Israel: President Herzog tasks Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government – a setback for Netanyahu – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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Israel: President Herzog tasks Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government – a setback for Netanyahu – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
What is the name of Israel's 120-member unicameral parliament?

Correct Answer: B [Knesset]

Explanation:

The Knesset sits in Jerusalem. Majlis – Iran; Riksdag – Sweden; Cortes – Spain.

2.  
Which key post did Gadi Eisenkot, invited to form the government, hold earlier?

Correct Answer: B [IDF Chief of General Staff]

Explanation:

Eisenkot was IDF Chief of General Staff in 2015–2019. Mossad is the foreign intelligence agency; Shin Bet handles internal security.

3.  
Who proclaimed Israel's independence in 1948 and became its first Prime Minister?

Correct Answer: C [David Ben-Gurion]

Explanation:

Ben-Gurion – 14 May 1948. Weizmann was the first President; Golda Meir the first woman PM; Begin shared the 1978 Peace Nobel (Camp David with Egypt).

4.  
By which system are members of Israel's parliament elected?

Correct Answer: D [Nationwide proportional list]

Explanation:

The whole country is one constituency with party-list proportional representation and a 3.25% threshold, so coalitions are the norm. India's Lok Sabha uses FPTP.

5.  
Thally, home to the Indo–Israel Centre of Excellence for cut flowers, is in which district of Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: A [Krishnagiri]

Explanation:

Thally (Krishnagiri, near Hosur) – set up in 2013, inaugurated on 6 Dec 2017; India's first Indo–Israel joint programme for cut flowers. Its cool upland climate suits floriculture.

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