on the 15th of this month

Japan's UN Ambassador Koro Bessho made the annoucnement

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to brief the council.

where is WSF World men's team squash championship being held?

where is  WSF World men's team squash championship being held?

Options

1) France

2)Germany

3)Spain

4)Italy

answer

1) France

Other details
 WSF World men's team squash championship are being held in Marseille, France
 

Khaled el-Balshy an Egyptian journalist has won the Nelson Mandela award for individual activism for 2017

Khaled el-Balshy an Egyptian journalist has won the Nelson Mandela award for individual activism for 2017

Khaled el-Balshy, a former board member of Egypt’s Journalists’ Union, will receive the Individual Activist award of the Nelson Mandela - Graca Machel Innovation Awards on Dec. 7 in Fiji’s capital Suva,

 South African organization Johannesburg-based organization, Civicus which operates in 145 countries around the world, began granting the awards named after Nelson Mandela and his wife Graça Machel in 2005, for those “who have demonstrated remarkable courage and commitment in the pursuit of social change.”

Egypt was ranked 161 out of 180 countries in the 2017 Press Freedom Index,

Satya Nadella is CEO of which company?

Satya Nadella is CEO of which company?

Options

1) Facebbok

2)Apple

3) google

4) Microsoft

answer

Microsoft

other Details

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser

satya nadella

Satya Narayana Nadella (born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft.

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017?

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017?

Options

1) Valtteri Bottas

2) Lewis Hamilton

3)Kimi Räikkönen

4)Sebastian Vettel

answer

1) Valtteri Bottas


Other details

 Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,   at Yas Marina.

The Abu Dhabi GP also marked Bottas' third win of the season.

Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One with Mercedes. Bottas previously drove for Williams from 2013 to 2016. He currently resides in Monaco.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race.

 It was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates.

The first race took place on 1 November 2009, held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit

great barrier reef is located of coast of

great barrier reef is located of coast of

A)Australia

B)Europe

C)Asia

D)America

Answer:

A)Australia

Other Details:

Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system

has over 2,900 individual reefs

900 islands

area 2,300 kilometres

where is World Snooker Championship being played?

where is World Snooker Championship being played?

Options

1) Doha

2)Riyadh

3)Dubai

4)Muscat

answer


1) Doha


Other details

 World Snooker Championship is  being played at Doha , Qatar
 

who won the European Golden Shoe award 2017?

 who won the European Golden Shoe award 2017?

Options

1) Lionel Messi

2)Cristiano Ronaldo

3)Neymar

4)Gareth Bale

answer

1) Lionel Messi


other detail

  Lionel Messi received his fourth European Golden Shoe award  after scoring 37 times in La Liga in 2016-17

Messi had also won the award in 2012-13 (46 league goals), 2011-12 (50) and 2009-10 (34)

which city would jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships?

which city would jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships?


Options

1) Basel

2)Zürich

3)Bern

4)Geneva

answer


1) Basel


other details

 

Brics Bank approves $400 million loans for India, Russia

Brics Bank approves $400 million loans for India, Russia

he Shanghai-based Brics New Development Bank (NDB) has approved two infrastructure and sustainable development projects in India and Russia with loans of $400 million.

The loans will be used to rehabilitate the Indira Gandhi canal system in India and to build a toll transport corridor connecting Ufa city centre to the M-5 federal highway in Russia.

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been appointed as President of which country?

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been appointed as President of which country?

Options

1) Zimbabwe

2)Zambia

3)Botswana

4)Mozambique




answer

 1) Zimbabwe


other details

Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean politician, who is due to be sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017

IC chip is made up of?

IC chip is made up of?

 Options

1) Zinc

2) copper

3) Lead

4) silicon

answer

4) silicon

other details

An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon.

who won the Under-19 Cricket Asia Cup?

who won the Under-19  Cricket Asia Cup?

options

1) Afghanistan

2)Nepal

3)Bangladesh

4)Bhutan

answer

1) Afghanistan


Other details

Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by  185 runs to clinch their maiden Under-19 Asia Cup title, in Kuala Lumpur.

where is AIBA women youth boxing championship being held?

where is AIBA women youth boxing championship being held?

Options

1) India

2)Nepal

3)Bhutan

4)sri Lanka

answer

1) India


Other details

 AIBA women youth boxing championship is being held in India

Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term as President of which country?

Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term as President  of which country?

options

1)  Slovenia

2)Czech

3)Hungary

4)Romania

answer

1)  Slovenia


Other details

Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician serving as President of Slovenia since December 2012. He was Prime Minister from November 2008 to February 2012

Who won the Miss International 2017?

Who won the Miss International 2017?

Options

1)Ankita Kumari 

2)Kevin Lilliana    

3)Natsuki Tsutsui    

4)Seung Woo Nam 

answer

2)Kevin Lilliana     

Other details

Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event. This is the first time that Indonesia won the title of Miss International.

where was 10th South Asia Economic Summit organized?

where was 10th South Asia Economic Summit organized?

Options

1) nepal

2)bhutan

3)sri lanka

4)bangladesh

answer

1) nepal


Other details

10th South Asia Economic Summit was held  Kathmandu, Nepal on November 14, 2017.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided evidence of presence of hydrothermal activity on which planets moon?

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided evidence of presence of hydrothermal activity on which planets moon?

Options:

1) Mars

2) Venus

3) Saturn 

4) Pluto

Answer:

3) Saturn 

Other Details:

• Cassini spacecraft has detected hydrothermal activity on the seafloor of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

where is International Rice Research Institute located?

where is International Rice Research Institute located?

Options

1)  Philippines

2)Laos

3)china

4)japan

answer

1)  Philippines


other details

The International Rice Research Institute is an international agricultural research and training organization with headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna in the Philippines and offices in seventeen countries

Headquarters: Los Baños, Philippines

Founded: 1960
Purpose: Research
Founders: Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation

when is World Pneumonia Day observed?

when is World Pneumonia Day observed?

Options

1) November 12

2)November 13

3)November 14

4)November 15

answer


1) November 12


other details

World Pneumonia Day  provides an annual forum for the world to stand together and demand action in the fight against pneumonia.

World Pneumonia Day was first observed in 2009 when over 100 organisations joined to form the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia.
 

where is 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup being played?

where is 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup being played?

Options

1) Malaysia

2)Brunei

3)Indonesia

4)Thailand

answer

1) Malaysia


Other details

The 2017 Under-19 Asia Cup is an upcoming international cricket tournament scheduled to be held in Malaysia from 9 to 20 November 2017

Knoxville Challenger tournament is associated with which sport?

Knoxville Challenger tournament is associated with which sport?

Options

1) tennis

2)table tennis

3)badminton

4)squash

answer


tennis


Other details

Bandhan Express was started between India and which country?

Bandhan Express was started between India and which country?

Options

1) Bangaldesh

2) Bhutan

3) Nepal

4) none of the above

answer

1) Bangaldesh


other details

new passenger train service between Kolkata , India and Bangladesh's southwestern industrial city of Khulna was started

A fully air-conditioned weekly passenger train service 'Bandhan Express' will run
every Thursday from both Kolkata and Khulna

Which country ranks first in 'business optimism' index ?

Which country ranks first in  'business optimism' index ?



Options

1) Indonesia

2) Finland

3)Netherlands

4)Philippines

answer

1) Indonesia


other details

Indonesia ranks first in  'business optimism' index

who won gold medal in Asian Women's Boxing Championships 48 kg category?

 who won gold medal in Asian Women's Boxing Championships 48 kg category?

Options

1) Mary Kom

2)Kim Hyang Mi

3)sarita devi

4)none of the above

answer

1) Mary Kom


other details

Five time world champion, Mary Kom won her fifth gold medal in 48 kg category in Asian Women's Boxing Championships at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam

which country became new member of International Solar Alliance ?

 which country became new member of International Solar Alliance ?

Options

1) Guinea

2)Liberia

3)Senegal

4)Sierra Leone

answer

Guinea


Other details

Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, in the southeast.

Capital: Conakry
President: Alpha Condé
Currency: Guinean franc



The International Solar Alliance is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being sunshine countries, which come either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the ISA and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights





Membership (As of 2017): 121 nations
Interim Director General: Mr. Upendra Tripathy (Indian)
Founder: Narendra Modi
Founded at: Gwal Pahari
Budget: 47 million USD
Purpose: Public transport
Headquarters: Gwal Pahari, Gurugram



Guinea became  new member of International Solar Alliance 

when is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?

when is  World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?


Options

1) November 5

2)November 6

3)November 7

4)November 8

answer

1) November 5


other details

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 - Protecting Lives! Ensuring Sustainability

In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day to promote a global culture of tsunami awareness.

The First World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami


 The proposal was first mooted by Japan after the 3rd UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai (Japan) in March 2015
 

who won the women's Asia Cup hockey title 2017 ?

who won the women's Asia Cup hockey title 2017 ?

Options

1) India

2)China

3)south Korea

4)Japan



answer

1) India
Other details

The India women's hockey team  qualified for next year's World Cup by winning the Asia Cup hockey title.

In the final at Kakamigahara in Japan, India defeated China 5-4 via a shootout.

At full time, both teams were level One-One. 

Saad Hariri was the Prime Minister of which country?

 Saad Hariri   was the Prime Minister  of which country?


Options

1) Lebanon

2)Jordan

3)Cyprus

4)turkey

answer

1) Lebanon


other details

Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri was  a Lebanese-Saudi politician and the Prime Minister of Lebanon since December 2016. He was also the Prime Minister from November 2009 to June 2011

where is 21st World Congress of mental health being conducted?

where is 21st World Congress of mental health being conducted?

Options

1) India

2) Nepal

3) bhutan

4) sri Lanka

answer

 1) India




other details


 21st World Congress of Mental Health being organised   in New Delhi.

Shinzo Abe re-elected as prime minster fo which country?

Shinzo Abe re-elected as prime minster fo which country?

options

1)japan

2)china

3)Korea

4)Laos

answer

1)japan


Other details

where will 7th Asia Ministerial Energy Roundtable be organized?

where will 7th Asia Ministerial Energy Roundtable be organized?

Options

1) Thailand

2)Myanmar

3)Malaysia

4)Cambodia

answer

1) Thailand


Other details

 the IEF 7thAsian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER7). will be held in Bangkok,Thailand from 01-02nd November 

where will Winter Olympic 2018 be played?

where will Winter  Olympic 2018 be played?

options

1) South Korea

2)France

3)Germany

4)Spain

answer

1) South Korea


Other details

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games   and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.

Mariano Rajoy is Prime Minister of which country?

Mariano Rajoy is  Prime Minister of  which country?

Options

1) Spain

2)France

3)Italy

4)Germany

answer

1) Spain


Other details

Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician and Prime Minister of Spain since 2011,

What is Saola ?

What is Saola ?

Options

1) Storm

2)river

3)mountain

4)sea

answer

1) Storm

Other details

A severe tropical storm Saola is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to Japan's Pacific coast

Manuel Sanchís Martínez was associated with which sport?

Manuel Sanchís Martínez was associated with which sport?

Options

1) football

2)hockey

3)tennis

4)cricket

answer


1) football


other details

Manuel Sanchís Martínez  was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

 

when was First International Day of Diplomats celebrated?

when was First International Day of Diplomats  celebrated?

Options

1) October 24

2)October 25

3)October 26

4)October 27

answer

1) October 24


Other details


first International Day of Diplomats was celebrated in Brasilia on October 24 with participation from the diplomats of Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey

  International Day of Diplomats on October 24 was proposed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K.

which is the best country to visit by Lonely Planet in its 'Best in Travel 2018' ?

which is the best country to visit   by Lonely Planet in its 'Best in Travel 2018' ?

Options

1) chile

2)peru

3)brazil

4)none of the above

answer


1) chile


Other details

Chile has been named the best country to visit next year by Lonely Planet in its 'Best in Travel 2018' 

when is United Nations Day celebrated?

when is United Nations Day celebrated?

Options

1) 24 October

2)25 October

3)26 October

4)27 October

answer

1) 24 October


Other details

United Nations Day is devoted to making known to people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization. United Nations Day is part of United Nations Week, which is from 20 to 26 October.

In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which "shall be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.

In 1971 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a further resolution (United Nations Resolution 2782) declaring that United Nations Day shall be an international holiday and recommended that it should be observed as a public holiday by all United Nations member states 

where was Southeast Asian defence ministers' meeting organized?

where was Southeast Asian defence ministers' meeting organized?

options

1) Philippines

2)Vietnam

3)Malaysia

4)Indonesia

answer

 1) Philippines


other details

 Southeast Asian defence ministers' meeting was organized in Philippines

when is World Statistics Day celebrated?

when is World Statistics Day celebrated?

Options

1) October 20

2)October 21

3)October 22

4)October 23


answer

1) October 20


other details
 World Statistics Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010 worldwide.

The United Nations Statistical Commission declared the day

As of 2010, 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November
 

who won the Hockey Asia Cup 2017?

who won the Hockey Asia Cup 2017?

Options

1) India

2)Malaysia

3)Japan

4)south Korea

answer

1) India


Other details

India defeated Malaysia 2-1 to win third Asia Cup title


India,  won the Asia Cup last time in 2007 in Chennai,

What is the name of first long distance cargo train connecting Iran and China ?

What is the name of first long distance cargo train connecting Iran and China ?

Options

1) transcontinental

2) Orient express

3) Silk Road train

4) silk odyssey

answer


3) Silk Road train

Other details

The first long distance cargo train between Iran and China arrived in  Iran

The train had started its journey from China’s eastern Zhejiang province  and reached Tehran .

It took 14 days to reach Iran .

Total distance covered 9,500-kilometre

 It passed through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

where is World Archery Championships being organized?

where is World Archery Championships being organized?

Options

1) México

2)Guatemala

3)Belize

4)Honduras

answer


1) México


Other details

World Archery Championships was held  in, Mexico city,Mexico.