GK & CURRENT

AFFAIR
GK & Current Affair Worksheet – 23/04/2024
For students preparing for MAH-B.BCA/BBA/BMS/BBM CET 2024 for admission to BCA,
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
17 November 2023

1.Who launched Aina Portal – Ministry of 4. Where is the Trishakti Prahar exercise held?
Housing and Urban Affairs Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

This initiative aims to transform the way cities
are managed and measured, fostering healthy
competition, inspiring improvement, and
facilitating c learning among Urban Local Bodies
(ULBs).
2. By which year Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman has announced that India will
become the third largest economy in the world -
By 2027
Recently, the Finance Minister addressed the
Indo-PaciOic Regional Dialogue.
The Finance Minister stated that India's blue
economy contributes 4 percent to its GDP, and
India ranks 22nd in global shipping as of 2023.
30 thousand soldiers of Army, Air Force and
Navy participated in this 13-day exercise.
5. Manreet Sodhi Someshwar is the author of
Kashmir: Book 3 of the Partition Trilogy, which
was published on December 1, 2023
6. Where was the 3rd Hockey India Senior
Women's Inter Department National
Championship 2023 inaugurated?
New Delhi
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
inaugurated the Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi.
Hosted by – Indian Oil Corporation
7. When was World COPD Day celebrated? -It is
celebrated every year on the third Wednesday of
November. In 2023 it was celebrated on 15
November.
COPD-Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease

Theme - Breathing is Life – Act Earlier

It was celebrated for the Oirst time in 2002.

3. Which Indian Navy carries out second anti 8. Who has received the Oirst ever Lifetime
piracy patrol in crucial Gulf of Guinea region? Disturbing the Peace Award?
INS Sumedha Salman Rushdie

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Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for
Midnight Children.
Victory City- New Book
9. With which country did India organize Mitra
Shakti exercise?
Sri Lanka
Venue: Its ninth edition has been organized at
Aundh Military Station, Pune.
18 November 2023
10. What has Cambridge Dictionary chosen as
the word of the year for 2023?
Hallucinate
Collines Dictionalry – Al
11. In which state is the Silkyara Tunnel?
The Silkyara Tunnel is located in the Uttarkashi
district of Uttarakhand, India.
On November 12, 2023, a landslide caused a
section of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to
collapse, trapping 41 workers 60 meters into the
tunnel.
12. India's Oirst AIFF FIFA Talent Academy will be
opened in which state - Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
13. Which country gave the name Midhili
cyclone?
The Maldives
Cyclone Midhili, which originated from the Bay
of Bengal, caused heavy rainfall and strong
winds in Bangladesh and India in November
2023.
14. The fourth anti-submarine warfare style
water craft has been inducted into the Indian
Navy, its name is -
INS Amini
Launch - from Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.
Construction- Garden Rich Ship Builders &
Engineers Limited Kolkata.
A total of 8 such anti-submarine warfare shallow
water ships are being prepared, out of which
four will be built by Garden Rich Shipbuilder and
the remaining four by Larsen & Toubro.
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These Arnala class ships will replace the Abhay
class.
15. Shital Mahajan is associated with which
sport?
Sky Diving
Sheetal Mahajan jumped from a helicopter from
a height of 21500 feet in front of Mount Everest.
He is from Maharashtra, India. Who was given
the honor of Padmashree in 2011.
16. When was National Press Day celebrated
recently?
16 November
Theme – Media in the Era of AI
World Philosophy Day – 16 November (every
third Thursday of November)
International Tolerance Day – 16 November
17. Who is the current PM in Spain?
Pedro Sá nchez
Capital of Spain- Madrid, Currency- Euro
18. Where was the Asia PaciOic economic
cooperation summit 2023 organized recently?
San Francisco, California
In 2022, this summit was held in Bali, Indonesia.
APEC was established in - 1989,
member countries were 21,
headquarters were in Singapore.
19. Who is selected for Lata Mangeshkar Award?
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar
Honored with the 2018 Sangeet Natak Award.
Awarded Padmashree in 2020.
Asha Bhosle was given the second Lata
Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
Lata Mangeshkar Award was given to music
director Uttam Singh on behalf of Madhya
Pradesh Government.
19 November 2023
20. Booker Prize awarded writer AS Byatt has
passed away, he belonged to which country –
England.
21. Who has Kotak Mahindra Bank appointed as
its MD/CEO? - Ashok Vaswani
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1985
- Third largest private sector bank of the
country
22. Which country has recently hosted the
second Voice of Global South Summit? India has
hosted this summit virtually.
Earlier this year, the Oirst Voice of Global South
Summit was also hosted virtually in India.
Theme: Together, for Everyone's Growth, with
Everyone's Trust
23. In 2023, in which state free Olour home
delivery has been started- Punjab
Free delivery of wheat Olour is being provided to
the underprivileged people of the state.
Home delivery under Punjab Atta Dal Scheme
will start from January 2024.
Through this initiative, Olour will be provided to
1.42 crore Pradhan Mantri Kalyan Anna Yojana
recipients.
24. Which Indian cricketer's statue will be
installed in Jaipur Wax Museum?
Virat Kohli
This wax museum is inside Nahargarh Fort of
Jaipur.
Virat's wax statue is being made by sculptors
Ganesh and Lakshminarayanan.
25. What position does India hold in the 2023
released global unicorn ranking? –
Third position (72 unicorn companies)
America – 1st place (668 unicorn companies)
China - second place (172 unicorn companies)
26. When was National Epilepsy Day
celebrated? 17th November.
Epilepsy Foundation of India- 2009,
HQ- Mumbai
Founded- Dr. Nirmal Surya
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27. Where was the International Conference on
Plant Health Management 2023 organized -
from 15 to 18 November in Hyderabad, India.
Organized by - Plant Protection Association of
India
28. Who has been appointed as the new head of
the Special Security Group- Alok Sharma
SPG Director- Alok Sharma
20 November 2023
29. Who was given the Player of the
Tournament award for ODI World Cup 2023 –
Virat Kohli
India to host ICC World Cup 2023 13th edition
Final - Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad
Winner- Australia
Runner-up – India
Most runs - Virat Kohli 765 runs, 11 matches
Virat Kohli also became the person to score 50
ODI centuries
Most wickets - Mohammed Shami,
24 wickets - 7 matches
30. The 2023 Kenneth Boulding Award in
Ecological Economics was given to Bina Agarwal
and David Barkin on October 28, 2023
Bina and David Barkin, Distinguished Professor
at the Universidad Autó noma Metropolitana
(Mexico City), were jointly conferred the award
for their outstanding research on
environmental governance and social equity in
developing countries
An organization called International Society for
Ecological Economics gives this award.
31. Which life insurance company won the
Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in
November 2023?
HDFC Life
Established- 2000
Headquarters- Mumbai
MD CEO - Vibha Padalkar
32. GAIL has successfully completed the world's
Oirst ship-to-ship liqueOied natural gas (LNG)
transfer to reduce shipping costs and emissions.
33. Building Partnership: India & International
Cooperation for Maritime Security” authored by
Capt Himadri Das
34. Pre Mature Day – 17th November
Theme: Small actions, BIG IMPACT: Immediate
skin-to-skin care for every baby, everywhere.
First time 2011
35. Where was the Global Fisheries Conference
2023 held – Ahmedabad
36. On which river will the solar powered ship
Ramayana be operated - Saryu River
42. Uttar Pradesh has launched the 'Every Right
for Every Child' campaign to ensure equal
opportunities for students
The theme of this campaign focuses on gender
equality and care and support.
43. What is the name given to the monthly
newsletter launched by the Supreme Court?
Supreme Court Chronicle
44. When was World Toilet Day celebrated – 19
November
Theme: Accelerating Change
Toilet man of India –
45. who has won the title of miss universe
2023?
Sheynnis Palacios

37. Who is the best place in India to visit in Asia

in 2024 in Conde Nast Traveller's list - Kochi
Kerala

38. According to Wood Mackenzie report, by

when will India become the world's second
largest solar module manufacturer - by 2025

21 November 2023 Miss Universe 2022 - R'Bonney Gabriel

Event: El Salvador
39. Which state has sea buckthorn GI tag?
Miss World 2023 to be hosted by India
(December 2023)

46. Who has won the JCB Prize 2023?

Perumal Murugan (Tamil writer, novel named
Ladakh Fire Bird)

40. S Venkitaramanan has passed away. He is

related to- Former Governor of Reserve Bank of
India.

S Venkitaramanan was the Governor of the

Reserve Bank from 1990 to 1992.
41. which place in Uttar Pradesh has PM
Narendra Modi celebrated Braj raj Utsav –
Mathura
Braj Raj Utsav in Mathura to commemorate
525th birth anniversary of saint Meera Bai
Fire Bird, translated from the Tamil into English
by Janani Kannan.
JCB Awards was established in 2018.
This is an Indian literary award. In this, a prize
money of Rs 2.5 lakh is given.

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JCB Award 2022 – Khalid Javed (Novel –
Paradise of Food)
47. Who is the president of argentina 2023?
Javier Milei
Capital of Argentina – Buenos Aires, Currency –
Argentine Peso
Argentina is a South American country.
22 November 2023
48. Who has won the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023?
Max Verstappen
49. Which actress was honored at the 54th IFFI
for her contribution to Indian cinema?
Madhuri Dixit
50. Which city has recorded the second highest
number of women-led startups in India?
Mumbai
Bengaluru is the city with the highest number of
women-led startups in India, followed by
Mumbai and Delhi.
India currently has 14 women-led unicorns
51. Where will the International Tourism Mart
be organized by the Ministry of Tourism?
Shillong, Meghalaya
Held in Shillong, Meghalaya from 21 to 23
November
To increase the tourism potential of North
Eastern region and increase awareness.
52. World Day Against Child Labor - 12 June
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53. When was World Children's Day celebrated -
20 November
Theme – Every Right for Every Child
54. Who has become the PM of Luxembourg?
Luc Frieden
Luxembourg's currency- Euro
55. Who has recently won the singles ATP Oinal
title for the seventh time?
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic defeated Italian player Jannik
Sinner.
ATP Association of Tennis Professionals,
Headquarters- London
56. Who wrote the book thread by thread?
Sathya Saran
57. Which military exercise Vajra Prahar is
organized between India and which country?
the USA
23 November 2023
58. When is World Television Day celebrated?
November 21
Theme: Accessibility
World Fisheries Day - November 21
59. Who was the Oirst woman to win the Dhahan
Prize for Punjabi Literature?
Deepti Babuta
60. Where has the President started the new
education policy campaign for New India?
Sambalpur, Odisha
61. Which country has inaugurated the world's
largest single site solar power plant?
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
62. Where will the austrahind 23 joint military
exercise be conducted?
Perth, Australia
Navy, Army and Air Force took part in it.
63. Who has become the new President of
Liberia?
Joseph Boakai
Liberia is an African country.
Pankaj Advani was given Arjuna Award in 2204,
Khel Ratna Award in 2006, Padma Shri in 2009,
Padma Bhushan in 2018.
66. Who has become the brand ambassador of
West Bengal?
Sourav Ganguly

64. Which Oish has been declared the state Oish

of Gujarat?
The Ghol Oish

It is also called gold Oish. Brand Ambassador of Tripura Tourism - Sourav

Biological Name: Protonibea diacanthus Ganguly

This is the biggest Oish of India.
65. Who won IBSF World Billiards
Championship 2023?
Pankaj Advani
Also became the brand ambassador of Bandhan
Bank and Dream Sat Go - Sourav Ganguly
67. Where will the Men's U-19 World Cup be
held in 2024?
South Africa

This World Cup was earlier to be held in Sri

Lanka but now it will be held in South Africa.

The Oinal of the IBSF Billiards Championship

2023 took place in Doha (Qatar) on 21
November

Pankaj Advani defeated Sourav Kothari in the

Oinal.

This is Pankaj's 26th World title.

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