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Current Affairs Q&A PDF – 24 November 2021

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. In November 2021, Name the Exercise that was launched by Southern Command of the Indian
Army in Rajasthan & Gujarat.
1) Dakshin Shakti
2) Lal Qila
3) Konkan Shakti
4) Dosti
5) Garuda
Answer- 1) Dakshin Shakti
Explanation:
The Southern Command of the Army launched a military exercise named ‘Dakshin Shakti‘ in the
training area of Rajasthan & Gujarat to validate the battle readiness & operational effectiveness of
troops of the Southern Army, which covers about 41 percent of the country’s landmass.
Exercise ‘Sagar Shakti’:
i. A four-day multi-agency exercise named ‘Sagar Shakti’ was organised between November 19 and 22,
2021, as part of the ‘Dakshin Shakti’.
ii. The Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force and
Gujarat security apparatus took part in the Sagar Shakti exercise that was held in the creek sector of
Kutch peninsula in Gujarat.

2. In November 2021, The ______ Edition of the Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’ was conducted by Coast
Guards of Maldives, India, and __________ in Maldives, to Safeguard the Indian Ocean Region.
1) 10th; South Africa
2) 25th; Indonesia
3) 15th; Sri Lanka
4) 10th; Indonesia
5) 30th; Sri Lanka
Answer- 3) 15th; Sri Lanka
Explanation:
The 15th edition of the Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’ was conducted by Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka
Coast Guards in Maldives from 20-24 November 2021 to safeguard the Indian Ocean Region & for
security formation.
• The Exercise is conducted biennially among the Coast Guards of the 3 countries.
About Exercise Dosti: The exercise was initiated in 1991, between the Indian & Maldivean Coast
Guards. Sri Lanka joined the exercise for the first time in 2012.
Note – The Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam was formally commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in
Mumbai in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

3. Which Ministry launched the 1st All India Survey on Domestic Workers (in Nov’21)?
1) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
2) Ministry of Labour & Employment
3) Ministry of Home Affairs
4) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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5) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Answer- 2) Ministry of Labour & Employment
Explanation:
Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour & Employment (MoL&E) launched the 1st All India
Survey on Domestic workers (DWs) from New Delhi.
• It was conducted by the Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
• This survey is based upon the Indian Government’s evidence based, data driven policy for last mile
delivery of services & to achieve the goal of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas, Sabka Viswas’.

4. What are the points that are correct with respect to the India 1st Virtual Science Lab for
Children?
A) Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) launched India’s first Virtual Science Lab for
children under CSIR Jigyasa programme.
B) The target audience is students of the standard VI to XII & provide virtual tours to CSIR
laboratories across India.
C) Under the Jigyasa programme, CSIR has partnered with IIT Bombay to develop the Virtual Lab
platform.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only A & B
4) Only B & C
5) All A, B & C
Answer- 5) All A, B & C
Explanation:
The Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) launched India’s first Virtual Science Lab for children
under CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Jigyasa programme.
i.The target audience is students of the standard VI to XII & provide virtual tours to CSIR laboratories
across India.
ii.Under the Jigyasa programme, CSIR has partnered with IIT Bombay to develop the Virtual Lab
platform
• Jigyasa Program: It was launched by CSIR in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan's
(KVS) in 2017 to extend the classroom learning with well planned research laboratory based
learning.

5. Union Minister of Civil Aviation attended the ‘Udan Utsav’ celebrations at Veer Surendra Sai
Airport in ________, Odisha (in Nov’21) & he announced a target to increase the airports in India to
_____ in 5 years.
1) Jharsuguda; 175
2) Bhubaneswar; 175
3) Bhubaneswar; 150
4) Kalahandi; 220
5) Jharsuguda; 220
Answer- 5) Jharsuguda; 220

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Explanation:
Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, attended the ‘Udan Utsav’ celebrations at Veer
Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He announced the target to increase the airport to 220 in
next 5 years in India which include helipads and water aerodromes.
• The Minister also announced to set up The Greenfield Airport at Puri and the Phase II expansion
of Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda.

6. In November 2021, Which Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh was renamed after the tribal
icon Tantya Bhil?
1) Kalakund railway station
2) Balauda Takun railway station
3) Choral railway station
4) Patalpani railway station
5) Dakacha railway station
Answer- 4) Patalpani railway station
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister (CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the renaming of Indore’s
Patalpani railway station after tribal icon Tantya Bhil, who was well known as ‘Indian Robin Hood’ by
the tribals.
• CM also announced that 2 other landmarks, the Bhanwar Kuan intersection and MR 10 bus
stand, in Indore will also be named after Tantya Bhil.

BANKING AND FINANCE

7. In November 2021, RBI revealed a draft scheme to amalgamate the Punjab and Maharashtra
Cooperative (PMC) Bank with Which Small Finance Bank (SFB)?
1) Equitas SFB
2) Capital SFB
3) Unity SFB
4) Ujjivan SFB
5) Utkarsh SFB
Answer- 3) Unity SFB
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed a draft scheme to amalgamate the Punjab and Maharashtra
Cooperative (PMC) Bank with the Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd. (USFB).
• The suggestions and objections to the draft scheme are open till December 10, 2021.
• Under the scheme, the depositors will get their full amount back over a period of 10 years. In the
initial phase, the bank will pay an amount insured under DICGC (Deposit Insurance and Credit
Guarantee Corporation) of up to Rs 5 lakhs to depositors.

8. Which Bank signed a MoU with PONLAIT to offer Simple And Fast Agriculture Loan (SAFAL) to
Dairy Farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh?
1) State Bank of India
2) IndusInd Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank

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5) ICICI Bank
Answer- 1) State Bank of India
Explanation:
The State bank of India (SBI) signed a MoU with Pondicherry Co-op. Milk Producers’ Union Ltd
(PONLAIT) to Offer Loan to Dairy Farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh.
• SBI introduced a technology product, named ‘SAFAL- Simple And Fast Agriculture Loan’ for
financing individual Dairy farmers, who are supplying milk to commercial dairies on a regular basis.

9. Which Bank launched an online platform, “Trade Emerge” (in Nov’21) to offer digital banking
& value-added services to exporters & importers in India?
1) Axis Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
Answer- 3) ICICI Bank
Explanation:
The Private sector lender ICICI Bank launched an online platform named ‘Trade Emerge’ to offer
digital banking and value-added services to exporters and importers across India.
• Trade Emerge is set up to obtain key registrations and licenses such as trade license, Importer
Exporter Code (IEC), GST registration and Registration Cum Membership Certificate issued by
export promotion organisations or Commodity Boards of India.

ECONOMY AND BUSINESS

10. In November 2021, The State Bank of India projected India's economy to grow at ___________ in
FY 2022.
1) 8.5-9.0 %
2) 9.0-9.5%
3) 8.3-8.5%
4) 9.3- 9.6%
5) 9.2- 9.4%
Answer- 4) 9.3- 9.6 %
Explanation:
The State Bank of India (SBI) Research revised India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth projection
for FY22 to a range of 9.3 – 9.6 percent from the earlier estimation of 8.5-9.0 percent.
• The GDP growth in Q2 FY22 was estimated at 8.1 percent, which is the highest growth across all
economies.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

11. Air India Radio(AIR) & ___________ won the ABU – UNESCO Together for Peace (T4P) Media
Awards 2021 which was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1) India Today
2) Doordarshan
3) Zee News

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4) NDTV
5) Aaj Tak
Answer- 2) Doordarshan
Explanation:
‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives’ and DEAFinitely Leading the Way produced by All India
Radio(AIR) and Doordarshan respectively have won the ABU – UNESCO Together for Peace (T4P)
Media Awards 2021 held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia .

12. What are the points that are correct with respect to the 49th International Emmy Awards
which was held in New York City?
A) Thomas Bellut won the Best Performance by an Actor & Hayley Squires won the Best
Performance by an Actress
B) Yvonne Orji won the International Emmy Directorate Award 2021.
C) Indian Actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui got nominated for Best Performance by an Actor for his
role in ‘Serious Men’.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A & C
5) Only B & C
Answer- 3) Only C
Explanation:
David Tennant won the Best Performance by an Actor & Hayley Squires won the Best Performance by
an Actress .
Dr Thomas Bellut, won the International Emmy Directorate Award 2021.
Indian Actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui got nominated for Best Performance by an Actor.
• Vir Das: For India got nominated for Comedy and Aarya television series on Disney+ Hotstar
starring Sushmita Sen got nominated for Drama Series.

13. Who became the 1st Indian to be honoured with the Knighthood of Parte Guelfa in Florence,
Italy?
1) V Jyothish Kumar
2) Shilen Sagunan
3) S K Sohan Roy
4) Thomson Skariah
5) Vimal Govind
Answer- 3) S K Sohan Roy
Explanation:
Keralite Dr S K Sohan Roy, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and founder of Aries Group of Companies
has become the first Indian to be honoured with the “Knighthood of Parte Guelfa” for his humanitarian
and Environmental protection efforts in business and movies.

14. Which Organisation won the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament & Development
2021 Award?
1) Katha
2) Pratham

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3) Smile Foundation
4) Child Rights and You
5) Teach For India
Answer- 2) Pratham
Explanation:
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2021 is awarded to Pratham, a civil
society organization (CSO) which is dedicated to improving the quality of education among
underprivileged children in India and across the world.
• The award was selected by an international jury chaired by former Chief Justice of India T S
Thakur.

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

15. Nicolae Ciuca got nominated (in Nov’21) as the New Prime Minister of which country?
1) Cyprus
2) Montenegro
3) Romania
4) Bulgaria
5) Albania
Answer- 3) Romania
Explanation:
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis nominated former army general Nicolae Ciuca as the new
Prime Minister (PM) of the country.
About Romania:
President- Klaus Iohannis
Capital- Bucharest
Currency– Romanian leu

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

16. Which Organisation selected the ‘Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS)’ Mission as a
new Earth science mission under Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3)?
1) European Space Agency
2) Canadian Space Agency
3) SpaceX
4) NASA
5) ISRO
Answer- 4) NASA
Explanation:
A mission namely ‘Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS)’ got selected by NASA (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) as a new Earth science mission under its Earth Venture Mission-
3 (EVM-3).
• It is expected to launch in 2027 with an estimated outlay of $177 million.
• INCUS is a collection of three SmallSats in tight coordination which will study the behavior of
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17. _____________ Metro Rail Corporation launched the 1st prototype of an indigenous developed
Rolling Stock Driver Training System (RSDTS).
1) Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Bangalore
4) Chennai
5) Ahmedabad
Answer- 1) Delhi
Explanation:
Durga Shanker Mishra, Chairman of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) & Secretary of Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs launched the first prototype of an indigenous developed Rolling Stock Driver
Training System (RSDTS) to train Metro & Railways drivers.
Note – RSDTS & Super SCADA are initiatives taken under joint cooperation between DMRC & Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL), based on MoUs signed in September 2020 & June 2021.

18. Which Airport became the 1st Airport in South Asia to launch ‘Rosenbauer Tactical
Simulator’ (in Nov’21) to strengthen the firefighting capabilities?
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Chennai International Airport
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
4) Kempegowda International Airport
5) Trivandrum International Airport
Answer- 4) Kempegowda International Airport
Explanation:
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, Karnataka became the 1st airport in South
Asia to commission a state-of-the-art fire fighting system ‘Rosenbauer Tactical Simulator’ from
Rosenbauer International, an Austrian company to strengthen its firefighting capabilities.

19. Which Country launched its 3rd Gaofen-11, high-resolution reconnaissance satellite in
November 2021?
1) Japan
2) China
3) USA
4) Russia
5) India
Answer- 2) China
Explanation:
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched China’s 3rd Gaofen-11 (03)
high-resolution reconnaissance satellite on 19th November 2021 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch
Center in the northern province of Shanxi.
• This is China’s 44th launch of 2021.

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SPORTS

20. Name the Vidarbha Cricket Team player who created the World Record (in Nov’21) for
the Most Economic figures in T20 cricket.
1) Rajneesh Gurbani
2) Akshay Karnewar
3) Umesh Yadav
4) Faiz Fazal
5) Aditya Sarwate
Answer- 2) Akshay Karnewar
Explanation:
• In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament, Vidarbha team’s bowler Akshay Karnewar created the
World Record for the Most Economic figures in T20 cricket, for his 4 maiden overs bowled to
produce figures of 4-4-0-2 against Manipur.

21. Which Cricket team won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (in Nov’21) making its 2nd Consecutive
title win?
1) Tamil Nadu cricket team
2) Karnataka cricket team
3) Mumbai cricket team
4) Rajasthan cricket team
5) Vidarbha cricket team
Answer- 1) Tamil Nadu cricket team
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu cricket team won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for second consecutive Time after defeating
Karnataka in the finals that was held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
• Tamil Nadu Batsman M. Shahrukh Khan was named as the Man of the Match.

OBITUARY

22. Chun Doo-Hwan recently (in Nov’21) passed away at the age of 90 years, he previously served
as the President of which Country?
1) Thailand
2) South Korea
3) China
4) Japan
5) Indonesia
Answer- 2) South Korea
Explanation:
The former president of South Korea Chun Doo-hwan passed away at the age of 90 years due to heart
failure in Seoul, South Korea.
• He belonged to the ‘Democratic Justice’ party. He became the 5th President of South Korea.

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

23. Who Authored the Book, “Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute”?
1) John Masters
2) Kiran Doshi
3) Maroof Raza
4) Naresh Rastogi
5) Vikram Seth
Answer- 3) Maroof Raza
Explanation:
Former Army Officer Maroof Raza has authored a new book titled “Contested Lands: India, China and
the Boundary Dispute”.
The book features the history of India’s boundary making with Tibet & China and analyses the current
India-China boundary contestation stemming from interpretations of history in the post-colonial period.

STATE NEWS

24. What are the points that are correct with respect to the Gujarat Government signing of
Multiple MoU during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS 2022)?
A) Gujarat Government signed 20 MoU’s, attracting a total investment of Rs 24,185 crore at VGGS
2022.
B) Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of VGGS 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, which
was held under the theme of ‘From Atmanirbhar Gujarat to Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
C) In this Summit a MoU signed with Indian Oil Corporation with a worth of Rs 1595.22 crore for
Capacity augmentation of Kandla Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) import plant.
1) All A, B & C
2) Only A & B
3) Only B & C
4) Only B
5) Only C
Answer- 1) All A, B & C
Explanation:
Gujarat Government signed 20 MoU’s, a total of Rs 24,185 crore ahead of Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit (VGGS 2022).
• Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of VGGS 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the
theme of ‘From Atmanirbhar Gujarat to Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
• In this Summit a MoU signed with Indian Oil Corporation with a worth of Rs 1595.22 crore for
Capacity augmentation of Kandla Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) import plant.

CA STATIC GK

25. Mitra shakti is a joint Military Exercise of India with which country?
1) Maldives
2) Indonesia
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh

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5) Bhutan
Answer- 3) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise “Mitra Shakti” culminates in Ampara (Sri Lanka).

26. When is Good Governance Day Observed in India?

1) 15th December
2) 25th December
3) 20th December
4) 24th December
5) 16th December
Answer- 2) 25th December
Explanation:
Good Governance Day is observed in India annually on the 25th December, the birth anniversary of
former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

27. Which city in India is known as “Queen of Deccan”?

1) Coorg
2) Pune
3) Surat
4) Bhopal
5) Mumbai
Answer- 2) Pune
Explanation:
Pune, also called Poona, city, west-central Maharashtra state is Called “Queen of the Deccan,” Pune is
the cultural capital of the Maratha peoples.

28. Which is the Capital of Romania?

1) Skopje
2) Bucharest
3) Sofia
4) Tirana
5) Budapest
Answer- 2) Bucharest
Explanation:
About Romania:
President- Klaus Iohannis
Capital- Bucharest
Currency– Romanian leu

29. Arif Mohammed Khan, Jammu & Kashmir alpine Skier got Qualified for the Winter Olympic
2022. Which City will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games?
1) Oslo, Norway
2) Tokyo, Japan
3) Beijing, China
4) Seoul, South Korea

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5) Stockholm, Sweden
Answer- 3) Beijing, China
Explanation:
Beijing got selected as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics after beating Almaty by four votes on
31 July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur.

30. The Union Government notified uniform GST rate at 12% on Man-Made Fibre (MMF), MMF
yarn & MMF fabrics from 1st January of 2022. When was GST implemented in India?
1) 1st July 2016
2) 29th March 2017
3) 1st July 2018
4) 29th March 2016
5) 1st July 2017
Answer- 5) 1st July 2017
Explanation:
The Goods and Service Tax Act was passed in the Parliament on 29th March 2017 and came into effect
on 1st July 2017.

31. RBI warned some Cooperative Banks for Violating the Bank Regulation Act by using Bank in
their names. Who is the Cooperative Minister of India?
1) Nirmala Sitharaman
2) Piyush Goyal
3) Mahendra Nath Pandey
4) Dharmendra Pradhan
5) Amit Shah
Answer- 5) Amit Shah
Explanation:
Amit Shah is the Union Minister of Cooperative Ministry.
• The Ministry of Cooperation is a ministry under the Government of India which was formed in July
2021.

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