Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 20 2023) for CSS

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6. Khamenei urges Muslim states to cut ties with Israel for `limited period`

Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for `a limited time`, state media reported on Sunday, weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel.
`Some Islamic governments have condemned Israeli crimes in assemblies while some have not

7. France test-fires ballistic missile to boost N-deterrence

France has successfully testfired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France`s nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
The missile, which did not carry a nuclear weapon, was fired from the French army`s Biscarosse missile testing site in southwest France and landed in the North Atlantic, `hundreds of kilometres from any coastline` the ministry said, without giving further detail

8. UN plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate

A third round of United Nations negotiations in pursuit of the world`s first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals from those involved, participants said on the last day of the talks on Sunday.
Some said the number of submissions represented progress, while campaign group Greenpeace said it was `chaos`

November 20, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

9. Australia triumph in World Cup of grownups

ON Sunday 19th November 2023, on the day of the 13th ODI World Cup Final, the grownups entered the room or, more precisely, the Narendra Modi Stadium in the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, Ahmedabad, India.
The stadium, ostensibly a monument to cricket, is in fact a monument to one man, the previously named Narendra Modi, who was present. Imagine moving Lord`s, the home of English cricket, to Grantham, the home of Margaret Thatcher, and you get some sense of the historical insult heaped upon Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. Or, you get some sense of the power of one man.

10. Peshawar overhaul Karachi Whites to take Pakistan Cup

Peshawar clinched their third List A title after overhauling Karachi Whites by five wickets in the Pakistan Cup final at Rawalpindi`s Pindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
The Sahibzada Farhan-led side was boosted by immaculate bowling shows by pacers Mohammad Imran and Abbas Afridi, who bagged four and three wickets respectively to bundle Karachi out for 103.
Peshawar chased down the target in less than 18 overs as Pakistan international Mohammad Haris smashed 46 off 33 balls.