1. In which city, India's first Physical National Yogasana Championships has conducted?
A.Mumbai
B.Delhi
C.Bhubaneswar
D.Pune
Answer: Option C
Explanation:India's first Physical National Yogasana Championships has conducted in Bhubaneswar, Odisha by the National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with the Odisha state.
2. As per recent data from the Women and Child Development Ministry, what is the total number of malnourished children in India?
A.30000
B.33 lakh
C.13 lakh
D.3 lakh
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Over 33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, 17.7 Lakh Severely Malnourished: Govt Data.
3. What is the new name of the Mumbai-Karnataka region comprising seven districts in Karnataka?
A.Kittur-Karnataka
B.Kalyana-Karnataka
C.Rani Karnataka
D.Belgavi-Karnataka
Answer: Option A
Explanation:The Karnataka Cabinet renamed the Mumbai-Karnataka region consisting of seven districts as Kittur Karnataka.
4. The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century will take place on which date?
A.November 20
B.November 19
C.November 15
D.November 23
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The second and last lunar eclipse in 2021 will take place on November 19, 2021, which will be visible from extreme northeastern states such as Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
5. What is the name of the Circuit Train launched by IRCTC, to boost domestic religious tourism?
A.Shri Ramayana Yatra Train
B.Velankanni Yatra Train
C.Mahabharata Yatra Train
D.Dargah Yatra Train
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Indian Railways will run a Ramayana circuit train from today to visit all the important religious places related to Lord Shri Ram.
6. Which country has launched a ship named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk?
A.Russia
B.Norway
C.USA
D.Germany
Answer: Option C
Explanation:The U.S. Navy has launched a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk.
7. What is the name of the famous meteor shower that occurs every November?
A.Tempel Meteor Shower
B.Leonids Meteor Shower
C.Orionids Meteor Shower
D.Perseid meteor shower
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Originally discovered in 1833, the Leonids Meteor Shower is observed every November.
8. Which state has launched a road safety initiative called Rakshak?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Odisha
C.Goa
D.Kerala
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The Chief Minister of Odisha State Naveen Patnaik launched a road safety initiative named 'Rakshak'.
9. Which country ranked lower in the inaugural Global Drug Policy Index 2021?
A.Japan
B.Brazil
C.China
D.India
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Five lowest-ranked countries are Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico.
10. Nobel Laureate FW de Klerk, who died at 85 due to cancer, belonged to which country?
A.New Zealand
B.South Africa
C.China
D.England
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The former president of South Africa and the last white person to head the country Mr FW (Frederik Willem) de Klerk has passed away at the age of 85.
11. Which nation has passed a 'historical resolution' boosting its President's authority?
A.Japan
B.South Africa
C.China
D.Russia
Answer: Option C
Explanation:The ruling Communist Party of China approved a rare resolution, which uplifted the country's President Xi Jinping's status in its history.
12. Who will lead the Indian men's junior hockey team in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar?
A.Maninder Singh
B.Abhishek Lakra
C.Sudeep Chirmako
D.Vivek Sagar Prasad
Answer: Option D
Explanation:Olympic Bronze Medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the Indian Junior Men's Hockey team for the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021.
13. India's first world-class railway station will be inaugurated in which city in November?
A.New Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Bhopal
D.Lucknow
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate India's first world-class railway station at Habibganj in Bhopal.
14. What is the name of the world's first plasmid DNA vaccine to treat Covid-19?
A.Sputnik V
B.Moderna
C.ZyCoV-D
D.Covaxin
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D is the world's first plasmid DNA vaccine. It is also the first Covid-19 vaccine that can be administered using a needle-free applicator.
15. Who has become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in T20Is?
A.Aaron Finch
B.Joe Root
C.Babar Azam
D.Rohit Sharma
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Pakistan skipper Babar Azam surpassed Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in men's T20Is.
16. World Pneumonia Day is observed on which date?
A.November 11
B.November 12
C.November 13
D.November 14
Answer: Option B
Explanation:World Pneumonia Day is observed on 12th November every year across the world.
17. Public Service Broadcasting Day is being observed on which date?
A.November 12
B.November 11
C.November 10
D.November 09
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Every year, Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed on 12th November in India.
18. NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station, who will lead the team?
A.Tom Marshburn
B.Raja Chari
C.Kayla Barron
D.Matthias Maurer
Answer: Option B
Explanation:NASA and SpaceX have launched the "Crew 3" mission on a flight to the International Space Station. The Mission will be led by Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari.
19. Who has won the 2021 Paris Masters title?
A.Novak Djokovic
B.Daniil Medvedev
C.Option A & B
D.Daniil Bravo
Answer: Option A
Explanation:World number one Novak Djokovic has won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown and defeated 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev.
20. Which Indian state/UT launched Emergency measures of spraying water using anti-smog water tanks, to reduce air pollution?
A.Raipur
B.Mumbai
C.Delhi
D.Ranchi
Answer: Option C
Explanation:As an emergency measure, the Delhi government has started spraying water on roads with the help of anti-smog water tanks to reduce air pollution.
21. Who has been appointed as the captain of the Indian Cricket team for the T20 series?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. KL Rahul
C. Rishabh Pant
D. Kuldeep Yadav
Answer: Option A
• Rohit Sharma has been named as the new captain of the Indian T20I side, while KL Rahul has been named as Vice-Captain for India's T20 series against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma succeeds Virat Kohli, who stepped down as the skipper in the shortest format of the game after India bowed out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
22. Who has been appointed as the captain of the Indian Cricket team for the T20 series?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. KL Rahul
C. Rishabh Pant
D. Kuldeep Yadav
Answer: Option A
• Rohit Sharma has been named as the new captain of the Indian T20I side, while KL Rahul has been named as Vice-Captain for India's T20 series against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma succeeds Virat Kohli, who stepped down as the skipper in the shortest format of the game after India bowed out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
23. Who has become the Fastest Player to score 2500 runs in T20Is?
A. Joe Root
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Babar Azam
D. Aaron Finch
Answer: Option C
• Pakistan skipper Babar Azam surpassed Indian captain Virat Kohli on November 11, 2021 to become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in men's T20Is.He achieved the
feat during Pakistan's semifinal clash against Australia.Azam has taken 62 innings to reach 2500 in T20Is, while Virat Kohli took 68 innings.They are followed by
Australia's Aaron Finch who took 78 innings and New Zealand's Martin Guptill who took 83 innings to cross the landmark.
24. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Standard Chartered Securities (India)?
A. Rajeev
Srivastava
B. SN Pradhan
C. Sheel Vardhan
D. Atul Karwal
Answer: Option A
• Rajeev Srivastava has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) at Standard Chartered Securities for India operations.His appointment is subject to
regulatory approvals Before this, Rajeev Srivastava worked at HDFC Securities where he headed the products and business development functions of the organisation.
25. Nobel Laureate FW de Klerk passes away at 85. He was the former President of -
A. Lesotho
B. South Africa
C. Zimbabwe
D. North Africa
Answer: Option B
• FW (Frederik Willem) de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to head the country, has passed away due to cancer.He was 85.De Klerk
was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994.In 1993, De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards ending
apartheid.
26. Where has the short film festival started for legal awareness?
A. Lucknow
B. Raipur
C. Bhopal
D. None of these
Answer: Option B
• The third edition of the short film festival on legal awareness organised by Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA) began on 9th November 2021, at
Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in state capital Raipur.
27. In which state the World Bank has approved ₹770 crore to improve river transport?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Assam
C. Nagaland
D. West Bengal
Answer: Option B
• The Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department has signed an MoU with the World Bank for a Rs 770 crore loan to improve river transportation in Assam.The central
government would refund 80 per cent of the sanctioned amount and the state government would bear the remaining 20 per cent.This was announced by CM Himanta Biswas
while flagging off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu Port.
28. Who has written the book “Nehru: The Debates that defined India”?
A. Adeel Hussain
B. Tripurdaman Singh
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. None of these
Answer: Option C
• A book titled “Nehru: The Debates that Defined India” is co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.A new book serves as a revisionist exploration of
India’s first and longest-serving prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and investigates the overlooked role of his contemporaries and opponents in shaping his political
vision.
29. India will achieve Service Export Target of one trillion dollars by which year?
A. 2025
B. 2070
C. 2050
D. 2030
Answer: Option D
• Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that India is poised to achieve a services export target of one trillion dollars by 2030.He was addressing the
Global Services Conclave-2021 in New Delhi.The Minister said that in 2020, India became the 7th largest services exporter in the world, moving up the ladder by two
positions.
30. Recently under which project the Indian Navy has got the fourth Scorpene submarine 'Vela'?
A. Project - 74
B. Project - 72
C. Project - 75
D. None of these
Answer: Option C
• On Nov 09, 2021, The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy.The vessel has been named INS Vela.Vela’, the submarine was
launched on 06 May 19, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials.Project – 75 includes construction of six submarines of
Scorpene design.
31. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station , who will lead the team?
A. Tom Marshburn
B. Kayla Barron
C. Matthias Maurer
D. Raja Chari
Answer: Option D
• US Space agency NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have launched “Crew 3” mission on November 10, 2021 Under this mission, four astronauts
have been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for a sixmonth science mission until April 2022.The four member international crew of astronauts lifted off
from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket.
32. Who has written the book titled "Sunrise over Ayodhya"?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Salman Khurshid
C. Anand Sharma
D. Ghulam Nabi Azad
Answer: Option B
• Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has released his book titled 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'.The book launch event was held on 10 November and was attended by Congress
Leaders P Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh among others.A passage in Mr. Khurshid's new book has raised controversy. He made this controversial comment in a chapter
called ‘The Saffron Sky’ in the book.
33. Who has been appointed as Amway India’s Brand Ambassador?
A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Aamir Khan
C. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Sonu Sood
Answer: Option C
• Amway India, a Direct Selling FMCG company announced the appointment of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador.It is a time in moment as the
two brands have come together to proliferate messages on the significance of holistic health & wellness, women empowerment, and inspiring youth towards
entrepreneurship for a progressive India.
34. Which country's Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma has been given the Honorary title of Honorary General of the Indian Army?
A. Bhutan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
Answer: Option D
• President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred Nepal’s Army Chief Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma with the honorary rank of 'General of the Indian Army' at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari had honored Chief General Manoj Naravane with the rank of Honorary General of the Nepal Army in November 2020.General Sharma
is on a four-day visit to India to explore ways to expand bilateral defense cooperation.
35. India's 1st Centre for Research on Drone Technology has been established in -
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Guwahati
C. IIT Ropar
D. IIT Delhi
Answer: Option B
• On 09 November 2021; the India’s first centre for excellence in research on Drone Technology and Artificial Intelligence launched at IIT Guwahati.It was inaugurated
by Union minister V K Singh at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. It should be noted that nowadays drones offer tremendous benefits to almost all sectors of
the economy.
No comments:
Post a Comment