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Bengal. Which state in 2015 had claimed
IMPORTANT NEWS
NATIONAL
1. According to the findings of the first-ever
gender vulnerability index (GVI)
commissioned by the Women and Child
Development Ministry, which state is the
safest state to be a woman in India?
2. The Union Government on 3 November
2017 made it mandatory for all new four-
wheelers to have FASTag devices fixed on
front windscreens by which date?
3. Indian Railway on 6 November 2017
unveiled the first of its overhauled
premium trains under its ‘Swarn’ project.
Which is the first train to be accorded the
‘Swarn’ status under this overhauling
initiative?
4. During November 2017 which city
became the third city from India to be
included in Creative Cities Network of
UNESCO for its contributions to music?
5. In an attempt to tackle the issue of sexual
harassment at workplaces in the country,
the Ministry of Women and Child
Development (WCD) on 8 November
2017 launched an online complaint
portal named SHe-Box. The term SHe-
Box stands for ____
6. Which project became the first one to be
commissioned under the Prime
Minister’s Ladakh Renewable Energy
Initiative on 10 November 2017?
7. During November 2017 which state
became the first state in the country to
treat Hepatitis C patients of all categories
through oral medicines?
8. Telangana state government declared
which language as state’s second official
language on 10 November 2017?
9. The Union Ministry of Commerce and
Industry on 14 November 2017
recognised ‘Banglar Rossogolla’, the
iconic sweet, as deserving of protection
under geographical indication (GI) and
recognized that it was invented in West
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– that the rossogolla was its invention?
10. What is the name given to India’s largest
time-bound “upskilling” exercise to be
implemented by Indian Railways from
January 2018 to upgrade the skillsets of
its 13 lakh-strong workforce?
11. Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs
and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore on
13 November 2017 released the India
Youth Development Index and Report
2017. This first-of-its-kind index has
been prepared by which institution?
12. India’s first-ever Tribal Entrepreneurship
Summit was hosted at which place during
November 2017?
13. What is the name of the new all-in-one
application (app) launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 24 November
2017 that offers 100+ center and state
government services under a one-single
platform? – ‘Umang’ The first-ever North
East Development Summit was held at
which place during November 2017?
14. What is the objective of the new scheme
called “Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti
Kendra” that was approved by the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) on 22 November 2017?
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the services of Hyderabad Metro on 29
November 2017. Hyderabad thus became
………..Indian city to have metro train
service.
16. In its 2nd Meeting held on 29 November
2017, the Higher Education Funding
Agency (HEFA) approved projects for Rs.
2,066.73 Cr for six higher education
institutions. Which are these 6
institutions?
17. The stations between which Indian
Railways has launched the first Swarna
Rajdhani Express under Project Swarna
with improved passenger amenities,
aesthetics and hygiene
standards________________.
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18. The mobile app which will allow citizens
to access multiple government services
on a single platform launched by the
Prime Minister is named________________.
19. The railway station at which India's
largest state of the art, Electronic
Interlocking (EI) system of 800 routes
has been commissioned________________.
20. The State in which 3-day Namami Barak
festival was held from 18 to 20 Nov
2017________________.
21. The venue of India's first Tribal
Entrepreneurship Summit being
organised by NITI Aayog on 14
November 2017________________.
22. The Inter CCI festival held by WCD
Ministry from 16 to 20 Nov 2017 for the
children residing in Child Care
Institutions (CCIs) is
named________________.
23. The venue of 20th International
Children's Film Festival of India held
from 08 to 14 Nov 2017________________.
IMPORTANT NEWS
INTERNATIONAL
24. Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of
most living mammals, in the form of
teeth and dating back to 145 million
years, were discovered recently in which
country?
25. The 31st Summit of Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
formally started on 13 November 2017.
This summit is being hosted by which
country?
26. The 2017 Summit meeting of Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) was held
on 10 and 11 November 2017 in which
country?
27. Which country is ranked the world’s
richest in terms of per capita GDP of
countries as per latest data released by
the IMF on 18 November 2017?
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28. According to a latest report by UN
Women and the UN Development
Programme (UNDP), which region is
ranked as the World’s most violent
region for women?
29. The country which has launched world’s
first all-electric ship, which can travel up
to 80km with 2000-tonnes cargo after a
two-hour charge________________.
30. The phrase chosen as the word of the
year 2017 by Collins
Dictionary________________.
31. The annual meeting of Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) begins
in Russian city of ________________.
32. Twitter is ending its iconic 140-character
limit and giving nearly
everyone________________.
33. Morocco has successfully launched an
earth observation satellite from French
Guyana Space Centre________________.
ECONOMICS & FINANCIAL
AWARENESS
–
34. The unified and integrated app launched
by State Bank of India is named
35. What is India’s rank in the latest ease of
doing business ranking by the World
Bank, in its Doing Business 2018 report,
that was released on 31 October 2017?
36. In a bid to push consolidation among
state run banks, the Union Government
on 1 November 2017 announced
constitution of an Alternative Mechanism
that may also direct banks to examine
proposals for amalgamation. Who is
heading this mechanism?
37. India’s sovereign rating has been
upgraded by global rating agency
Moody’s Investors Services (from Baa3 to
Baa2) for the first time in how many
years on 17 November 2017?
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38. What important milestone was marked
by the mundane One Rupee note on 30
November 2017?
39. The rank of India in the Global Gender
Gap Index 2017 released by the World
Economic Forum for 144 countries
________________.
40. The maximum age of joining National
Pension Scheme - Private Sector has been
revised by the PFRDA from 60 years
to________________.
SPORTS -
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
41. Who emerged the National men’s and
women’s singles champions at the 82nd
Senior National Badminton
Championship that concluded in Nagpur
on 8 November 2017?
42. Which 4-time FIFA World Cup title
holder failed to qualify for the 2018
edition of FIFA World Cup to be staged in
Russia on 13 November 2017?
43. The Indian Snooker player who has won
the IBSF World Snooker Championship
(his 18th world title)?
44. The Indian weightlifter from Manipur
who has won the Gold medal in the 48 kg
category at 2017 World Weightlifting
Championships held in Anaheim , United
States
45. The Indian boxer who has won the gold
medal in Asian Women’s Boxing
Championships in Light Flyweight (48
kg) category defeating North Korea's Kim
Hyang Mi in the finals at Ho Chi Minh City
in Vietnam________________.
46. The team India has defeated in the finals
to win the Women's Asia Cup 2017 at
Kakamigahara, Japan________________.
47. International Cricket Council (ICC) has
barred Pakistan off-spinner from bowling
in international cricket ________________.
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48. Who has won gold medal in their
respective categories in the National
Wrestling championship in
Indore________________.
49. Who has won maiden Under-19 Asia Cup
title in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia________________.
50. Asian champion settled for silver medals
at the Under-23 World Wrestling
Championship in Poland________________.
51. Indian off-spinner has become the fastest
bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test
wickets in his 54th match________________.
52. Who has won the Davis Cup for the first
time in 16 years after beating Belgium
________________.
APPOINTMENTS /
RESIGNATIONS -
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
53. Who was nominated to chair the US
Federal Reserve by President Donald
Trump on 2 November 2017 to replace
Janet L. Yellen?
54. Who was appointed the new Finance
Secretary by the Union Government on 6
November 2017?
55. RBI Governor Urjit Patel was appointed
to the advisory board of which
international banking entity on 16
________________.
November 2017?
56. Who took over as the new President of
Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017 thus
ending 37 years of authoritarian rule of
Robert Mugabe?
57. What is the name of India’s nominee to
the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Dalveer Bhandari was on 20 November
2017 re-elected to the fifth and the last
seat of the court after Britain withdrew
its candidate from the election?
58. The Indian Navy will soon get its first-
ever woman pilot who will be flying a
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maritime reconnaissance aircraft. What
is her name?
59. Who was appointed as Chairman of 15th
Finance Commission by the Union
Government on 27 November 2017?
60. Who was named as the first Chairman of
the National Anti-profiteering Authority
(NAA) by the Union Government on 28
November 2017?
61. Who was appointed India’s G20 Sherpa
for the G20’s Development Track on 27
November 2017?
62. Who has been appointed India's High
Commissioner to Pakistan ________________.
63. Who has been nominated as the next US
Ambassador to India________________.
HONOUR & AWARDS - Command from 20-24 Nov was
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
64. Who was chosen for the Jnanpith Award
for 2017, as announced on 3 November
2017?
65. What is the name of the Indian beauty
who won the coveted Miss World 2017
pageant held in Sanya (China) on 18
November 2017, sixteen years after
Priyanka Chopra won the title?
66. The Japanese Professor of Indian
Philosophy and Buddhist studies who has
been awarded the 3rd ICCR
Distinguished Indologist
Award________________.
67. The Sri Lankan author who has been
awarded 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian
Literature for his book The Story of a
Brief Marriage________________.
68. The former Prime Minister of India who
has been chosen for the 2017 Indira
Gandhi Peace Prize________________.
69. The painting by Leornardo da Vinci
which was sold at a record price of $ 450
million at an auction by Christie's in New
York________________.
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70. The temple in Tamil Nadu which has
been chosen to be awarded the UNESCO
Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for
cultural heritage
conservation________________.
71. Miss South Africa has been crowned Miss
Universe 2017 at Planet Hollywood
casino-resort on the Las Vegas
Strip________________.
72. According to Forbes’ real-time
billionaire’s list, who has become the
Asia’s richest person ________________.
DEFENCE & SECURITY -
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
73. The five-day exercise conducted under
the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar
named________________.
74. The aircraft on which Brahmos ALCM
(Air Launched Cruise Missile) was
successfully test-fired towards an
intended target in the Bay of
Bengal________________.
75. The five-day India-Myanmar Bilateral
Military Exercise held at Joint Training
Node in Umroi, Meghalaya is named (this
is the first military training exercise
between India and Myanmar on United
National Peacekeeping Operations
(UNPKO)) ________________.
76. The seventh edition of India-Bangladesh
joint military exercise being conducted at
Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in
Mizoram is named________________.
77. The joint military exercise by the armies
of India and Kazakhstan being conducted
at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh is
named________________.
78. The biannual multilateral military
exercise being conducted by Israel with
participation of United States, France,
Italy, Greece, Poland, Germany and India
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(for the first time) is  November 19 :

named________________.  Theme of 2017 :
79. Who has launched the two BeiDou-3
 November 19 :
satellites into space though a single
 Theme of 2017 : No Theme
carrier rocket?
 November 20 :
 Theme of 2017 :
OBITUARIES -
 November 25 :
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL  Theme of 2017 :
80. The former Union Minister for
Parliamentary Affairs and Information  November 26 :
and Broadcasting who passed away on  Theme of 2017 : No Theme
20 Nov 17 after being in coma for 9 years
________________.  November 29 :
 Theme of 2017 :
81. A Saudi prince was killed when a
helicopter with several officials on board
crashed near the kingdom's southern
border with war-torn Yemen
________________.
82. The Czech star of the 90s who won the
Wimbledon title in 1998, has died at the
age of 49 after long-battle with cancer
________________.

IMPORTANT DAY WITH THEME

 30 October to 4 November :
 Theme of 2017 :

 November 5 :
 Theme of 2017 :

 November 9 :
 Theme of 2017 : No Theme
ANSWER KEY & ANALYSIS
 November 11 :
 Theme of 2017 : No Theme Important News – National
1. Goa
 November 14 :
 Theme of 2017 : No Theme 2. 1 December 2017
3. New Delhi-Kathgodam Shatabdi
 November 14 : Express
 Theme of 2017 :
4. Chennai
 November 16 : 5. Sexual Harassment electronic box
 Theme of 2017 :
6. Biaras Drass Hydropower plant
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7. Haryana 34. YONO (You Only Need One)

8. Urdu 35. 100 among 190 countries
9. Odisha 36. Arun Jaitley
10. “Project Saksham” 37. 13 years
11. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of 38. It celebrated its 100th anniversary of
Youth Development (RGNIYD), its release
Sriperumbudur, TamilNadu. 39. 108 (The first 3 countries are Iceland,
12. Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) Norway and Finland)
13. Imphal (Manipur) 40. 65 years
14. Empowering rural women through
community participation
Sports - National/International
15. 10th
41. H.S Prannoy (men’s) and Saina
16. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT
Nehwal (women’s)
Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur and NIT
Suratkal 42. Italy
17. New Delhi to Sealdah 43. Pankaj Advani
18. UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for 44. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
New-age Governance) 45. Mary Kom
19. Kharagpur 46. China
20. Assam 47. Mohammad Hafeez.
21. Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 48. Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik and Geeta
22. Hausala 2017 Phogat
23. Hyderabad 49. Afghanistan
50. Bajrang Punia and Vinod Kumar
51. Ravichandran Ashwin
Important News – International
52. France
24. England
25. The Philippines
26. Vietnam Appointments / Resignations -
27. Qatar National/International
28. Latin America and the Caribbean 53. Jerome H. Powell

29. China 54. Hasmukh Adhia

30. Fake News 55. Financial Stability Institute (FSI)

31. Sochi 56. Emmerson Mnangagwa

32. 280 characters 57. Dalveer Singh

33. Mohammed VI-A 58. Shubhangi Swaroop

59. NK Singh
60. Badri Narain Sharma
Economics & Financial Awareness
61. Shaktikanta Das
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62. Ajay Bisaria

63. Kenneth Juster

Honour & Awards - National/

International
64. Krishna Sobti
65. Manushi Chillar
66. Hiroshi Marui
67. Anuk Arudpragasam
68. Dr. Manmohan Singh
69. Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World)
70. Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
71. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
72. Mukesh Ambani

Defence & Security - National/

International
73. DANX-17 (Defence of A & N Islands
Exercise)
74. Sukhoi-30MKI
75. IMBAX-2017
76. SAMPRITI 2017
77. Prabal Dostyk-2017
78. Blue Flag
79. China

Obituaries - National/International
80. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
81. Mansour bin Moqren
82. Jana Novotna

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Important Day with Theme

 30 October to 4 November : Vigilance Awareness Week

 Theme of 2017 : My Vision Corruption Free India

 November 5 : World Tsunami Awareness Day (UN)

 Theme of 2017 : Reduce the Number of Affected People

 November 9 : Legal Service Day

 Theme of 2017 : No Theme

 November 11 : National Education Day of India

 Theme of 2017 : No Theme

 November 14 : Children's day in India

 Theme of 2017 : No Theme

 November 14 : World Diabetics day (UN & IDF)

 Theme of 2017 : ‘Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future

 November 16 : International Day for Tolerance, National Press Day (UN)

 Theme of 2017 : Together: Respect, Safety & Dignity for all

 November 19 : World Toilet Day (UN),

 Theme of 2017 : ‘Wastewater’

 November 19 : National Integration Day

 Theme of 2017 : No Theme

 November 20 : Universal Children’s Day (UN)

 Theme of 2017 : ‘It’s a #KidsTakeOver'.

 November 25 : International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

 Theme of 2017 : ‘Leave no one behind: end violence against women and girls’

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 November 26 : Constitution Day in India

 Theme of 2017 : No Theme

 November 29 : International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

 Theme of 2017 : The Palestinian People: Everlasting Roots, Infinite Horizons

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