GK & CURRENT

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GK & Current Affair Worksheet -24/04/2024

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CURRENT AFFAIRS
24 November 2024

1.Which state launched the water Smart Kid Indian Institute of Agricultural Research- 19
campaign? July 1929
Meghalaya Director – Himanshu Pathak
This campaign was started by Meghalaya Chief
Minister Conrad K 5. In which country was the 16th World Wushu
Championship (WWC) held – America
2. Who has been awarded the @irst Manohar
Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award by the Goa State World Wushu Championship remained on top –
Government? China
Dr Mathavaraj India ranked 1 silver and won 2 bronze medals

He is well-known scientist of ISRO.
3. Which region in Jammu and Kashmir has been
awarded the GI tag for its saffron?
Kishtwar
6. Where was the 2nd CII India Nordic Baltic
Business Conclave 2023 held – India
CII- Confederation of Indian Industry
Nordic Baltic 8 countries- Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Norway, and Sweden.

It includes the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia

and Lithuania.

7. Where was ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023

4. Which institute is responsible for the held – Indonesia
development of black pepper variety? 43rd ASEAN Summit 2023- Jakarta Indonesia
ICAR-IISR Kozhikode Association of Southeast Asian Nations- 1976

Headquarters- Jakarta
Timor Leste becomes the 11th member

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2022 - ASEAN-India Friendship Year to marks
the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India
Partnership.
India is not a member of ASEAN.
8. Who has recently been elected Vice Chairman
of the UN Auditor Panel?
Girish Chandra Murmu
Girish Chandra Murmu was also selected as the
External Auditor of WHO.
9. Who was the @irst female judge of the
Supreme Court who passed in November 23?
M Fathima Beevi
Fatima Beevi was also the former Governor of
Tamil Nadu.
In 1989, the @irst woman judge of the Supreme
Court was appointed, who was from the state of
Kerala.
10. In which state of India was the @irst 3D
printed temple inaugurated – Siddipet district
of Telangana Area - 4000 square feet
Height – 85.5 feet
This temple is dedicated to Shiva family.
25 November 2024
11. November 2023, Vinay M. Tonse is the
Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India
(SBI)
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There is one chairman and four MDs in State
Bank.
These are - Vinay M Tons, CS Shetty, Ashwini
Kumar Tiwari, Alok Chaudhary
Chairman- Dinesh Kumar Khara
12. How many Indian women are featured in
the BBC 100 Women 2023 list?
Four
four Indian women, namely actress Dia Mirza,
cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, photographer
Arati KumarRao, and Tibetan Buddhist nun
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
13. Who gave the name Cyclone Michaung?
Myanmar
Naming of Cyclone Midhili – Maldives
14. The world's @irst transgender player
(cricket) Daniel McGehee is a player of which
country's cricket team?
Canada
Recently ICC has banned transgenders from
women's international cricket.
After which Daniel announced his retirement
15. Who has become the second youngest
player to win the National Squash
Championship?
Anahat Singh
Who defeated – Tanvi Khanna
16. Who is the @irst youngest to win the national
squash championship?
Joshna Chinappa

17. Which joint military exercise is Surya Kiran
between India and?
Nepal
The Nepal Army contingent comprising of 334
personnel arrived in India to participate in 17th
edition of Joint Military Exercise SURYA KIRAN.
The exercise will be conducted in Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand from 24th November to 07th
December 2023.
18. Which highway is going to be up's @irst solar
expressway?
Bundelkhand Expressway
19 Where is Indias @irst ever Khelo India Para
Games 2023 being organized?
New Delhi
Seven competitions will be held from 10 to 17
December.
26 November 2023
20. Which country has recently announced the
permanent closure of its diplomatic mission in
India?
Afghanistan
21. World Heritage Week – celebrated from 19
to 25 November
22. When is World Heritage Day?
April 18
23. Imad Wasim has retired from international
cricket. He is a player of which country?
Pakistan
24. Where was Namma Kambala competition
organized?
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Karnataka
This is a buffalo racing competition which has
been organized for the @irst time in Bangalore.
25. Who has been honored with Dr. Pritam
Singh Transformational Leader Award?
Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar
26. When was International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women
celebrated – 25 November
27. Who launched 'hot cooked meal scheme' in
Anganwadi centres?
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 24
(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath launched the 'Hot Cooked Meal
Scheme' for children aged 3 to 6 years in
Anganwadi centres.
28. Who has organized NATPOLREX – IX
exercise in November 2023?
The Indian Coast Guard
The 9th National Level Pollution Response
Exercise (NATPOLREX-IX) was conducted by the
Indian Coast Guard on 25 Nov 2023 off Vadinar,
Gujarat.
29. Who has been made the President of ISO
(International Sugar Organization) for 2024?
India
Recently the 63rd meeting of ISO was held in
New Delhi.
27 November 2023
30. Which country's player Marlon Samuels has
been banned by ICC for 6 years?
West Indies
31. Which railway station has received the
platinum rating of IGBC?
Vijayawada Railway Station
32. When was National Milk Day celebrated? 26
November (Birthday of Verghese Kurien)
World Milk Day – 1 June
November 26th is celebrated as National Law
Day or Constitution Day

33. Who received NASA Impact Planet Award -
Sujit Roy
34. In which IIT the rare metal tantalum has
been discovered in Sutlej river?
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar
This metal will be important in electronics and
semi-conductors.
Atomic number of tantalum - 73, symbol – Ta
35. Who launched AI chatbot Birbal for citizen
services?
Chandigarh
Aimed at improving citizen services experience
in the city.
36. Who is the MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank?
Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
37. Who has been given the Indira Gandhi Peace
Prize 2022?
the Indian Medical Association and the Trained
Nurses Association of India
Given to work like warriors in Covid 19.
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize established – 1986
Gandhi Peace Prize given – Geeta Press
Gorakhpur
38. Which state's Responsible Tourism Mission
has been included in the case study list of
UNWTO?
Kerala's
Second state Maharashtra
Apart from the Responsible Tourism Mission
under Kerala Tourism, Tadoba-Andhari Tiger
Reserve of Maharashtra has also been included
in it.
-UNWTO- United Nation world tourism
organization
-1775
-HQ- Madrid, Spain
-World Tousrism day- 27 September
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-National Tourism Day- 25 jan
39. Who will become the new president of
FICCI?
Dr. Anish Shah
28 November 2023
40. NO Nonveg Day- 25 November
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 25
November as No Non-Veg Day.
41. When was World Sustainable Transport Day
celebrated?
November 26
Theme: Sustainable transport, sustainable
development.
42. What is the name of the largest iceberg in
the world?
A23a
43. What has the name of Ayushman Bharat
Health and Wellness Center been changed to?
Ayushman Arogya Mandir
44. Who revealed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar statue at
Supreme Court?
President Droupadi Murmu
The height of this statue is 7 feet
45. Which country will organize the BRICS
summit of 2024?
Russia
46. Where has Union Minister Hardeep Singh
Puri inaugurated the CNG Station?
At Ravidas Ghat in Varanasi
This station can be moved from one place to
another in the river Ganga.
47. First, what is the mascot of Khelo India Para
Games 2023?
Mascot Ujjwala
Khelo India Para Games 2023- New Delhi (10 to
17 December)
48. Who won the Booker Prize 2023 - Ireland's
Paul Lynch, 45 years old writer
Novel - Prophet Song
50 thousand British pounds sterling are given in
this award.
Booker Prize was given for the @irst time – 1969
International Booker Prize for the @irst time
Given in 2004.
29 November 2024
49. Who was chosen by Merriam Webster as
World of the Year 2023?
Authentic
Operation Solki was a signi@icant military
operation conducted by the Indian Army in the
Rajouri area of Jammu and Kashmir. The
operation involved intense engagements with
terrorists in challenging conditions, leading to
the neutralization of several terrorists,
including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander
named Quari.
56. Who has been given Pakistan's highest
honor Nishan-e-Pakistan - Dr. Syedna Mufaddal
Saifuddin
57. Who is the world 6 red snooker champion?
Vidya Pillai

50. Collins Dictionary World of the Year – AI

51. Cambridge Dictionary World of the Year –

Hallucinate
58. Where will India's @irst telecom Centre of
52. Which place has been declared the eighth
excellence be established?
wonder of the world in November 2023 –
Saharanpur campus of IIT Roorkee
Angkor Wat Temple of Cambodia
Here, work like connecting 5G with AI and 6G
53. Anish Bhanwal is related to which sport –
Shooting will be done.
Currently ISSF World Cup was organized in
59. Who has recently won Davis Cup 2023- Italy
Doha, Qatar from 18 to 27 November.

Anish Doha won bronze in the men's 25m rapid The Davis Cup is an annual international men's
tennis tournament. The International Tennis
@ire event. Become the @irst Indian to win a
Federation (ITF) organizes the competition,
medal in this tournament
which is the world's largest annual team
sporting event. The tournament is also known
Bali Jatra Festival - 27th November in Cuttack
as the "World Cup of Tennis" and the winners
Odisha Celebrated.
are called the World Champions.
54. Who has been honored with the Best
Italy has won this title after 47 years.
employer in diversity and inclusion award by
ASSOCHAM- RECL
Whom did they beat – Australia
Rural Electri@ication corporation limited
Event - Má laga, Spain
Associated Chambers of commerce and
Industry of India- 1927, President -Ajay Singh The Davis Cup began in 1900, four years after
the beginning of the Olympics.
55. In which state has the Indian Army
conducted Operation Solki – In Jammu and 30 November 2023
Kashmir

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60. Which movie won golden peacock award
2023 in IFFI 2023?
Endless Borders

Disha Naik is India's @irst certi@ied female

Silver Peacock Award for Best Actor – Poriya
Rahimi Sam (Endless Borders)
Silver Peacock Award for Best Actress - Melanie
Thierry bags (French actress)
@ire@ighter in the Aerodrome Rescue and
Fire@ighting (ARFF) unit at Goa's Manohar
International Airport (MIA).
63. Who is the vice chairman of Berkshire
Hathaway?
Charles Thomas Munger

Best Debut Feature Film Director – Regar Azad

Kaya (When the Seedlings Grow)

Special Jury Award to Indian @ilmmaker Rishabh

Shetty for Kantara

Best Web Series- Panchayat Season 2

Charlie Munger was called the right hand man
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award –
of Warren Buffett.
Michael Douglas (American actor)
64. Whose tenure has been extended as the
Andry Rajoelina has become the President of
coach of the Indian cricket team- Rahul Dravid
which country – Madagascar
65. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed
Madagascar is an African continental country.
additional independent director of which bank
Capital- Antananarivo
– HDFC Bank
Currency – Ariary
66. In which state, 41 workers trapped in the
Silkyari Tunnel have been rescued safely?
61. Atal Dulloo has become the Chief Secretary
Uttarakhand, India
of which Union Territory – Jammu and Kashmir

the Chief Secretary is the highest-ranking of@icer

in the state administration in India.

62. Who has become the country's @irst airport

female @ire@ighter - Disha Naik (Goa)

These workers were trapped in the tunnel for

17 days.

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Important days of November
1 November- World Vegan Day
3 November – International Day of Biosphere
Reserves
5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day
7 November- National Cancer Awareness Day
Child Protection Day
8 November - World Radiography Day
9 November - National Legal Services Day,
World Usability Day (Theme - Collaboration and
Corporation on the second Thursday of
November)
10 November - World Science Day for Peace and
Development
11 November - National Education Day (birth
anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad)
12 November - World Pneumonia Day, Public
Service Broadcasting Day
13 November- World Kindness Day
14 November- World Diabetes Day
16 November- National Press Day,
International tolerance day.
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17 November - National Epilepsy Day,
International Student Day, Premature Day.
19 November - World Toilet Day, World
Remembrance Day for Road Traf@ic Victims
(Support theme), Women Entrepreneurship Day
20 November - World Children's Day
21 November- World Television Day
21 November- World Fisheries Day
World Heritage Week from - 19 to 25 November
25 November - International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women,
No Non-Veg Day.
26 November - National Milk Day, National Law
Day, National Constitution Day, World
Sustainable Transport Day
27 November – Guru Parv or Festival of Lights
November 28 - Red Planet Day
29 November- International Jaguar Day
30 November – Day of Remembrance for all
Victims of Chemical Warfare.