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Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS
● National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas - October 31
● World Psoriasis Day 2020 – 29 October
✓ Theme - “Informed”.
● International Internet Day - 29 October
● World Cities Day 2020 : 31 October
✓ 2020 Theme: “Valuing Our Communities and Cities”.
● World Vegan Day - November 1
● World Tsunami Awareness Day- 5 November
✓ Theme - “Sendai Seven Campaign”.
● National Stress Awareness Day, marked on the first Wednesday in November. This year, it falls on November 4.
OBITUARIES
● Award-winning author and editor Daniel Menaker passes away.
● Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikannu passed away.
● James Bond Actor Sir Sean Connery passed away.
● Noted violinist TN Krishnan passed away.
● shortest-serving former Chief Minister of Bihar, Satish Prasad Singh passes away.
PM visit to Gujarat
● He inaugurated Sardar Patel Zoological Park, popularly known as Jungle Safari, in Kevadia, Narmada district.
● PM Modi also inaugurated ‘Ekta Mall’ and ‘Children Nutrition Park’ and took a ride in ‘nutri train’ at the park in
Kevadia.
Q) Who has become the first batsman to hit 1000 Sixes in T20 Cricket?
A.Virat Kohli B.Chris Gayle
C.AB de villiers D.Rohit Sharma
Q) The first phase of the Malabar Naval exercise including Australia along with Japan and the U.S will be held in which
city?
A.Kochi B.Bhubaneswar
C.Vishakhapatnam D.Kovalam
Q) Which state has finally launched the Dharani portal for storing digitised land records and registration of properties?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Telangana
C.Karnataka D.Odisha
Q) Which state among large States category was adjudged the best governed State in the Public Affairs Index-2020?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Kerala
C.Odisha D.Telangana
Q) The Railway Protection Force has recently launched which initiative that will focus on the safety of women passengers?
A.Meri Sakhi B.Meri Mitra
C.Meri Saheli D.Meri Bandhu
Q) Reserve Bank of India has allowed the Maple Group to acquire up to 9.99% in which bank?
A.Lakshmi Vilas Bank B.Nainital Bank
C.RBL Bank D.IndusInd Bank
● On November 1, the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu Celebrate their foundation day.
Q) Which Tiger Reserve of India will have women nature guides for the first time in its history?
A.Corbett Tiger Reserve B.Kanha Tiger Reserve
C.Dudhwa Tiger Reserve D.Orang Tiger Reserve
Q) India’s largest double Decker flyover is being built in which city of Bihar?
A.Patna B.Gaya
C.Madhubani D.Chapra
Q) Airports Authority has handed over which airport to Adani Group on lease for 50 Years?
A.Shillong Airport B.Mangaluru airport
C.Patiala Airport D.Warangal Airport
Q) Which company has been announced as the title sponsor of the Women's T20 Challenge 2020 by BCCI?
A.Unacademy B.Byju’s
C.Dream 11 D.Reliance Jio
Q) Which bank has been named as the World’s Safest Bank in the 29th Annual Ranking Of World’s Safest Banks released by
Global Finance?
A.BNG Bank B.KfW
C.Royal Bank of Canada D.DBS Bank
Q) A street in Burnley, United Kingdom has been named after which Cricketer?
A.James Anderson B.Andrew Flintoff
C.Matthew Hoggard D.Kevin Pietersen
Q) What is the rank of the India in the Nation Brand Index (NBI) 2020 released by Ipsos in collaboration with Simon
Anholt?
A.25th B.34th
th
C.18 D.40th
Q) India's first 'Tyre Park' will be set up in which of the following states?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Assam
C.Bihar D.West Bengal
Q) Which state has launched an Android application and web portal called 'Asha-Pay' for digital payment?
A.Punjab B.Jharkhand
C.Haryana D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Which has become the first state in the country to enact a law making wearing of masks compulsory?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Maharashtra D.Rajasthan
Q) What capacity of Ultra Mega Renewal Energy Power Park will be set up near borders areas of India-Pak in Rajasthan?
A.5000 MW B.6000 MW
C.8000 MW D.7000 MW
Q) NABARD has sanctioned loans worth ₹ 8504.30 lakh under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to which state
government for various Social Infrastructure Projects?
A.Maharashtra B.Tamil Nadu
C.Gujarat D.Goa
Q) Who among the following has won the gold medal in 52 kg category at Alexis Valentine International Boxing
Tournament held France?
A.Amit Panghal B.Sanjeet
C.Ashish Kumar D.Sushil Kumar
Q) Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) has reached Sudan on November 2 with 100 tonnes of food aid as a part of Mission
Sagar-II?
A.INS Shardul B.INS Cheetah
C.INS Airavat D.INS Kamorta
Q) Who has been elected as the new President of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the period 2020-2023?
A.Duarte Pacheco B.António Guterres
C.Audrey Azoulay D.David Beasley
Q) Axis Bank will acquire _____ per cent stake in Max Life, instead of 17 per cent decided earlier?
A.19% B.15%
C.20% D.14%
Q) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of General Insurance Business of Bharti AXA by
which company?
A.HDFC Standard Life B.ICICI Lombard
C.Max Life Insurance D.Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
Q) Who is the author of the book Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy?
A.Duvvuri Subbarao B.Yaga Venugopal Reddy
C.Tamal Bandyopadhyay D.Lakshmi Kant Jha
Q) Rupsi Airport, which will start its operations under Regional Connectivity Scheme, is located in
which state?
A.Nagaland B.Assam
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Sikkim
Q) Which state has laid foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation at Khetri?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Kerala
C.Uttarakhand D.Assam
Q) According to the WWF Water Risk Filter, how many Indian cities will face ‘water risk’ by 2050?
A.20 B.25
C.15 D.30
Q) Rythu Vedika is an initiative of Telangana Government to bring which community under one platform to help them attain
higher returns?
A.Weavers B.Farmers
C.Street Vendors D.All of the above
Q) Which IIT Institution has launched a website named “Bandhu” for students’ emotional needs?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Bombay
C.IIT Guwahati D.IIT Hyderabad
Q) Who has become the first woman Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alliance Air?
A.Nivedita Bhasim B.Shubhangi Sharma
C.Harpreet Singh D.Archana Thakur
Q) Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) ship C-452, designed by L&T, was commissioned at which place?
A.Kochi B.Ratnagiri
C.Pune D.Kollam
Q) Which social media platform has introduced the ArtHouse feature in India to assist brands in creating and optimising
content?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Twitter D.LinkedIn
Q) Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be honoured with the honorary rank of General of the Army of
which country?
A.Bhutan B.Sri Lanka
C.Australia D.Nepal
Q) A second batch of three Rafale fighter jets arrived at which airbase of India?
A.Ambala B.Jamnagar
C.Faridabad D.Darbhanga
Q) 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydroelectric Project, which is in news recently, is built on which river?
A.Ravi B.Beas
C.Chenab D.Sutlej
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an MoU between India and which country for cooperation in the field of
health and medicine?
A.Israel B.Japan
C.United States D.Germany
● The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the
United Kingdom on cooperation in the field of Telecommunications/Information and Communication Technologies.
● The Union Cabinet has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Spain for scientific and
technical collaborations in the field of astronomy.
● National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD).
Q) The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 132.8 million loan to improve and upgrade the power distribution
network in which state?
A.Nagaland B.Meghalaya
C.Assam D.Mizoram
Q) Alassane Ouattara has won the Presidential Election of which country for the third time?
A.Mali B.Burkina Faso
C.Sudan D.Ivory Coast
Q) Ministry of I&B has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship to review guidelines on Television Rating
agencies in India?
A. Shashi Shekhar Vempati B.Rajkumar Upadhyay
C.Pulak Ghosh D.Shalabh Pandey
Q) Which has become the first state to launch a project to provide free Internet for poor families and public offices?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Kerala
C.Tamil Nadu D.Karnataka
Q) Which organization has adopted two resolutions sponsored by India i.e. prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the
risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons in the world?
A.United Nations Environment Programme B.United Nations Development Programme
C.United Nations General Assembly D.United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Q) Which bank has introduced a new employee-centric initiative, called the Employee Assistance Programme?
A.Punjab National Bank B.Bank of Baroda
C.State Bank of India D.Canara Bank
Q) Amazon India has announced the launch of its first all-women Virtual Customer Service (VCS) site in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Bengaluru
C.Hyderabad D.Pune
Q) The High Commission of which country in India has launched a ‘Pledge For Progress’ campaign to promote gender
equality ?
A.New Zealand B.France
C.Australia D.Britain
Q) The first nuclear power plant of which country “Astravyets” has started operating?
A.Lithuania B.Belarus
C.Latvia D.Poland
Q) Which e-commerce platform has acquired the gaming startup Mech Mocha?
A.Flipkart B.Amazon
C.Tata Cliq D.Myntra
Q) Who has been appointed chairperson of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and
Adjoining Areas?
A.Basant Pratap Singh B.Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty
C.Gopal Reddy D.M.M. Kutty
Q) Which Space Agency has detected the first Fast radio bursts (FRB) called FRB 200428 in our Milky Way galaxy?
A.ISRO B.NASA
C.CNES D.Roscosmons
IMPORTANT DAYS
● National Cancer Awareness Day in India - November 7
● National Legal Services Day - 9 November
● International Day of Radiology 2020 – 8 November
✓ Theme - “Radiologists and radiographers supporting patients during COVID-19”.
● World Urbanism Day, also known as “World Town Planning Day” – 8 november
● World Science Day for Peace and Development - 10 November
✓ Theme - “Science for and with Society in dealing with COVID-19.”
● National Education Day - November 11
● National Ayurveda Day - November 13
● Public Service Broadcasting Day in India - 12 November
● World Kindness Day 2020 - November 13
✓ Theme - “The World We Make – Inspire Kindness”.
● World Diabetes Day - November 14
✓ Theme - “The Nurse and Diabetes”.
● World Pneumonia Day - 12 November
OBITUARIES
● Former Sikkim chief minister Sanchaman Limboo passed away.
● Bahrain's longest serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, passed away.
● Former India and Mohun Bagan defender Satyajit Ghosh passed away.
● Bollywood actor Asif Basra passed away.
● Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings passed away.
● Former chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) P G Kakodkar died.
● Prominent Kannada journalist Ravi Belagere passes away at 62.
BOOKS
GI Tags in News
● Goa’s Khola chillies, Moira bananas, Harmal Chillies, Khola Mirch, Khaje.
● Kashmir Saffron.
● Manipur black rice Chak-hao.
● Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur terracotta.
● Tamil Nadu’s Kovilpatti kadalai mittai, Netti works Thanjavur,
Arumbavur wood carving, Thammampatti wood carving.
● Telangana’s Telia Rumal.
● Sohrai Kohbar Art Jharkhand.
Q) Who has been unanimously elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF)?
A.Vinod Rai B.Sunil Kumar
C.Dilip Rath D.Amitabh Chaudhary
Q) Which Indian Superhero has become the Brand Ambassador for Namami Gange Project?
A.Shaktimaan B.Bhokal
C.Billoo D.Chacha Chaudhary
Q) Which state has passed a bill providing 75% Quota for locals in private sector jobs which pay less than ₹ 50,000 per
month?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Bihar D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) A two-day joint coastal security exercise, “Sagar Kavach” was held between Odisha and which state?
A.Jharkhand B.Andhra Pradesh
C.West Bengal D.Telangana
Q) Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an MoU with which subsidiary of NTPC subsidiary to set up solar power
plants at its airports?
A.NTPC Electric Supply Company Ltd B.Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Ltd.
C.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd D.Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited
Q) How many satellites of United states, Luxembourg and Lithuania, respectively were launched from PSLV-C49 including
EOS-01 ?
A.4, 4, 1 B.3, 5, 1
C.1, 4, 4 D.4, 1, 4
Q) India has signed how many MoUs with Italy in a recently held virtual summit between them?
A.10 B.19
C.12 D.15
Q) Which Indian diplomat was elected to the U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
(ACABQ)?
A.Vidisha Maitra B.Aparna Sharma
C.Devyani Khobragade D.Neelam Shah
Q) Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, whose 101st birthday anniversary was celebrated by google by dedicating Google
Doodle, was a renowned _________?
A.Doctor B.Lawyer
C.Writer D.Painter
Q) Amazon Web Services has agreed to invest about Rs 20,761 crore to set up a cluster of data centres in which state?
A.Telangana B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Odisha
Q) Kamala Harris Ancestral Village name is Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu. Which district it lies in?
A.Madurai B.Tiruvarur
C.Dindigul D.Theni
Q) Which state has launched the Parivarthanam programme to help the fishing community?
A.Kerala B.West Bengal
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Karnataka
Q) Who among the following has won the Paris Masters 2020?
A.Daniil Medvedev B.Alexander Zverev
C.Rafael Nadal D.Roger Federer
Q) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has imposed a cap of what percent of total volume of transactions
processed in UPI by a Third Party App Provider (TPAP)?
A.25% B.40%
C.30% D.50%
Q) India's first solar-based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) was inaugurated in which state?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Jharkhand D.Assam
Q) Which organization has launched the ''Project Future Ready'' to equip students with career skills for over 1 lakh students?
A.NITI Aayog B.FICCI
C.ASSOCHAM D.NSDC
Q) Which state has ranked at number 1 in terms of providing employment under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs)?
A.Maharashtra B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jharkhand
Q) India’s Longest Motorable Suspension Bridge “Dobra-Chanti”, which was recently inaugurated in Uttarakhand, is built
on which lake?
A.Tehri Lake B.Nainital Lake
C.Bhimtal Lake D.Roop Kund Lake
Q) AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0 is a flagship programme of NITI Aayog and which country?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.Israel D.Australia
Q) India and Australia water centre has been inaugurated in which of the following cities?
A.Imphal B.Gangtok
C.Kohima D.Guwahati
Q) A model of which Missile installed inside the DRDO Bhawan premise was unveiled by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?
A.ASTROSAT B.A-SAT
C.EMISAT D.GSAT-31
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in state?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Gujarat
Q) 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State was held under whose Presidency?
A.Emomali Rahmon B.Narendra Modi
C.Xi Jinping D.Vladimir Putin
Q) Which city of Uttar Pradesh will organize the International bird festival in February 2021?
A.Lucknow B.Gorakhpur
C.Kanpur D.Agra
Q) Which Life Insurance company has announced the launch of Covid Shield + insurance policy?
A.Kotak Mahindra B.Bharti AXA
C.HDFC Standard D.Edelweiss Tokio
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda at which University on November 12?
A.Jadavpur University B.Mahatma Gandhi University
C.Amity University D.Jawaharlal Nehru University
Q) What is the name of the Navy’s fifth Scorpene class submarine which was launched at Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock?
A.Vagir B.Kalvari
C.Vagsheer D.Karanj
Q) Who will head the Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted by the government to strengthen the capital goods sector?
A.Secretary Department of Telecommunications B.Secretary of Department of Heavy Industries
C.Secretary of Department of Consumer Affairs D.Secretary of Department of Commerce
Q) Which city of Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by UNESCO?
A.Toluca B.Zapopan
C.Saltillo D.Guadalajara
Q) Which IT company has launched the integrated ‘Applied AI’ for enterprises?
A.Wipro B.Infosys
C.Tech Mahindra D.TCS
Q) Which State/UT has launched the mobile-based application ‘Wildlife Rescue’ for monitoring of wildlife rescue?
A.Chandigarh B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Ladakh D.Assam
Q) Which state has launched the ‘Secha Samadhan’, a bilingual mobile application for farmers?
A.Karnataka B.Kerala
C.Odisha D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the PM of which country co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India virtual summit?
A.Vietnam B.Malaysia
C.Myanmar D.Indonesia
Q) Which IT company will acquire the Postbank Systems AG from Deutsche Bank AG?
A.Tech Mahindra B.Wipro
C.Infosys D.TCS
Q) Name the Indian-American who was named one of three co-chairs of COVID-19 Advisory Board constituted by Joe Biden?
A.Ami Bera B.Vivek Murthy
C.Raj Goyle D.Pramila Jayapal
Q) Who among the following has won the Orange Cap in IPL 2020?
A.KL Rahul B.Kagiso Rabada
C.Devdutt Padikkal D.Jofra Archer
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme worth up to Rs 1.46 lakh crore for how many
sectors?
A.Twelve B.Ten
C.Eight D.Fifteen
Q) The Oil Palm Project has recently been launched through video conferencing in which state?
A.Manipur B.Sikkim
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Nagaland
Q) Which Indian-American has been named as the Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defence Secretary Chris Miller?
A.Kash Patel B.Satish Hiremath
C.Sanjay Puri D.Sam Arora
Q) Which state is the top performing state in terms of providing tap connections to a maximum proportion of rural
households, providing about 38 lakh tap connections?
A.Bihar B.Goa
C.West Bengal D.Telangana
Q) The INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization conducted which Operation against environmental crimes in 103
countries?
A.Sparkle B.Thunder
C.Bolt D.Arrow
Q) Which state/UT has launched Kalaignar Karunanidhi breakfast scheme for school students?
A.Odisha B.Delhi
C.Puducherry D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) The Delhi government has launched which mobile app to ensure a smooth transfer of coronavirus patients in the city?
A.Zindagi B.Jeevan Seva
C.Suraksha D.Aarogya
Q) Which IIM institution has announced the virtual launch of its ‘Consumer Culture Lab’ to foster consumer culture research
in India?
A.IIM Udaipur B.IIM Ahmedabad
C.IIM Indore D.IIM Rohtak
Q) Math learning edtech platform, Cuemath has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Vidya Balan B.Sonakshi Sinha
C.Sushmita Sen D.Priyanka Chopra
Q) The first-ever food truck of Indian Railways has been launched at which Railway Station?
A.Bhopal Railway Station B.Pune Railway Station
C.Chennai Railway Station D.Hyderabad Railway Station
Q) Which state Assembly has passed a resolution seeking the inclusion of Sarna as a separate religion in Census, 2021?
A.Bihar B.Chhattisgarh
C.Goa D.Jharkhand
Q) Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?
A.Qatar B.Kuwait
C.Bahrain D.Oman
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the Statue of Peace, to mark the 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of
Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, in which state?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar
Q) Who has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for his work to stop cyber bullying of teens?
A.Sadat Rahman B.Autumn Peltier
C.Ridhima Pandey D.Isra Hirsi
IMPORTANT DAYS
● National Press Day – 16 November
● International Day for Tolerance - November 16.
● National Epilepsy Day - November 17
● National Naturopathy Day - 18 November
● World Toilet Day (WTD) - 19 November
✓ Theme - “Sustainable sanitation and climate change”.
● World COPD Day 2020 - every third Wednesday of November. This year the day falls on 18 November 2020
✓ Theme - “Living Well With COPD - Everybody, Everywhere”.
● International Men's Day - November 19
✓ Theme: “Better health for men and boys”.
● World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year - November 19
✓ Theme - “the importance of philosophy in times of crisis”.
● World Fisheries Day: 21 November
● World Children's Day - 20 November
● World Television Day 2020 – 21 November
● Africa Industrialization Day: 20 November
✓ Theme 2020: “Inclusive and sustainable industrialisation in the AfCFTA era”.
OBITUARIES
● Padma Shri awardee sculptor Arjun Prajapati passed away.
● Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper Ray Clemence passed away.
● Bengali poet Alokeranjan Dasgupta passed away.
● Mridula Sinha, first woman Governor of Goa, passes away.
BOOKS
Q) Aung San Suu Kyi, who has won the elections of Myanmar, belongs to which political party?
A.National League for Democracy B.Arakan National Party
C.Mon National Party D.Democratic Party
Q) Which state has launched two mobile applications to monitor and improve Palle Pragati works?
A.Odisha B.Karnataka
C.Telangana D.Assam
Q) Keetham Lake or sur Sarovar Lake of which state has been designated as the Ramsar Site?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Jharkhand D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) How many Asia Pacific countries have signed the world’s biggest free trade deal called as ‘Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP)’ deal?
A.Ten B.Fifteen
C.Thirteen D.Eleven
Q) What is the name of SpaceX Crew Dragon 1 spacecraft which launched 4 astronauts to space station in the 1st operational
flight for NASA?
A.Resilience B.Starship
C.InSight D.Dragonfly
Q) Which has become the first city in the country to receive the ISO 9001:2015 certification for effective Faecal Sludge &
Septage Management (FSSM) services?
A.Bengaluru B.Kolkata
C.Pune D.Bhubaneswar
Q) Which Indian organization has been chosen as laureate in the 'institutional category' for the 2020 United Nations
Population Award?
A.Goonj B.Childline India
C.Kutumb Foundation D.HelpAge India
Q) Which team has won the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge title held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A.Supernovas B.Velocity
C.Spider D.Trailblazers
Q) Which Bank has launched the "Mooh Band Rakho" Campaign to Create Awareness on Cyber Frauds?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank
Q) Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as the state icon of which state by Election Commission?
A.Maharashtra B.Haryana
C.Gujarat D.Punjab
Q) BCCI has announced which company as official Kit sponsor for Team India?
A.MPL Sports B.Adidas
C.Nike D.Puma
Q) What is the name of the 'recycled incense sticks’ launched by Uttar Pradesh in Gorakhpur Temple?
A.Nirmal B.Aashirwaad
C.Sugandh D.Mangaldeep
Q) The World Health Organization will celebrate World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from which to which date?
A.18 – 24 November B.19 – 25 November
C.17 – 23 November D.20 – 26 November
Q) Equitas Small Finance Bank has appointed whom as their new brand ambassador?
A.PV Sindhu B.Parineeti Chopra
C.Smriti Mandhana D.Mary Kom
Q) Who was conferred with the Capital Foundation National Award for his contribution to sports?
A.Rahul Dravid B.Kiren Rijiju
C.Himanta Biswa Sarma D.Narinder Batra
Q) Vize Health and Hygiene company has appointed whom as their Brand Ambassador?
A.Virat Kohli B.Rohit Sharma
C.K L Rahul D.Hardik Pandya
Q) Which state has decided to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle?
A.Karnataka B.Rajasthan
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Haryana
Q) Which country has got the hosting rights of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
A.India B.Peru
C.Australia D.Qatar
Q) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an Innovation Hub for the financial sector. Who will be chairperson of this
hub?
A.Bimal Jalan B.Natarajan Chandrasekaran
C.Nandan Nilekani D.Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan
Q) Ajay Kumar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Burundi B.Rwanda
C.Tanzania D.Congo
Q) The British Fashion Council (BFC) has appointed whom as its new 'Ambassador for Positive Change‘?
A.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan B.Deepika Padukone
C.Priyanka Chopra Jonas D.Sonam Kapoor
Q) Reliance Retail has acquired which furniture Retail Startup for ₹182 Cr?
A.Burrow B.Urban Ladder
C.Wooden Street D.Interior Define
Q) Which state has decided to set up anti-electrocution cells to prevent elephant deaths?
A.Karnataka B.West Bengal
C.Assam D.Bihar
Q) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has allowed Google to buy what per cent stake in Jio Platform?
A.4.52% B.3.45%
C.6.78% D.7.73%
Q) Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has launched which savings account for women offering 7 percent interest?
A.DIVA B.EVA
C.DIA D.TIA
Q) Maia Sandu has become the first woman President of which country?
A.Malta B.Ukraine
C.Romania D.Moldova
Q) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Mutual Fund?
A.Navneet Munot B.Raghav Iyengar
C.Amit Purohit D.Nilesh Shah
Q) India’s first convergence project to generate green energy is set to come up in which state?
A.Goa B.Karnataka
C.Punjab D.Assam
Q) PARAM Siddhi which made to the TOP 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has been ranked at which
position?
A.54th B.34th
rd
C.63 D.78th
Q) The Directorate of Revenue intelligence (DRI) recently launched which Operation to bust International drug Racket?
A.Calypso B.Impunity
C.Red Tide D.Columbus
Q) Which social media platform has launched a new feature worldwide called 'fleets’?
A.Twitter B.Facebook
C.Telegram D.Instagram
Q) Which state has inaugurated the first ever Nayar Valley Adventure Sports festival in Pauri district ?
A.Assam B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Uttarakhand D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) The Fifteenth Finance Commission has suggested increasing public spending on the health sector to ________ per cent
from 0.95% of GDP by 2024?
A.1.5% B.2.5%
C.2.0% D.1.75%
Q) The Government of India and the World Bank has signed a $120-million project to improve and modernize the transport
sector of which state?
A.Karnataka B.Assam
C.Sikkim D.Meghalaya
Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Ayurvedic Wellness Brand "Haeal“?
A.Jasprit Bumrah B.Sanju Samson
C.Hardik Pandya D.Rishabh Pant
Q) Who was honoured with Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2020 for her significant contribution to Indian cinema?
A.Sara Ali Khan B.Taapsee Pannu
C.Madhuri Dixit D.Richa Chadha
Q) Who has been elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva for a three-year term?
A.Girish Chandra Murmu B.Shashi Kant Sharma
C.Rajiv Mehrishi D.Vinod Rai
Q) Who is the author of the book “Reporting India: My Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist”?
A.Shiv Aroor B.Vinod Dua
C.Prem Prakash D.Swapan Dasgupta
Q) Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for his which novel?
A.The Sellout B.The Sense of an Ending
C.Wolf Hall D.Shuggie Bain
Q) Which High Court has stated that marriage between first cousins is illegal?
A.Allahabad High Court B.Punjab & Haryana High Court
C.Patna High Court D.Bombay High Court
Q) Which state has launched a new rural housing project named Maha Awas Yojana?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Maharashtra D.Bihar
Q) India and which country jointly launched the Phase-II of RuPay card?
A.Nepal B.Singapore
C.Sri Lanka D.Bhutan
Q) Mastercard and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched which project in India
for women entrepreneurs?
A.Sankalp B.Kirana
C.Samridhhi D.Kayakalp
Q) Which state has launched the ''Dai-Didi'' (mother-sister) mobile clinics for free medical help to women?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Jharkhand D.Chhattisgarh
Q) The Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a loan agreement worth how much
amount for the ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project?
A.USD 500 million B.USD 400 million
C.USD 300 million D.USD 200 million
Q) According to the New Minimum Age policy introduced for players by ICC, what should be the minimun age of cricketer
to play the game globally?
A.16 years B.15 years
C.14 Years D.17 years
Q) Which organisation has launched ‘Halo’ initiative to counter the misinformation around Covid-19 vaccines?
A.WHO B.UNICEF
C.UNDP D.UN
Q) Chapare virus, which can be spread through human-to-human transmission, was reported in which country?
A.South Sudan B.Bolivia
C.Tanzania D.Peru
Q) Which country has decided to return 18th century Annapurna statue to India?
A.Britain B.Canada
C.South Africa D.Norway
Q) Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually launched the Lilavati Award 2020 under which
theme?
A.Gender Equality B.Sanitation
C.Women Empowerment D.Skill Development
Q) Singapore and Thailand and India are conducting maritime exercise SITMEX-20 in which sea?
A.Andaman Sea B.Java Sea
C.Bay of Bengal D.Timor Sea
Q) Which country will host the Women’s T20 World Cup in February 2023?
A.India B.South Africa
C.New Zealand D.Australia
IMPORTANT DAYS
● International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women - November 25
✓ Theme - “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect”.
● National Milk Day : 26 November
● India observes Constitution Day on November 26 every year.
OBITUARIES
● Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn has died at age 37 after battle with ALS.
● Sahitya Academy award winning Telugu Poet Shaik Khaja Hussain passes away at 70.
● Argentine football legend Diego Maradona passed away.
● Popular TV actor Ashiesh Roy passed away.
● Veteran Actor Vishwa Mohan Badola Dies.
● Faqir Chand Kohli, (F.C. Kohli), known as the father of Indian Software Industry, passed away.
● Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away.
● James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, passes away.
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the centennial commemorative coin and a special commemorative postal
stamp of which University on November 25?
A.University of Mumbai B.University of Lucknow
C.Jawaharlal Nehru University D.Mahatma Gandhi University
Q) Which Tennis player has won the ATP Tour Finals 2020 title?
A.Daniil Medvedev B.Rafael Nadal
C.Dominic Thiem D.Novak Djokovic
Q) The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been launched by which Space Agency?
A.ISRO B.NASA
C.Roscosmos D.CNES
Q) Who was conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020?
A.Ruskin Bond B.Salman Rushdie
C.Amish Tripathi D.Sudha Murthy
Q) Who has received the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar at Sangit Kala Kendra
Awards?
A.Amitabh Bachchan B.Shatrughan Sinha
C.Naseeruddin Shah D.Dharmendra
Q) Cyclone Nivar is likely to hit Tamil Nadu. The name Nivar has been given by which country?
A.Maldives B.Oman
C.Bangladesh D.Iran
Q) Which Tiger Reserve has bagged the first-ever international award, TX2, for doubling tiger population?
A.Dudhwa Tiger Reserve B.Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
C.Buxa Tiger Reserve D.Pench Tiger Reserve
Q) Airports Authority of India (AAI) is observing the Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from ______to ______ date?
A.21 to 25 November B.22 to 26 November
C.20 to 26 November D.23 to 27 November
Q) Indian Army has launched which Operation in Jammu And Kashmir against Pakistan's terrorists?
A.Operation 300 B.Operation 200
C.Operation 500 D.Operation 100
Q) The Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute in Bengaluru has been
named ___________?
A.Arun Jaitely B.Sushma Swaraj
C.Veer Savarkar D.Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q) Which Indian web series has bagged the best drama series honour at the 48th International Emmy Awards?
A.Bard of Blood B.Delhi Crime
C.Mirzapur D.Sacred Games
Q) Country’s longest water tunnel ”Parwan tunnel“ will become operational by January 2021 in which state?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Odisha D.Rajasthan
Q) India will construct a Shahtoot Dam in Afghanistan. The dam will be built on which river?
A.Amu Darya B.Kabini River
C.Maidan River D.Logar River
Q) Which state has launched the Thee mobile application for the benefit of the general public to reach out to the Fire and
Rescue Services when in need?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Kerala
C.Odisha D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) The First cow hospital of Northeast was inaugurated in which of the following states?
A.Sikkim B.Nagaland
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Assam
State Awards
● Odisha - amongst Marine states
● Uttar Pradesh - amongst Inland states
● Assam - amongst Hilly and NE states
Organization
● Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd. (for Marine)
● Telangana State Fishermen Cooperative Societies Federation Ltd (for Inland)
● Assam Apex Cooperative Fish Marketing and Processing Federation Ltd. (for Hilly region)
Districts
● Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh as best Marine District.
● Kalahandi, Odisha as best Inland District.
● Nagaon, Assam as Best Hilly and NE District.
Q) The books titled 'Loktantra Ke Swar' and 'The Republican Ethic' contain the compilation of speeches of which indian
leader?
A.Narendra Modi B.Shashi Tharoor
C.Nitin Gadkari D.Ram Nath Kovind
Q) OSH & WC code, which was seen in news recently, has been released by which ministry?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Labour
C.Ministry of Defence D.Ministry of Education
Q) What is the name of the heavy weight torpedo launched by Defence Research Development Organization recently?
A.Varunastra B.Neerastra
C.Jalamastra D.Indrastra
Q) The Sukhjit mega food park, was recently inaugurated by Narendra Singh Tomar, in which district of Punjab?
A.Kapurthala B.Bathinda
C.Gurdaspur D.Moga
Q) Who was elected as the new independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
A.Greg Barclay B.Imran Khwaja
C.Shashank Manohar D.Zaheer Abbas
Q) Which state has launched ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to sensitize people about Covid-19 pandemic?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Assam D.Himachal Pradesh
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved the merger of capital-starved Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with which bank?
A.DBS Bank B.Dhanlaxmi Bank
C.Karur Vysya Bank D.RBL Bank
Q) Which state has launched the “Abhayam” App for the safety of women passengers?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Odisha
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which film has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars?
A.Jallikattu B.Tanhaji
C.Vikun Taak D.Dear Comrade
Q) PagarBook has signed which Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador till 2022?
A.Akshay Kumar B.Varun Dhawan
C.Salman Khan D.Siddharth Malhotra
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Border Roads Organisation?
A.Arjan Singh B.Rajeev Chaudhary
C.Suresh Sharma D.Satendra Ahluwalia
Q) Which state has recently launched the "Karmai Dharma" (Work is worship) scheme?
A.Odisha B.West Bengal
C.Bihar D.Assam
● Duare Duare Paschim Banga Sarkar (West Bengal government at every doorstep) scheme.
Q) Which state has imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state for six months?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Haryana D.Punjab
Q)Which state has launched the Jagananna Thodu scheme to provide interest free loans to small vendors?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Telangana
Q) NITI Aayog has formed a panel under whose chairmanship to study feasibility of Hyperloop technology in India?
A.Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha B.VK Yadav
C.Rajeev Mehta D.VK Saraswat
Q) Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot has inaugurated the ''Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for
Transgender Persons'' in which city?
A.Gurugram B.Delhi
C.Vadodara D.Pune
Q) India has signed an agreement with which country in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation?
A.Finland B.Norway
C.Denmark D.Russia
Q) Which among the following has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop the
first-ever 'SDG Investor Map for India'?
A.NITI Aayog B.FICCI
C.Invest India D.CCI
Q) Agriculture Minister has unveiled which initiative to impart training to primary cooperative societies in rural areas?
A. Sahakar Pragya B. Sahakar Sangya
C. Sahakar Kaushal D. Sahakar Path
Q) Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been re elected as the President of which country?
A.Benin B.Mali
C.Burkina Faso D.Niger
Q) Which company has bagged the contract to construct India’s longest road bridge across river Brahmaputra?
A.Larsen & Toubro B.Adani Group
C.Bharat Dynamics D.Lanco Infratech
Q) The Union Environment Ministry has approved the construction of Song Dam Drinking Water Project in which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Assam
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which country has successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in White Sea?
A.Israel B.Russia
C.China D.Japan
Q) The Largest Solar Power Project at a high altitude in India has been set up at which place?
A.Leh B.Manali
C.Jammu D.Dehradun
Q) India has set a target of achieving 450 GW of renewable energy by which year?
A.2025 B.2030
C.2028 D.2035
● The theme for RE-Invest 2020 is ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’.
Q) According to an International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has become the world's most connected city?
A.Shanghai B.London
C.Beijing D.New York
Q) Who has become the fastest Indian player to score 1000 runs in ODI cricket?
A.Kedar Jadav B.K. L. Rahul
C.Rishabh Pant D.Hardik Pandya
Q) India and which country has signed an implementation agreement (IA) on hydrography?
A.Vietnam B.Laos
C.Cambodia D.Thailand
Q) Hualong One is the first domestically developed nuclear reactor of which country?
A.Japan B.Israel
C.Russia D.China
Q) Raimona National Park will become the sixth National Park of state?
A.Assam B.Uttarakhand
C.Karnataka D.Madhya Pradesh