Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 06 2023) for CSS

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November 06, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

6. Russian N-sub test launches intercontinental missile

Russia`s new strategic nuclear submarine, the Imperator Alexander III, has successfully tested a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.
The missile, which the Federation of American Scientists says is designed to carry up to six nuclear warheads, was launched from an underwater position in the White Sea off Russia`s northern coast and hit a target thousands of kilometres away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, the defence ministry said

7. House-to-house combat in Gaza as siege tightened

`An Israeli air strike targeted my neighbours` house in Al-Maghazi camp, my house next door partially collapsed,` said Mohammed Alaloul, 37, a journalist working for the Turkish Anadolu Agency. He told AFP the bombing killed four of his children as well as four of his brothers and several of his nieces and nephews.
Since Israel sent ground forces into the north of Gaza late last month, `over 2,500 terror targets have been struck` by `ground, air and naval forces`, the army alleged on Sunday.

8. Australia seeks to work constructively with China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed on Sunday to `work constructively` with China as the two countries seek to thaw icy relations.
He was speaking at the opening of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on the first full day of a high profile state visit to his country`s biggest trading partner.
`Constructive economic engagement between countries helps to build relationships… that is why the government that I lead will continue to work constructively with China,` Albanese said in a speech

9. Poppy growth down 95pc in Afghanistan since Taliban ban, says UN

Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged 95 per cent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop, according to a UN report published on Sunday.
Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities have vowed to end illegal drug production in Afghanistan and in April 2022 banned the cultivation of the poppy plant, from which opium and heroin are made

November 06, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Kohli equals Tendulkar`s ODI ton record as India crush SA

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday by equaling Sachin Tendulkar`s record of 49 One-day International hundreds and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as unbeaten World Cup hosts India India thumped fellow semi-finalists South Africa by 243 runs in a contest featuring the top two teams in the tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
South Africa`s chase of 327 began shakily as they lost half their side cheaply for 40 runs inside 14 overs as Jadeja (5-33) and Mohammed Shami (2-18) wreaked havoc before the Proteas fell to only their second defeat, dismissed for 83 in 27.1 overs