November 2023 Current Affairs

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01 November 2023
Q. At which place was the 6th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance held
in 2023?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. Who presided over the sixth assembly of the International Solar Alliance in
2023?
Answer:- ISA was chaired by India's Minister of Power and New and Renewable
Energy, R. Of. Singh served as the President of the ISA Assembly.
Q. Who co-chaired the sixth assembly of the International Solar Alliance in

2023?
Answer:- Ms. Chrisola Zacharopoulou
Q. Chrysola Zacharopoulou, who co-chaired the Sixth Assembly of the

International Solar Alliance in 2023, is a citizen of which country?
Answer:- France
Q. Which three projects will be inaugurated by India and Bangladesh Prime

Ministers on 1st November 2023?
Answer. The three projects that will be inaugurated by the India and Bangladesh Prime
Ministers on 1st November 2023 are the Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link, the
Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line, and the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant Unit II.
Q. The Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link project is implemented

between which countries?
Answer: The Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link project is implemented
between India and Bangladesh.
Q. Which country did receive finance from Indian Lines of Credit (LoC) for
implementation of the Khulna-Mongla rail line project?
Answer: Bangladesh received finance from Indian Lines of Credit (LoC) for
implementation of The Khulna-Mongla rail line project.
Q. Which organization is in charge of carrying out the implementation of Maitree

Super Thermal Power Project?
Answer: Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Private) Limited (BIFPCL) is
the organization in charge of carrying out the implementation of the Maitree Super
Thermal Power Project.
Q. BIFCL is a joint venture between which organizations?

Answer: BIFCL is a 50:50 joint venture between NTPC Ltd of India and the Bangladesh
Power Development Board (BPDB).
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Q. When will the Unit II of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project be launched?
Answer. The Unit II of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project will be launched on
November 1, 2023.
Q. Which cities of India were included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
(UCCN) at the end of October 2023?
Answer:- Gwalior and Kozhikode.
Q. In which category has Gwalior of India been included in the UNESCO Creative
Cities Network (UCCN) 2023?
Answer:- Gwalior has been included in the creative category of music.
Q. India's Kozhikode has been included in which category of UNESCO Creative

Cities Network (UCCN) 2023?
Answer:- Kozhikode has been included in the creative category of literature.
Q. How many cities of the world have been included in the UNESCO Creative
Cities Network (UCCN) at the end of October 2023?
Answer:- A total of 55 cities of the world have been included in the UNESCO Creative
Cities Network (UCCN) by the end of October 2023.
Q. Cities from how many creative regions are selected to be included in the
UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) of the world?
Answer:- UCCN includes seven creative areas:- Crafts and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Film,
Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music.
Q. What is the meaning of AQI?

Answer. AQI stands for Air Quality Index which measures quality of air.
Q. When was AQI introduced in India?

Answer. In India, AQI was introduced in 2014.
Q. What is PM 2.5?
Answer. PM 2.5 denotes a concentration of tiny particles smaller than 2.5 microns in
diameter,
Q. What is PM 10?
Answer. PM 10 denotes a concentration of particles smaller than 10 microns in
diameter.
Q. Who notified the NAAQ standards?

Answer. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) notified the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards in November 2009.
Q. What is the fullform of SAFAR?

Answer. SAFAR stands for System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And
Research.
Q. Which ministry is responsible for the invention of SAFAR?

Answer. The SAFAR initiative was invented by - Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
Q. Who is to appear before the Ethics Committee?

Anwer: Trinamool Congress leader and MP Mahua Moitra.
Q. Who appoints members of the Ethics Committee?

Answer: Speaker
Q. What are the terms of members of the ethics committee?

Answer: One year
Q. When was the Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee established?

Answer: March 4, 1997, under the leadership of then Vice President K R Narayanan.
Q. Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II will be developed at which place?

Answer: Ladakh
Q. Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates for Rabi Season are fixed for which
fertilizers?
Answer: Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers
Q. What target was set for MSP in Budget 2018-19?

Answer: MSP at a minimum of 1.5 times the All-India weighted average Cost of
Production.
Q. What is Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)?

Answer: it is an Autonomous Body
Q. Which state foundation day is Karnataka celebrating on November 1, 2023?

Answer:- Karnataka is celebrating its 68th State Foundation Day on November 1,
2023.
Q. By what name was Karnataka state known earlier?

Answer:- Mysore State
Q. In which year Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka?

Answer:- It was renamed as Karnataka on November 1, 1973. Karnataka was formerly
known as Mysore State.
Q. How many states in India are celebrating their foundation day on November
1, 2023?
Answer:- Seven states (Apart from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Lakshadweep and Puducherry are also
celebrating their foundation day on November 1.)
Q. Which union territory of India is celebrating its foundation day on November

1, 2023?
Answer:- Lakshadweep and Puducherry are celebrating their foundation day on 1st
November.
Q. Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Dharmendra Pradhan was on a three-day visit to which Gulf country in the first
week of November 2023?
Answer:- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Q. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited ‘Global Tech Ecosystem Hub 71’
during his visit to which country in November 2023?
Answer:- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Q. Who is the present President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

Answer:- Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Q. Who is the present Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
Answer:- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Q. Who launched the Ernie bot ChatGPT?

Answer: Baidu
Q. What is the name of a search engine in China?

Answer: Baidu
Q. Who is the CEO of OpenAI?

Answer: Samuel Harris Altman is currently serving as the CEO of OpenAI.
Q. Which company launched ChatGPT?

Answer: Open AI
Q. What is the meaning of EL Nino?

Answer: Little Boy
Q. Usually when does EL Nino occur?

Answer: Around Christmas
Q. Where will more rainfall occur during El Nino?

Answer: East Pacific
Q. What does La Nina mean?

Answer: Little Girl
Q. Which Union Territory did President Draupadi Murmu visit at the end of
October 2023?
Answer:- Ladakh
Q. In which Union Territory has the Central Government approved the

establishment of the Green Energy Corridor Project?
Answer:- Ladakh
Q. At which place is the world's first high-altitude green hydrogen fuel station
being established?
Answer:- Leh
Q. Who is setting up the world's first high-altitude green hydrogen fuel station
in Leh?
Answer:- The world's first high-altitude green hydrogen fuel station is being set up in
Leh by NTPC.
Q. Which country's Air Force personnel visited Dimapur in October 2023?

Answer:- Bangladesh Air Force
Q. To which country did India gift ‘Kilo Flight’?

Answer:- Bangladesh
Q. In which year was the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) established?

Answer:- Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) came into existence on 28 September 1971.
02 November 2023
Q. Where did the violence erupted in support of Kunbi certificate to Marathas?

Answer. The violence erupted in Jalna, Maharashtra in support of Kunbi certificate to
Marathas.
Q. When did the Maharashtra government issued new Kunbi caste certificates
to Maratha community members?
Answer. The Maharashtra government issued new Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha
community members on October 31st 2023.
Q. What is the existing overall reservation in the state of Maharashtra?

Answer. The existing overall reservation in the state of Maharashtra is 52%.
Q. Which state has implemented the 10% EWS quota?

Answer. Maharashtra has implemented the 10% EWS quota.
Q. Who are Kunbis?

Answer. Kunbis is an agricultural community which is classified as Other Backward
Classes (OBC) in Maharashtra.
Q. Under whose leadership, the state of Maharashtra established a committee

in response to Jarange-Patil's protest?
Answer. The state of Maharashtra established a committee in response to Jarange-
Patil's protest under the leadership of retired judge Sandeep K. Shinde.
Q. When was the first protest for Maratha reservation staged?

Answer. The first protest for Maratha reservation was staged in Mumbai in 1982, led
by Mathadi Labour Union leader Annasaheb Patil.
Q. Which State/UT secured the rank of Best Performing State & UT under Meri
Mati Mera Desh programme?
Answer- Jammu & Kashmir secured the rank of Best Performing State & UT under
Meri Mati Mera Desh programme.
Q. Which State/UT got 3rd rank for Best Performing State & UT under Meri Mati
Mera Desh programme?
Answer- Haryana got 3rd rank for Best Performing State & UT under Meri Mati Mera
Desh programme.
Q. Which two ministries are tied for third place for Best performing ministries
under Meri Mati Mera Desh programme?
Answer- The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Education are tied for third place
for Best performing ministries under Meri Mati Mera Desh programme.
Q. Who received the Best Performing State and UT award on behalf of Jammu
Kashmir?
Answer- The Prime Minister presented the Best Performing State and UT award to
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta.
Q. Where did the Prime Minister of India present the Best Performing State and
UT award?
Answer- The Prime Minister of India presented the Best Performing State and UT
award at the concluding ceremony of 'Meri Maati Mere Desh' at Kartavya Path in New
Delhi.
Q. The Haryana government introduced two initiatives recently?

Answer: The Ayushman Chirayu Scheme and a cashless health facility for government
employees, pensioners, and accredited journalists.
Q. When was Haryana formed?

Answer: November 1, 1966
Q. Haryana was which state in the formation line of states in India?

Answer: 17th
Q. Under the Ayushman Chirayu Scheme, what is the income level?

Answer: Annual income from 1.8 lakh to 3 lakh rupees
Q. Under the cashless health facility who are included?

Answer: Government employees, pensioners, and accredited journalists.
Q. Which Ministry successfully completed the Special Campaign 3.0?

Answer- Special Campaign 3.0 was successfully completed by the Ministry of Mines.
Q. Why did the Government launch a Special Campaign 3.0?

Answer- The government launched Special Campaign 3.0 to dispose of pending
references.
Q. When did the Ministry of Mines start Special Campaign 3.0?

Answer- The Ministry of Mines started Special Campaign 3.0 on October 2, 2023.
Q. Which organisation has planned to carry out various activities at 15 Geo-

Heritage sites?
Answer- The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has planned to carry out various
activities at 15 Geo-Heritage sites nationwide.
Q. Which organisation has developed a Medicinal Plant Garden at Nalco Nagar

Township, Bhubaneswar?
Answer-. National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has developed a Medicinal Plant
Garden at Nalco Nagar Township, Bhubaneswar.
Q. Who is promoting ‘Solid Waste Segregation from the Source’ under Special
Campaign 3.0?
Answer-. MECL is promoting ‘Solid Waste Segregation from the Source’ under Special
Campaign 3.0.
Q. Who got Kerala’s Highest Civilian Award?

Answer: T Padmanabhan
Q. What is the name of Kerala’s Highest Civilian Award?

Answer: Kerala Jyothi Award.
Q. What are the categories of Kerala Award?

Answer: Kerala Jyothi, Kerala Prabha, Kerala Sree
Q. Who was the first recipient of Kerala Jyothi Award?

Answer: M T Vasudevan Nair
Q. How many branches does the State Bank of India have in Sri Lanka ?
Answer: 7 branches. Two new branches were opened in Trincomalee and Jaffna
region of Sri Lanka in 2023 .
Q. How much grant is being provided by the government of India for the Solar
Electrification of Religious places in Sri Lanka?
Answer: Rs 82.4 crore rupees
Q. What was the theme of the India-Sri Lanka Business Summit 2023 held in
Colombo?
Answer: ‘Enhancing Connectivity: Partnering for Prosperity’,
Q. Where was the NAAM 200 event held recently?

Answer: Colombo. The NAAM 200 event marks the 200 years of arrival of Tamils of
Indian origin to Sri Lanka.
Q. Where was the 12th round of the Economic and Technology Cooperation
Agreement (ETCA) between India and Sri Lanka held recently?
Answer: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Q. Which country was earlier called Taprobane/Serendib?

Answer: Sri Lanka. The country was called Taprobane by the ancient Greeks. Arabs
called it Serendib and the Europeans called it Ceylon.
Q. Who is the President of Sri Lanka?

Answer: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Q. Where is Sri Dalada Maligawa temple situated?

Answer: In Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also called the
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. A left Canine tooth of Gautama Buddha is enshrined
here.
Q. Where is Mount Everest located?

Answer- Mount Everest is located on the border between Nepal and the Tibet
Autonomous Region of China.
Q. Who is the Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Answer- The Antonio Guterres is the United Nations Secretary-General.
Q. What is the Third Pole?

Answer- The Third Pole refers to the huge Hindu-Kush Himalayan mountain range
and Tibetan Plateau, which contain the world's greatest freshwater reservoir outside
of the polar regions.
Q. Which countries are part of the Third Pole region?

Answer- The Third Pole includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India,
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Q. What do you mean by Hindu Kush Region?

Answer- The Hindu Kush is a mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west
of the Himalayas.
Q. How many rivers have their origin in the Third Pole region?
Answer: The 12 rivers that travel through 16 Asian nations have their origin in the Third
Pole region.
Q. Who launched the ENCORE App?

Answer: Election Commission of India
Q. What is ENCORE?
Answer: Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment
Q. What is the tenure of members of the Election Commission?

Answer: 6 years or 65 years whichever is earlier
Q. Who appoints Members of the Election Commission?

Answer: President of India.
Q. What is the Saksham app?

Answer: The Saksham App is specifically designed for Persons with Disabilities by
Election Commission
03 November 2023
Q. On which day Himachal Pradesh celebrates the Pahari Diwas?
Answer. Himachal Pradesh Celebrates 'Pahari Divas' on November 1.
Q. Which is the State capital of Himachal Pradesh?

Answer. The State capital of Himachal Pradesh is Shimla.
Q. Which ancient folk sport was the primary attraction of the Pahari Divas?
Answer. The ancient folk sport known as 'Thoda' was the primary attraction of the
Pahari Divas.
Q. When did Himachal Pradesh begin celebrating the Pahari Divas?

Answer. Himachal Pradesh has been celebrating Pahari Divas since 1966.
Q. Thoda was a symbolic portrayal of the epic?

Answer. Thoda is a symbolic portrayal of the war mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Q. When did Himachal Pradesh become a full-fledged state?

Answer Himachal Pradesh became a full-fledged state on January 25, 1971
Q. Where was the 51st National Convention of Company Secretaries held?

Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from 2-4 November 2023.
Q. What was the theme of the 51st National Convention of Company

Secretaries?
Answer: "India@G20: Empowering Sustainable Future through Governance &
Technology".
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India?

Answer: New Delhi. ICISI has four Regional Offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,
and Mumbai.
Q. Who organized the 51st National Convention of Company Secretaries?

Answer: Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Q. Where was the India Manufacturing Show organized?

Answer: Bengaluru
Q. Who organized the ‘India Manufacturing Show’?

Answer: Laghu Udhyog Bharti & IMS Foundation
Q. What was the theme of the ‘India Manufacturing Show’?

Answer: ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.
Q. Recently, whose carbon tax called the Carbon Border Adjustment

Mechanism (CBAM) is being imposed on global products?
Answer:- European Union
Q. When is the European Union's proposed plan to impose a carbon tax called
the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on global products?
Answer:- There is a proposed plan to impose a 20 to 35% tax on some selected
imports into the EU from January 1, 2026.
Q. How much Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is proposed to be

imposed on global products by the European Union from January 1, 2026?
Answer:- There is a plan to impose a 20 to 35% tax on some selected imports in the
EU from January 2026.
Q. Which types of Indian products will be most affected by the European

Union's proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?
Answer:- Applicable to steel, aluminum, cement, fertilizer, hydrogen, and electricity.
Q. Approximately what percentage of India's iron ore, iron, steel, and aluminum
products are exported to the European Union?
Answer:- About 26.6% of India's exports of iron ore pellets, iron, steel, and aluminum
products go to the European Union.
Q. At present approximately how much worth of goods does India export to the
European Union annually?
Answer:- India exports goods worth about US $ 8 billion to the European Union
annually.
Q. Who introduced the National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and the
Energy Efficient Fans Programme (EEFP) programs?
Answer. The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has introduced the National
Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and the Energy Efficient Fans Programme
(EEFP) programmes.
Q. EESL is a joint venture of which four companies?

Answer. EESL is a partnership of four Central Public Sector Undertakings: NTPC
Limited, PFC Limited, REC Limited, and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited.
Q. The National Efficient Cooking Programme(NECP) is a subset of which

program?
Answer. The National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) is a subset of the Clean
Cooking Scheme.
Q. Which ministry is the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under?

Answer. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is a statutory body under the Union
Ministry of Power.
Q. What is the full form of BEE?

Answer. The full form of the BEE is the Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE).
Q. When did the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) make it mandatory for ceiling
fans to have star labeling?
Answer. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has made it mandatory for ceiling fans
to have star labeling as of January 1, 2023.
Q. When did the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty come into force?
Answer. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty came into force in September
1996.
Q. Which nations have not ratified the CTBT?

Answer. Countries that have not ratified the CTBT are China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, The
United States etc.
Q. On which date the CTBT treaty was made available for signature?
Answer. The CTBT treaty was made available for signature on 24 September 1996.
Q. Which organization is in charge of guaranteeing the implementation of

CTBT?
Answer: The Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organisation (CTBTO) is in charge of guaranteeing the implementation of CTBT.
Q. How many countries have Nuclear Weapons in 2023?

Answer. 9 Countries Have Nuclear Weapons in 2023.
Q. When did Russia and the US sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty?
Answer. Russia and the US signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in
1996.
Q. Which country has the world's greatest nuclear arsenal?

Answer. The world's greatest nuclear arsenal is located in Russia.
Q. At which place was 'World Food India 2023' organized in November 2023?
Answer:- Pragati Maidan (Bharat Mandapam) of New Delhi
Q. Who inaugurated 'World Food India 2023' in November 2023?

Answer:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Q. Which edition of 'World Food India 2023' was organized from 3 to 5 November
2023?
Answer:- The second edition of 'World Food India 2023' was organized from 3 to 5
November 2023.
Q. Who will conclude the second edition of 'World Food India 2023'?
Answer:- The program will be concluded by President Draupadi Murmu on 5
November 2023.
Q. Which country is working as a partner country in the second edition of 'World

Food India 2023'?
Answer:- The Netherlands is working as a partner country in this event.
Q. Which country has been invited as the focus country in the second edition
of 'World Food India 2023'?
Answer:- Japan has been invited as the focus country of this event.
Q. What is the full form of CBSE?

Answer. The full form of CBSE is the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Q. Where is the Head office of CBSE?

Answer. The Head office of CBSE is in New Delhi, India.
Q. Who appointed the CBSE board in India?

Answer. CBSE is appointed by the National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) in India.
Q. When was the combined body renamed the Central Body of Secondary
Education (CBSE)?
Answer. The combined body was renamed the Central Body of Secondary Education
(CBSE) in 1952.
Q. What are the Official languages of CBSE?

Answer. The Official languages of CBSE are Hindi and English.
Q. Where was the 5th edition of ICC Sustainability Conclave 2023 organized?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. What is the main theme of organizing the 5th edition of ICC Sustainability
Conclave 2023?
Answer:- Consolidation of sustainability and business strategy for the chemical
industry – focus on challenges and opportunities
Q. What is the current value of the Indian chemical and petrochemical industry
in approximately billion dollars?
Answer:- The Indian chemical and petrochemical industry at its present value is
around 215 billion dollars;
Q. When will the Indian chemical and petrochemical industry be likely to grow
to more than $300 billion from its current value of about $215 billion?
Answer:- 2025
Q. Who organized the ‘International Conference on Sustainable Trade and

Standards (ICSTS)’ in November 2023?
Answer:- Quality Council of India (QCI)
Q. Where was the two-day conference on ‘The International Conference on

Sustainable Trade and Standards (ICSTS)’ organized by the Quality Council of
India (QCI)?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. With whom did the Indian Quality Council sign an agreement in the
‘International Conference on Sustainable Business and Standards’?
Answer:- This conference led to a bilateral agreement between QCI and the African
Standardization Organization (ARSO) to strengthen trade relations and harmonize
standards.
Q. In which year was the Quality Council of India (QCI) established?

Answer:- QCI was established as a national body in 1996.
Q. India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) organized

a two-day workshop with which country on research collaboration in November
2023?
Answer:-The United States
Q. When did India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

and the National Science Foundation sign an Implementation Arrangement (IA)
for research collaboration?
Answer:- India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the
National Science Foundation signed an Implementation Arrangement (IA) on research
collaboration in May 2023
Q. What is the main objective of the MeitY-National Science Foundation

workshop organized by Indian and American institutions?
Answer:- This workshop provides an opportunity for American and Indian researchers
to brainstorm and collaborate on research.
Q. What is the full form of GRAP?

Answer GRAP stands for Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Q. In which region Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is implemented?

Answer. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is implemented in the Delhi-NCR
area.
Q. When was the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) implemented in the
Delhi-NCR region?
Answer. Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) when the AQI exceeds "poor" levels.
Q. Who is responsible for implementing GRAP in Delhi?

Answer. Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is responsible for
implementing GRAP in Delhi.
Q. Which organization is replaced by the Commission for Air Quality

Management (CAQM)?
Answer. The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) was
the organization replaced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
Q. When was the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

(EPCA) established?
Answer. The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) was
established in 1998.
04 November 2023
Q. Where was the epicenter of the earthquake that occurred in Nepal on the
night of 3 November 2023?
Answer:- North West region of Nepal
Q. What was the intensity of the earthquake that occurred in Nepal on the night
of 3 November 2023 on the Richter scale?
Answer:- 6.4
Q. What is the main reason for frequent earthquakes in the areas around the
Himalayas?
Answer:- It is the continental collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates which is the
major factor for earthquakes in the Himalayas.
Q. According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, approximately

how much loss is estimated every year to the film industry due to piracy?
Answer:- Rs 20,000 crore
Q. Which law was amended by the government to stop piracy?

Answer:- The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 1952 has been passed by the
Parliament.
Q. After how many years, the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 1952 was
amended by the Parliament?
Answer:- This law was amended after 40 years to include provisions against film
piracy, including digital piracy, with the last significant amendment being made in
1984.
Q. What is the provision of minimum punishment under the Cinematograph

(Amendment) Act, 2023 (12 of 2023)?
Answer:- The amendment includes strict punishment of minimum 3 months
imprisonment and fine up to Rs 3 lakh.
Q. What is the provision of maximum punishment under the Cinematograph

(Amendment) Act, 2023 (12 of 2023)?
Answer:- Under this, the maximum punishment can be increased to 3 years'
imprisonment and a fine up to 5 percent of the audited gross production cost can be
imposed.
Q. Who is Suyash Jadhav?

Answer- Suyash Jadhav is an Indian Para swimmer.
Q. In which game Suyash Jadhav won the Gold Medal?

Answer- Suyash Jadhav won the Gold Medal at Asian Para Games 2018.
Q. Who is the only Indian Para swimmer to get an 'A' qualifying mark for the
2016 Paralympics?
Answer- Suyash Jadhav is the only Indian Para swimmer to get an 'A' qualifying mark
for the 2016 Paralympics.
Q. When was the Asian Para Games held?

Answer- The Asian Para Games was held on October 22, 2023.
Q. When was the first Asian Games held in India?

Answer- The first Asian Games was held in 1951 in New Delhi.
Q. Who is the External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India?

Answer- Dr. S. Jaishankar is the External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India.
Q. When was S. Jaishankar appointed as External Affairs Minister (EAM) of

India?
Answer- S. Jaishankar was appointed as External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India on
31 May 2019.
Q. Who is the Defence minister of Italy?

Answer- Guido Crosetto is the Defence minister of Italy.
Q. What is the full form of the EU?

Answer- The full form of the EU is the European Union.
Q. How many Official Languages does the EU have?

Answer- The EU has 24 Official Languages.
Q. When did India establish diplomatic ties with Italy?

Answer- India established diplomatic ties with Italy in 1947.
Q. Exercise Eastern Sky 2023 is being organized in which area?

Answer:- Eastern region of India
Q. New fighter aircraft included in Exercise Eastern Sky 2023?

Answer:- Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
Q. LCA Tejas has been developed in place of which fighter aircraft in the Indian
Air Force?
Answer:- LCA Tejas has been developed to replace the old MiG 21 fighter aircraft of
the Indian Air Force.
Q. Who has designed LCA Tejas?

Answer:- LCA Tejas has been designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency
(ADA) operating under the 'Department of Defense Research and Development'.
Q. LCA Tejas is manufactured by which company?

Answer:- LCA Tejas has been manufactured by the public sector company Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Q. How is LCA Tejas better than all its counterpart aircraft?

Answer:- LCA Tejas is the lightest, smallest and tailless multi-role supersonic fighter
aircraft among its counterparts.
Q. What is the full form of MBBS?

Answer. Full form of MBBS is Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery.
Q. Who is the Minister of Health and Education of Uttarakhand?

Answer. Dhan Singh Rawat is the Minister of Health and Education of Uttarakhand.
Q. Which is the first state to launch the Hindi course for MBBS in October 2022?
Answer. Madhya Pradesh is the first state to launch the Hindi course for MBBS in
October 2022.
Q. Which is the second state to launch the MBBS course in Hindi?

Answer. Uttarakhand is the second state to launch the MBBS course in Hindi.
Q. Who is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

Answer. Pushkar Singh Dhami is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Q. Which state's cabinet has approved conducting a caste-based census in its

state in November 2023?
Answer:- Andhra Pradesh
Q. In which state ‘Jagananna Arogya Suraksha’ scheme is being run to work on

the health of the people?
Q. Which state has decided to guarantee a loan of Rs 5000 crore for the
purchase of Kharif paddy by Civil Supplies Corporation and Markfed in
November 2023?
Q. Which state has decided to convert 1200 acres of land into a green hydrogen
zone in November 2023?
Q. On which date will the Jagannath Puri Heritage Corridor Project (JPHCP) be
dedicated to the devotees?
Answer:- It will be dedicated to the devotees next year on 17 January 2024.
Q. In which of the four Peethas established by Adi Shankaracharya, there was

no parikrama route?
Answer:- Unlike the three important Dhams out of the four Peethas established by Adi
Shankaracharya, there was no parikrama route in Puri.
Q. What are the names of the four Peethas established by Adi Shankaracharya?
Answer:- Adi Shankaracharya created the original Char Dham, they are: Puri, Dwarka,
Badrinath, and Rameshwaram.
Q. Which of the four Peethas established by Adi Shankaracharya are Vaishnav?

Answer:- Out of the original Char Dham, three places are Vaishnav: Puri, Dwarka and
Badrinath. While one is Shaivite (Rameshwaram).
Q. Which one of the four Peethas established by Adi Shankaracharya belongs

to the Shaiva sect?
Answer:- Rameshwaram, one of the original Char Dham, belongs to the Shaiva sect.
Q. When was the first World Local Production Forum (WLPF) conducted?
Answer. The first World Local Production Forum (WLPF) was conducted virtually from
June 21 to 25, 2021.
Q. When did WHO began its operations?

Answer. WHO began its operations on April 7, 1948.
Q. Where is the WHO office located in India?

Answer. WHO Country Office for India is located in Delhi, India.
Q. Which organisation is responsible for the working of the World Local

Production Forum(WLPF)?
Answer. The World Health Organisation(WHO) is responsible for the working of the
World Local Production Forum(WLPF).
Q. How many countries are members of WHO?

Answer. 194 countries are members of WHO.
06 November 2023
Q. According to the data released by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, which district of Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of deaths in
road accidents?
Answer:- Kanpur
Q. Uttar Pradesh ranks among the top five states in terms of deaths in road
accidents in 2022?
Answer:- First
Q. Which state has been ranked at the top position in road accident cases in
2022?
Answer:- Tamil Nadu tops in road accident cases in 2022
Q. What is the position of Uttar Pradesh in terms of accidents on national

highways in 2022?
Answer:- Uttar Pradesh ranks third in terms of accidents on national highways in 2022.
Q. With which country has India agreed to further strengthen 'multifaceted

cooperation' in November 2023?
Answer:- Paraguay
Q. To which countries was Union Minister of State for External Affairs

Meenakshi Lekhi on a state visit in November 2023?
Answer:- Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi was on a six-day state
visit to Paraguay and Ecuador from 2 November 2023.
Q. Who is the present President of Paraguay?

Answer:- Santiago Pena (Santiago Pena, former Finance Minister, was elected
President on May 1, 2023).
Q. Name those countries of South America which are completely landlocked

countries?
Answer:- Bolivia and Paraguay are two landlocked countries of South America.
Q. What is the full form of IMARC?

Answer. IMARC stands for International Mining and Resource Conference.
Q. Which country held the International Mining and Resource Conference

(IMARC)?
Answer. The International Mining and Resource Conference (IMARC) is held in
Australia.
Q. Who is the Minister of State for Mines, Coal, and Railways?

Answer. Shri Rao Saheb Patil Danveis the Minister of State for Mines, Coal, and
Railways.
Q. Which mineral is known as Black Gold?

Answer. Coal is known as Black Gold.
Q. Where did the International Mining and Resource Conference (IMARC) 2023
take place?
Answer. The International Mining and Resource Conference (IMARC) 2023 took place
from October 31 to November 2, 2023, in Sydney, Australia.
Q. Which company unveiled a foundation stone ceremony for mining

operations at Australia's Mount Celia Gold Project in November 2023?
Answer:- Legacy Iron Ore Limited
Q. Who unveiled a foundation stone ceremony for mining operations at Mount

Celia Gold Project located in Western Australia in November 2023?
Answer:- Steel Ministry Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha unveiled a foundation stone
laying ceremony for mining operations at Mount Celia Gold Project located in Western
Australia.
Q. ‘Legacy Iron Ore Limited’ is a subsidiary of which company in India?

Answer:- It is a subsidiary of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).
Q. In which year was NMDC classified as a ‘Navratna’ public sector enterprise

by the Department of Public Enterprises?
Answer:- NMDC was classified as a ‘Navratna’ Public Sector Enterprise by the
Department of Public Enterprises in 2008.
Q. Who hosted the 8th edition of the Vizag Navy Marathon?

Answer. The Eastern Naval Command hosted the 8th edition of the Vizag Navy
Marathon.
Q. Where did the Eastern Naval Command hosted the Vizag Navy Marathon?
Answer. The Eastern Naval Command hosted the Vizag Navy Marathon at RK Beach
Road in Visakhapatnam City in Andhra Pradesh.
Q. How many Categories were there in the Vizag Navy Marathon?

Answer. There were four categories in the Vizag Navy Marathon: Full marathon (42.2
kilometers), half marathon (21.1 kilometers), 10 km run, and 5 km run.
Q. In which state was the Vizag Navy Marathon held?

Answer. The Vizag Navy Marathon was held in Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Where did the Vizag Navy Marathon begin?

Answer. The Vizag Navy Marathon will begin at The Park Hotel Circle at RK Beach.
Q. Who won the title of men's junior category of the 11th Sultan Johar Cup?
Answer:- Germany won the gold medal of the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup by defeating
Australia.
Q. How was the performance of the Indian men's junior hockey team in the 11th
Sultan Johar Cup?
Answer:- The Indian junior men's hockey team won the bronze medal by defeating
Pakistan.
Q. Which team has won the Sultan Johar Cup title the most number of times?
Answer:- India and Great Britain have won gold medals in this tournament a maximum
of three times each.
Q. Who was the captain of the Indian men's junior hockey team in the 11th
Sultan Johar Cup?
Answer:- Uttam Singh
Q. Where will the FIH Junior World Cup 2023 be held?

Answer:- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
Q. At which place was the first meeting of Australia India Education and Skills
Council (AIESC) organized?
Answer:- The first meeting of Australia India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) was
held on 6 November 2023 at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Q. Who presided over the first meeting of Australia India Education and Skills
Council (AIESC)?
Answer:- AIESC was jointly chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister and
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of India, Jason Claire MP,
Education Minister of the Government of Australia and Brendan O'Connor, Minister of
Skills and Training, Government of Australia.
Q. By what name was Australia India Education and Skills Council earlier
known?
Answer:- Australia India Education and Skills Council, formerly known as Australian
India Education Council (AIEC).
Q. In which year was the Australia India Education and Skills Council (AIESC)
established?
Answer:- AIESC is a bi-national body established in 2011 to guide the strategic
direction of education, training and research partnership between Australia and India.
Q. What are Ganga dolphins also called?

Answer. The Ganges dolphins are also called susu.
Q. When did Dolphins first identify in India?

Answer. The Ganges River dolphin was first identified in 1801.
Q. What is the IUCN status of Dolphins?

Answer: The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) status of
Dolphins is Endangered.
Q. What is the scientific name of Gangetic Dolphins?

Answer. The scientific name of Gangetic Dolphins is Platanista Gangetica.
Q. When were the Ganges River Dolphins officially discovered?

Answer. The Ganges river dolphin was officially discovered in 1801 and given the
status of a national aquatic animal in 2009.
Q. “Water for Women, Women for Water Campaign” was launched by whom in
November 2023?
Answer:- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q. Under which mission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has
launched “Water for Women, Women for Water Campaign”?
Answer:- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched a progressive initiative
“Water for Women, Women for Water Campaign” under its flagship scheme – Atal
Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
Q. Apart from Amrit Mission, which other mission has also participated in
“Water for Women, Women for Water Campaign”?
Answer:- The National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) of the Ministry is also
participating in this scheme.
Q. In which year was Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT Mission) launched?
Answer:- Amrit Mission was launched in June 2015;
Q. Indian Navy's latest, indigenous warship 'Surat' was unveiled by whom?

Answer:- Indigenous warship 'Surat' was unveiled by Gujarat Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel on 06 November 2023.
Q. In which city was the Indian Navy's latest, indigenous warship 'Surat'
unveiled?
Answer:- Indian Navy's latest, indigenous, warship 'Surat' was unveiled by Gujarat
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at a ceremony held in Surat on 06 November 2023.
Q. What type of warship is the warship 'Surat' unveiled in November 2023?

Answer:- 'Surat' is the fourth next-generation stealth guided missile destroyer warship.
Q. By whom is the 'Surat' warship being constructed?

Answer:- The 'Surat' warship is being constructed at Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders
Limited, Mumbai.
Q. Who won the title of Women's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
Answer:- Indian women's hockey team won the title of Women's Hockey Asian
Champions Trophy 2023.
Q. Who is the runner-up of Women's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023?

Answer:- Japan
Q. Where was the Women's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023 held?
Answer:- Ranchi, Jharkhand
Q. Which player scored the most goals in the Women's Hockey Asian
Champions Trophy 2023?
Answer:- China's Jiaqi Zhong was the top scorer with seven goals.
Q. Which Indian player scored the most goals in the Women's Hockey Asian
Champions Trophy 2023?
Answer:- Sangeeta Kumari scored maximum six goals in the tournament for the Indian
team.
Q. How many times has the Indian women's hockey team won the Women's
Hockey Asian Champions Trophy so far?
Answer:- The Indian women's hockey team has won the Women's Hockey Asian
Champions Trophy twice so far.
Q. What is APEDA?
Answer. APEDA is an acronym for the Agricultural and Processed Food Products
Export Development Authority.
Q. Which ministry looks after the functioning of APEDA?

Answer. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries looks after the functioning of
APEDA.
Q. What is fullform of GCC?

Answer. The fullform of the GCC is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Q. Which countries are members of GCC?

Answer. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain
are members of GCC.
Q. Where is the headquarters of the LULU group?

Answer. The headquarters of the LULU group are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Q. Which countries are members of GCC?

Answer. Currently, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and
Bahrain are members of GCC.
07 November 2023
Q. Why was Angelo Mathews dismissed?
Answer. Mathews came into bat when Sadeera Samarawickrama fell in the 25th over,
but was unable to lock his helmet snugly enough due to a broken chinstrap.
Q. Which is the sport's governing body?

Answer. The sport's governing body is Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Q. Who is Angelo Mathews?

Answer. Angelo Mathews is a Sri Lankan batsman.
Q. When was Sri Lanka finally dismissed?

Answer. Sri Lanka was finally dismissed for 279 runs in 49.3 overs, with Charith
Asalanka hitting 108 off 105 balls.
Q. Where will the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) be celebrated in
India?
Answer. The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be celebrated in Goa
from November 20 to November 28, 2023.
Q. Which ministry is responsible for organizing the International Film Festival

of India (IFFI)?
Answer. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is responsible for organizing the
International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Q. Who has given accreditation to IFFI?

Answer. The IFFI has been accredited by the International Federation of Film
Producers' Association (FIAPF).
Q. Who has received this year's Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
(SRLTA)?
Answer. Michael Douglas who is a Hollywood Actor & Producer has received this
year's Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award (SRLTA).
Q. Where did Michael Douglas receive the Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement
Award?
Answer. Michael Douglas has received the Palme d’Or for Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 76th Festival de Cannes 2023.
Q. Which state has recently decided to conduct a comprehensive census to find

out the actual number of cows and then plan for their welfare?
Answer:- Uttar Pradesh
Q. Recently, Uttar Pradesh has decided to conduct a comprehensive census in

how many phases to find out the actual number of cows?
Answer:- It has been decided to conduct a livestock census in Uttar Pradesh in three
phases.
Q. According to the 2019 Livestock Census, what is the total number of cattle
in Uttar Pradesh approximately?
Answer:- According to the 2019 Livestock Census, the total number of cattle in Uttar
Pradesh is slightly more than 1.90 crore. 62,04,304 milch cows and 23,36,151 dry
cows were found.
Q. According to the 2019 Livestock Census, what is the approximate number of

stray cattle in Uttar Pradesh?
Answer:- In this census, the number of stray cattle in Uttar Pradesh was found to be
11.84 lakh.
Q. How many cows have been handed over to Gau Sevaks so far under the Chief
Minister Partnership Scheme in Uttar Pradesh?
Answer:- So far, more than 1.85 lakh cows have been handed over to Gau Sevaks
under the Chief Minister Partnership Scheme in Uttar Pradesh.
Q. How many rupees per day per cow were given to the destitute cow shelters
and those serving the cows in Uttar Pradesh for the maintenance of cows?
Answer:- The amount provided at the present rate of Rs 30 per cow for the
maintenance of cows to destitute cow shelters and all the families serving cows was
increased to Rs 50 per cow.
Q. What is G20?
Answer. The Group of Twenty (G20) is an organization comprising the world's main
economies.
Q. Who has hosted the Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs) webinar?
Answer. NITI Aayog has hosted the Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) webinar.
Q. What is the full form of NITI?

Answer. NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India.
Q. New Delhi Leaders' Declaration (NDLD) is adopted by which group of

nations?
Answer. New Delhi Leaders' Declaration (NDLD) has been adopted by all G20 groups
of nations.
Q. Who is the Chairperson of Niti Aayog?

Answer. The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of Niti Aayog.
Q. Who has adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015?

Answer. The United Nations has adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
in 2015.
Q. How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are there prescribed by

the UN?
Answer. There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) prescribed by the UN.
Q. In the first week of November 2023, the king of which country visited India
for eight days?
Answer:- Bhutan
Q. In the first week of November 2023, the King of Bhutan started an eight-day
visit to India; what is his name?
Answer:- Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk
Q. What is the name of the currency of Bhutan?

Answer:- Ngultrum
Q. Who is the present Prime Minister of Bhutan?

Answer:- Lotay Tshering
Q. Which Bhutanese politician made an official visit to China last month?

Answer:- Bhutan's Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji had talks with his Chinese counterpart
Wang Yi in Beijing
Q. Which Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare introduced Krishi 24/7?

Answer. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare introduced the Krishi 24/7
solution.
Q. Which is the first AI-powered system for automated monitoring and analysis
of agricultural news?
Answer. Krishi 24/7 is the first AI-powered system for automated monitoring and
analysis of agricultural news.
Q. Which organization collaborates to develop Krishi 24/7?

Answer. Krishi 24/7 has been developed through a collaboration of DA&FW,
Wadhwani AI, and Google.org.
Q. Which Minister is in charge of the Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare?

Answer. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar is the Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare.
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare

located?
Answer. The headquarters of the Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare is located
in New Delhi.
Q. Who organized a workshop on ‘Inclusive Trade for Growth and Prosperity’

in November 2023?
Answer:- NITI Aayog organized a workshop on inclusive trade for development and
prosperity;
Q. Who is the present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog?

Answer:- B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
Q. When did NITI Aayog come into existence?

Answer:- January 1, 2015
Q. Who is mainly included in the Governing Council of NITI Aayog?

Answer:- The Governing Council of NITI Aayog mainly includes the Chief Ministers of
all the states and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories etc.
Q. Where has been the World Travel Market (WTM) 2023 organized?
Answer:- The World Travel Market (WTM) 2023 has been organized in London from
6 to 8 November.
Q. What is the theme constructed by the Indian Pavilion at the World Travel
Market (WTM) 2023 London?
Answer:- Incredible India! India tour year 2023
Q. Who inaugurated the Indian pavilion at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2023,
London?
Answer:- The Indian Pavilion was formally inaugurated by Ms. V. Vidyavati, Secretary,
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and Vikram Doraiswami, High
Commissioner of India to Britain, in the presence of Rohan Khaunte, Tourism Minister,
Government of Goa.
Q. On which date is ‘World Tourism Day’ celebrated every year?

Answer:- ‘World Tourism Day’ is celebrated every year on 27 September.
Q. Where was the 2nd World Local Production Forum (WLPF) organized in
November 2023?
Answer:- Hague, Netherlands
Q. Who represented India at the 2nd World Local Production Forum (WLPF)
held in November 2023?
Answer:- Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwant Khuba
Q. At present, approximately what percent share does India have in the global
vaccine supply?
Answer:- Currently, India accounts for about 60 percent of the global vaccine supply;
Q. What percentage of total global generic drug exports does India currently
contribute?
Answer:- Generic exports have a share of 20-22 percent;
08 November 2023
Q. Who has issued an advisory to important social media intermediaries to
identify misinformation and deepfakes in November 2023?
Answer:- 07 November 2023 The Central Government has issued an advisory to
important social media intermediaries to identify misinformation and deepfakes.
Q. The Central Government has issued an advisory to identify important social

media intermediaries in November 2023?
Answer:- Advisory has been issued to important social media intermediaries to identify
misinformation and deepfakes;
Q. To whom has the Central Government issued an advisory on 07 November

2023 to identify misinformation and deepfakes?
Answer:- Advisory has been issued to important social media intermediaries to identify
misinformation and deepfakes.
Q. Under which rule does the Central Government compel social media
platforms to be more active regarding the content on their platforms?
Answer:- IT Rules (2021) compel social media platforms to be more proactive
regarding the content on their platforms.
Q. Who is the first player in the history of ICC to be given out by time out rule?
Answer:- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lankan batsman)
Q. Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews was given out through time out process
in the match played against which country?
Answer:- Bangladesh
Q. Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews was given out through time out process
in the match played during which tournament?
Answer:- In the 38th match of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, Sri Lankan
batsman Angelo Mathews was given out through the time out process.
Q. By which umpires was Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews out through
time out procedure?
Answer:- Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews was given out after talks between
umpire Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth.
Q. Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews was given out through a time out
process in the match played in which stadium?
Answer:- Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews was given out during the match played
at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Q. What is GST?
Answer. GST is a single indirect tax for the entire country that would transform India
into a united common market.
Q. Where did the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs establish the
12 GST Seva Kendras?
Answer. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs established the 12 GST
Seva Kendras at Vapi, Gujarat.
Q. Who is the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs?

Answer. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate
Affairs.
Q. Who introduced the Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar (MBMA) plan?

Answer. Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar's (MBMA) plan is introduced by the Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Q. When did the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launch the
Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar (MBMA) plan?
Answer. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched the Mera
Bill Mera Adhikaar (MBMA) plan on September 1, 2023.
Q. Which Constitutional Amendment approved GST?

Answer. GST was approved by The Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016.
Q. Which article leads to the formation of the GST Council?

Answer. Article 279A leads to the formation of the GST Council in India.
Q. Who appoints the GST Council?

Answer. The President appoints a GST Council to administer and control GST.
Q. Which state has inaugurated the ‘Hot Air Balloon Project’ in November 2023?
Answer:- Haryana
Q. For what purpose did Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurate
the ‘Hot Air Balloon Project’ in his state?
Answer:- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated a hot air balloon
project on 8 November 2023 with the aim of promoting tourism prospects in his state.
Q. From which place did Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurate
a ‘Hot Air Balloon Project’?
Answer:- Pinjore
Q. Which state inaugurated Water Sports and Atal Theme Park in November
2023?
Answer:- Haryana
Q. What is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)?

Answer. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is defined as an investment in an unlisted
Indian firm using equity instruments by a person residing outside of India.
Q. Which is the key Department for the formation of the Government's Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI)?
Answer. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is the key
Department for the formation of the Government's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
policy.
Q. Which is the first company to receive 100% FDI in the defence industry?
Answer. Saab FFV India is the first company to receive 100% FDI in the defence
industry.
Q. How many routes are there to get FDI?

Answer. There are two routes, Government route and automatic route, to get FDI in
India.
Q. How much percent of FDI is allowed in the defence industry?

Answer. Under the automatic method, India allows just 74% FDI in the defence
industry.
Q. In which state or union territory was the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
unveiled in November 2023?
Answer:- Union Territory Jammu Kashmir
Q. At which place in Jammu and Kashmir was the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj unveiled?
Answer:- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue was installed in Kupwara, Jammu and
Kashmir on 7 November 2023.
Q. By whom was the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj unveiled in Kupwara

district of Jammu and Kashmir?
Answer:- The statue was unveiled by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Q. At which place was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj born?

Answer:- Shivaji was born in Shivneri Fort, Pune district, Maharashtra.
Q. Recently, in which country was a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of G7

countries held?
Answer:- Japan
Q. At which place was the two-day meeting of foreign ministers of G7 countries

held recently?
Answer:- Tokyo
Q. What was the recent two-day meeting of foreign ministers of G7 countries

held in Tokyo mainly based on?
Answer:- To take a united stand on the Israel-Hamas war;
Q. What is the name of Israel's currency?

Answer:- Israeli Shekel
Q. Which language is mainly spoken in Israel?

Answer:- Hebrew (written from right to left)
Q. Which Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) was successfully tested in

November 2023?
Answer:- 'Pralay' was tested successfully.
Q. 'Pralay' Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) was successfully tested from
which place in November 2023?
Answer:- Surface-to-surface Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) 'Pralaya' was
successfully tested from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
Q. What type of missile is 'Pralay' which was tested in November 2023?

Answer:- Pralay missile is a surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM).
Q. What is the lethality of the surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile

(SRBM) Pralay?
Answer:- 500 kilometers
Q. What is the load-carrying capacity of the surface-to-surface short-range

ballistic missile (SRBM) Pralay?
Answer:- The load capacity of Pralay is 500-1,000 kg.
Q. Who organized the first of its kind art exhibition based on a tiger in the first
Answer:- National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Forest,
Environment and Climate Change, and Sankala Foundation organized a first of its kind
art exhibition based on tiger in the first week of November 2023.
Q. At which place was the first of its kind art exhibition based on tiger organized
in the first week of November 2023?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. Who inaugurated the first of its kind art exhibition based on tiger in the first
Answer:- President Draupadi Murmu
Q. What was the theme of the first of its kind art exhibition based on tiger in the
first week of November 2023?
Answer:- The theme of this art exhibition was decided as 'Silent Conversation: From
Margins to the Centre'.
09 November 2023
Q. On which date is ‘Ayurveda Day’ celebrated this year?

Answer:- 10th November
Q. On whose birth anniversary is 'World Ayurveda Day' organized every year?

Answer:- Every year on the day of Dhanvantari Jayanti, ‘World Ayurveda Day’ is
organized by the Ministry of AYUSH.
Q. Who organizes 'World Ayurveda Day' every year on the occasion of

Dhanvantari Jayanti?
Answer:- Every year on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti, ‘World Ayurveda Day’ is
organized by the Ministry of AYUSH.
Q. The closing ceremony of which global campaign was organized on the

occasion of Ayurveda Day on 9 and 10 November 2023?
Answer:- The concluding ceremony of the global campaign named ‘Ayurveda for One
Health’ was organized on the occasion of Ayurveda Day on 9 and 10 November 2023.
Q. Where was the concluding ceremony of the global campaign named

‘Ayurveda for One Health’ held on the occasion of Ayurveda Day on 9 and 10
November 2023?
Answer:- On 9 and 10 November 2023, on the occasion of Ayurveda Day, the
concluding ceremony of the global campaign named 'Ayurveda for One Health' was
organized in Panchkula, Haryana.
Q. What is 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue?

Answer. The 2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level institutional framework held between
two countries.
Q. With how many countries does India hold 2+2 ministerial dialogue?
Answer. India holds 2+2 ministerial dialogue with four important strategic allies: the
United States, Australia, Japan, and Russia.
Q. Who is the current US Secretary of Defence?

Answer. Mr. Lloyd Austin is the current US Secretary of Defence.
Q. When will the Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue be held in India?
Answer. The Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will be held in India on
November 9 and 10, 2023.
Q. What is COMCASA?
Answer. COMCASA stands for The Communications Compatibility and Security
Agreement.
Q. What is LEMOA?
Answer. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) is the
agreement between India and the USA.
Q. With which country in November 2023 did India sign a Memorandum of Intent
(MOI) for cooperation on medical product regulation and enhancing the quality
of health services?
Answer:- Netherlands
Q. Where was the second World Local Production Forum (WLPF) meeting held
in November 2023?
Answer:- Hague, Netherlands
Q. Who represented India in the second World Local Production Forum (WLPF)
meeting in November 2023?
Answer:- Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwant Khuba
Q. What is India's current share in the major global exports of pharmaceutical

products?
Answer:- Being a major exporter of pharmaceuticals, it is currently worth US$ 50
billion.
Q. Which date is celebrated as Uttarakhand Foundation Day?

Answer. Every year on November 9th, people celebrate Uttarakhand Foundation Day.
Q. Uttarakhand was formed as which number of State?

Answer. On November 9, 2000, Uttarakhand was formed as the 27th State of India.
Q. From which state Uttarakhand was broken away?

Answer. Uttarakhand broke away from Uttar Pradesh to become the 27th state of
India.
Q. Which State is known as Dev Bhumi?

Answer. Uttarakhand is known as Dev Bhumi.
Q. Arsa and Kandali ka saag is a traditional food of which State?

Answer. Arsa and Kandali ka saag is a traditional food of Uttarakhand.
Q. What is Olympus?
Answer. Olympus is an AI model developed by Amazon.
Q. What is LLM?
Answer. LLM stands for Large Language Model which is an AI language for preparing
models.
Q. What is the full form of AWS?

Answer. The full form of AWS is Amazon Web Service.
Q. What is the objective of Operation Nanhe Farishte?

Answer. The objective of Operation Nanhe Farishte is to reconnect children who have
been lost or separated from their families for various causes
Q. Which department has launched Operation Nanhe Farishte?

Answer. Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched Operation Nanhe Farishte.
Q. What is Operation "Uplabdh"?

Answer. Operation "Uplabdh" is the initiative of Railway Protection Force (RPF) which
aims to reduce the operations of touts and increase public access to train tickets.
Q. What has been said in the context of India in a recent report released by the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)?
Answer:- India has emerged as one of the top countries with high income and wealth
inequality.
Q. According to the report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),

the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty has decreased
from 25 to how much during 2019-21?
Answer:- It has become 15 percent.
Q. According to the report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),

how much has the per capita income increased by 2022?
Answer:- Grew to US$2,389 (In India, between 2000 and 2022, per capita income
increased from US$442 to US$2,389).
Q. According to the report of the United Nations Development Programme, what

will be India's contribution to global middle-class growth?
Answer:- India is expected to contribute 24% to the global middle-class growth, which
is equivalent to a population of 192 million.
Q. According to the report of the United Nations Development Programme, what

percentage of rich people in India own half of the country's wealth?
Answer:- 10 percent of rich people have half the wealth of the country.
Q. Which State approved a proposal to raise the state's reservation for

economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?
Answer. Bihar approved a proposal to raise the state's reservation for economically
disadvantaged groups (EWS).
Q. Under which case the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota ?
Answer. Under the Indra Sawhney case, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for
reservation.
Q. Who has the authority to reserve seats for SC/ST personnel in matters of
promotion?
Answer. State has the authority to reserve seats for SC/ST personnel in matters of
promotion.
Q. Which Constitutional Amendment established an economic reservation (10%

quota) for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?
Answer. The 103rd Amendment to the Constitution (2019) established an economic
reservation (10% quota) for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
Q. For which initiative, 75 talented filmmakers and artistes from across India
have been selected for the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI)?
Answer:- 75 talented filmmakers and artistes from across India have been selected for
the '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' initiative for the 54th edition of the International
Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Q. Recently, 75 talented filmmakers and artistes from across India have been
selected for which edition of '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' initiative?
Answer:- 75 talented filmmakers and artists from across India have been selected for
the third edition of the '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' initiative.
Q. Who is the youngest among the 75 talented filmmakers and artistes recently
selected from across India for the third edition of the '75 Creative Minds of
Tomorrow' initiative?
Answer:- Shashwat Shukla (Although all the participants are below 35 years of age,
but the youngest participant in the Music Composition/Sound Design category is
Shashwat Shukla from Mumbai, Maharashtra, who is 18 years old).
Q. Recently, from which state has the maximum talent been selected for the
third edition of '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' initiative?
Answer:- Most talent has been selected from Maharashtra, followed by Delhi, West
Bengal, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
Q. What is ITBP?
Answer. The ITBP stands for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Q. When was Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) established in India?

Answer. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was established on 24 October 1962.
Q. Which is the Nodal ministry for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?

Answer. The Nodal ministry for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is the Ministry of
Home Affairs.
Q. When did the Parliament passed ITBPF Act?

Answer. The parliament passed ITBPF Act in 1992, and its regulations were
developed in 1994.
Q. Who is the current Director General of ITBP?

Answer. The current Director General of ITBP is Anish Dayal Singh.
Q. In November 2023, Dr. Zambri Abd Qadir visited India as the Foreign Minister
of which country?
Answer:- Malaysia
Q. With which country does India organize a joint military exercise named
“Harimau Shakti”?
Answer:- Joint military exercise “Harimau Shakti” with India and Malaysia is conducted
annually between the two countries.
Q. For what purpose was the visit of Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr. Abd Kadir
to India?
Answer:- To participate in the 6th India-Malaysia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM)
Q. Who chaired the sixth India-Malaysia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM)?

Answer:- Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Foreign Minister Dr Zambri Abd Kadir
co-chaired the 6th India-Malaysia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).
10 November 2023
Q. At which place was the 6th India-Australia Joint Working Group meeting held
recently?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. Which agreement was finalized recently in the 6th India-Australia Joint

Working Group meeting?
Answer:- India-Australia action plan for 2024-25 finalized
Q. Under whose hosting was the Malabar exercise organized in the year 2023?
Answer:- Australia
Q. Who organized the Talisman Saber exercise in July 2023?

Answer:- ‘Talisman Saber Exercise’ was organized by Australia in July 2023.
Q. What is BHEL?
Answer. BHEL stands for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
Q. Who launched BHEL SAMVAAD 3.0?

Answer. BHEL SAMVAAD 3.0 was successfully launched by Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited (BHEL).
Q. Where is BHEL SAMVAAD 3.0 held?

Answer. The BHEL SAMVAAD 3.0 is held in Bharat Mandapam.
Q. What is Mission Karmayogi?

Answer. Mission Karmayogi is the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity
Building (NPCSCB) Plan.
Q. Who launched the Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP)?

Answer. The Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP) was launched by the Ministry for
Heavy Industries.
Q. Who was Frank Borman?

Answer. Frank Borman was an US astronaut who had led the Apollo 8 mission.
Q. When did Frank Borman die?

Answer. Frank Borman died on 7 November 2023.
Q. What is Apollo 8?
Answer. Apollo 8 was the Apollo space program's human spaceflight mission.
Q. Which country launched the Apollo 8 space program?

Answer. The United States of America launched the Apollo 8 space program.
Q. When was Apollo 8 introduced?

Answer. Apollo 8 was introduced on December 21, 1968.
Q Which Space company is responsible for launching the Apollo 8 program?

Answer. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for
launching the Apollo 8 program.
Q. What was exported to Europe through sea route for the first time in
November 2023?
Answer:- The first consignment of bananas from India to Europe via sea route was
flagged off on 9 November 2023.
Q. Who did the work of transporting Indian bananas to the European market by
sea route?
Answer:- This unprecedented initiative organized by the Agricultural and Processed
Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) aims to increase the market
share of Indian bananas in the European market.
Q. By which Act was the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) formed?
Answer:- APEDA was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural
and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985.
Q. Where is the headquarters of Agricultural and Processed Food Products

Export Development Authority (APEDA) located?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

(APEDA) works under the control of which ministry?
Answer:- APEDA works under the control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Q Which country holds the Guinness World Record for taking the most Selfies?
Answer. India holds the Guinness World Record for taking the most Selfies.
Q. Which state in India has taken a large number of selfies during the Mera Mati
Mera Desh campaign?
Answer. Maharashtra state in India has taken a large number of selfies during the
Mera Mati Mera Desh campaign.
Q. When was the Guinness Book of Records originally released?

Answer. Guinness Book of Records was originally released in 1955.
Q. In which year, the Guinness Book of Records rebranded itself as Guinness

World Records?
Answer. In 2000, the Guinness Book of Records rebranded itself as Guinness World
Records.
Q. Which country held the Guinness World Record for the most selfies in 2016?
Answer. Previously, China held the Guinness World Record for the most selfies in
2016.
Q. In November 2023, which state has unanimously passed the bill to reserve
33 percent seats for women in urban local bodies (ULBs)?
Answer:- Nagaland
Q. How many urban local bodies are there at present in Nagaland?

Answer:- There are currently 39 urban local bodies in Nagaland.
Q. In which year were the last Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections held in
Nagaland?
Answer:- The last time urban local bodies (ULB) elections were held in Nagaland in
2004.
Q. Provisions related to taxes on which type of property have been excluded

from the Nagaland Municipal Bodies Bill 2023?
Answer:- Introducing the Nagaland Municipal Bodies Bill 2023, he said that the
provisions related to taxes on land and buildings have been excluded in the new bill.
Q. With which country did India organize the exercise Coordinated Patrol-
Corpat in November 2023?
Answer:- Bangladesh
Q. Which edition of India-Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol-(Coordinated Patrol-

CORPAT) exercise was conducted in November 2023?
Answer:- The 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol (Coordinated Patrol-Corpat) was
conducted by the Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy in the North Bay of Bengal from
07 to 09 November 2023.
Q. Which edition of the bilateral exercise named Bongosagar-23 was organized

between the Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy in November 2023?
Answer:- The fourth edition of bilateral exercise Bongosagar-23 was conducted
between the Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy;
Q. At which place did the Indian and Bangladesh navies conduct the CORPAT
in November 2023?
Answer:- The 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol (Coordinated Patrol-Corpat) was
conducted by the Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy in the North Bay of Bengal from
07 to 09 November 2023.
Q. What is Monduro 3.0?

Answer. Monduro 3.0 Tawang is an Enduro Biking event.
Q. Which is the world's highest mountain biking race?

Answer. Monduro 3.0 is the world's highest mountain biking race.
Q. Where is Monduro 3.0 held in India?

Answer. The Monduro 3.0 is held in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
Q. Where was the 37th National Games 2023 held?

Answer. The 37th National Games 2023 was held at Goa.
11 November 2023
Q. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the ICC
membership of which country with immediate effect?
Answer:- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a strict decision to suspend
the ICC membership of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect.
Q. How many full-time members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are
there at present?
Answer:- Total 12 full members (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan
are total 12 full members).
Q. Who is the present Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Answer:- Greg Barclay
Q. Who is the present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Cricket
Council (ICC)?
Answer:- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Geoff Allardyce
Q. Approximately how much amount is given to the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) under ICC's revenue model?
Answer:- Under ICC's revenue model, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
will get the maximum 23% while England and Australia will get around 6% to 10%.
14 November 2023
Q. Who is Lt Col Sanjeev Malik?

Answer. Lt Col Sanjeev Malik is an Army Medical Corps officer.
Q. Who won Five Gold Medals in 42nd World Medicine and Health Games in
Colombia?
Answer. Lt Col Sanjeev Malik won Five Gold Medals in 42nd World Medicine and
Health Games in Colombia.
Q. Where were the 42nd World Medicine and Health Games held?
Answer. The 42nd World Medicine and Health Games were held in Colombia.
15 November 2023
Q. On which date every year ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ is celebrated?

Answer:- 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' is celebrated every year on 15 November.
Q. On which date every year ‘Jharkhand Foundation Day’ is celebrated?

Answer:- 'Jharkhand Foundation Day' is celebrated every year on 15 November.
Q. Prime Minister Modi launched a scheme of approximately how much amount

for the overall development of vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) in November
2023?
Answer:- Prime Minister Modi launched a scheme of about Rs 24,000 crore for the
overall development of Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) on 15 November 2023.
Q. From which place did Prime Minister Modi launch a Rs 24,000 crore scheme
for the overall development of Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in November
2023?
Answer:- Prime Minister Modi launched a Rs 24,000 crore scheme from Khunti in
Jharkhand for the overall development of vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) in
November 2023.
Q. From which place did Prime Minister Modi launch the Viksit Bharat Sankalp
Yatra on 15 November 2023?
Answer:- Prime Minister Modi flagged off the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra from Khunti,
Jharkhand on 15 November 2023.
Q. On what date will the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ launched by Prime
Minister Modi conclude?
Answer:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on
15 November 2023, the objective of which is to ensure full benefits of the major
schemes of the Center in 2.7 lakh panchayats by 25 January 2024.
Q. How many vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) are there in the country at
present?
Answer:- There are a total of 75 vulnerable tribal groups in the country, which reside
in 22544 villages in 220 districts. Their total population is about 28 lakhs.
Q. Which day is celebrated as the Foundation Day of Jharkhand?

Answer. 15th November is celebrated as the Foundation Day of Jharkhand.
Q. Which state is known as The Land of Forests?

Answer. Jharkhand is known as The Land of Forests.
Q. Which state became an autonomous state in 2000 and became the 28th Indian
state?
Answer. Jharkhand became an autonomous state in 2000 and became the 28th Indian
state.
Q. Which state literally means "The Land of Jungles"?

Answer. Jharkhand literally means "The Land of Jungles".
Q. Who led the tribal rebellion against the British in the Chota Nagpur region?
Answer. Birsa Munda led the tribal rebellion against the British in the Chota Nagpur
region.
Q. At which place was the Indian Navy's annual top-level international

conference – Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-23 held in November 2023?
Answer:- The Indian Navy's annual top-level international conference – Indo-Pacific
Regional Dialogue (IPRD) – 23 was held in New Delhi in November 2023.
Q. Indian Navy's annual top-level international conference – Indo-Pacific

Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-23 was inaugurated by whom in November 2023?
Answer:- The annual top-level international conference of the Indian Navy – Indo-
Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-23 began on 15 Nov 23 with the keynote address
by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Q. Which sequence of events was the Indian Navy's annual top-level

international conference – Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-23 held in New
Delhi in November 2023?
Answer:- Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-23 was the fifth annual top-level
international conference of the Indian Navy held in New Delhi in November 2023.
Q. What is the theme of the annual top-level international conference of the

Indian Navy – Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-2023?
Answer:- The broad theme of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue-2023 is “Geopolitical
Impact on Indo-Pacific Maritime Trade and Connectivity”.
Q. International eminent speakers from how many countries would participate

in the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-2023?
Answer:- International participation in the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)-2023
would be through eminent speakers from 16 countries.
Q. Who had signed the IPEF Supply Chain Resilience Agreement?

Answer. The US, India, and twelve other IPEF members have signed a Supply Chain
Resilience Agreement.
Q. What is the full form of IPEF?

Answer. IPEF stands for Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity (IPEF).
Q. Who would execute and oversee the Supply Chain Resilience Agreement?
Answer. The IPEF Supply Chain Council would be established by the IPEF bloc to
execute and oversee the agreement.
Q. Who has launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity

(IPEF) framework?
Answer. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity (IPEF) is a program
launched by the United States.
Q. Food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has
launched a Food Safety Compliance System portal in how many other
languages besides Hindi and English to increase the reach of users?
Answer:- Four languages, the Food Safety Compliance System portal is now available
in Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi apart from Hindi and English.
Q. In how many languages does the Food Safety Regulator Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India currently release the Food Safety Compliance
System Portal to increase user access?
Answer:- Six (The Food Safety Compliance System portal is now available in Gujarati,
Tamil, Telugu and Marathi apart from Hindi and English.)
Q. In which year was the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
established?
Answer:- 2008
Q. At which place is the headquarters of Food Safety and Standards Authority

of India (FSSAI)?
Answer:- Delhi
Q. Apart from the Chairman, how many members are there in the Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
Answer:- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) consists of 22
members apart from the Chairman;
Q. Which installments of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana did Prime Minister

Narendra Modi release in November 2023?
Answer:- The 15th installment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana was released
during his visit to Birsa College, Khunti (Jharkhand).
Q. From which place was the 15th installment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi
Yojana released?
Answer:- The 15th installment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana was released
during his visit to Birsa College, Khunti (Jharkhand).
Q. Approximately how many farmers would be benefited from the 15th

installment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana?
Answer:- More than 8.0 crore farmers would be benefited from the 15th installment of
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
Q. Approximately how much amount was released for the 15th installment of
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana?
Answer:- An amount of more than Rs 18,000 crore was released to more than 8.0
crore farmers as the 15th installment by Prime Minister Modi.
Q. In which year was PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana started?

Answer:- PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is a central sector scheme launched on 24
February 2019.
Q. Which two countries have signed MoU on Enhancing Innovation Ecosystems

Through an Innovation Handshake?
Answer. India and USA have signed MoU on Enhancing Innovation Ecosystems
Through an Innovation Handshake.
Q. Name the countries which conduct Commercial Dialogue?

Answer. The Commercial Dialogue (CD) is a Ministerial-level collaboration between
India and the United States.
Q. What is an Innovation Handshake?

Answer. The Innovation Handshake is a new era of partnership between the US and
India.
Q. Who has led the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) with
India?
Answer. The United States has led the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology
(iCET) with India.
Q. When did the 5th India-US Commercial Dialogue take place?

Answer. The 5th India-US Commercial Dialogue took place on March 10, 2023.
Q. At which place was the Gunnery Seminar 2023 of the Indian Navy organized
in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Navy's Gunnery Seminar 2023 was organized at Southern Naval
Command Headquarters Kochi (Cochin) in November 2023.
Q. The theme of the Gunnery Seminar 2023 of the Indian Navy to be organized
in November 2023 was?
Answer:- The main theme of the Gunnery Seminar 2023 of the Indian Navy organized
in November 2023 was 'Emerging Technologies in Gunnery and Missile Warfare'.
Q. Indian Navy's Gunnery Seminar 2023 was organized after how many years in
November 2023?
Answer:- The symposium is an important event organized once in every three years
which provides a platform to the experts in the artillery field to present their research
papers on future technologies and matters related to operational use of sensors.
Q. Who took charge as the Fleet Commander of the Sword Arm in November
2023?
Answer:- Rear Admiral Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair assumed charge as Fleet
Commander of the Sword Arm in November 2023;
Q. Who handed over the charge of Fleet Commander of the Sword Arm to Rear
Admiral Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair in November 2023?
Answer:- Rear Admiral CR Praveen Nair, NM took over as the Flag Officer
Commanding Western Fleet from Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty during a ceremonial
naval parade at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Q. Who is the current Chief of Defense Staff?

Answer:- General Anil Chauhan
16 November 2023
Q. Where will the 9th India International Science Festival(IISF) be held?

Answer. The 9th India International Science Festival(IISF) will be held at Faridabad,
Haryana.
Q. Which two ministries will organise the 9th India International Science
Festival(IISF)?
Answer. The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Science
will organise 9th India International Science Festival(IISF) 2023.
Q. What is the Theme of the 9th India International Science Festival(IISF)?

Answer. The Theme of the 9th India International Science Festival(IISF) is 'Science
and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal'.
Q. When was the first India International Science Festival(IISF)?

Answer. The first India International Science Festival(IISF) was held in 2015.
Q. How many famous research experts have been appointed by NITI Aayog for
one year in November 2023?
Answer:- In November 2023, NITI Aayog has appointed four renowned research
experts for one year.
Q. In November 2023, NITI Aayog has appointed four renowned research

experts for a period of how many years?
Answer:- In November 2023, NITI Aayog has appointed four renowned research
experts for one year.
Q. How will the four research experts appointed by NITI Aayog in November
2023 be helpful?
Answer:- These four new members will enrich NITI Aayog with their understanding
and expertise on key social, economic and technological issues as well as significant
work experience.
Q. Who is a law expert among the four research experts appointed by NITI
Aayog in November 2023?
Answer:- V Lakshmikumaran is a law expert among the four research experts
appointed by NITI Aayog in November 2023. Lakshmikumaran has 35 years of
experience in law.
Q. What is a GI tag?
Answer. A geographical indication (GI) tag is a label placed on items that have a
specific geographical origin.
Q. Who issued the definition of GI tag for the first time?

Answer. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) issued the GI tag
definition in 2018.
Q. What is the full form of IPR?

Answer. The full form of IPR is Intellectual Property Rights.
Q. Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced the winners of Infosys

Prize 2023 in how many categories in November 2023?
Answer:- Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced the winners of the Infosys
Awards 2023 in six categories in November 2023
Q. What is the award given by Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) to the winners
of Infosys Prize 2023?
Answer:- The award in each category consists of a gold medal, a citation and a prize
of US$100,000 (or its equivalent in Indian Rupees).
Q. Who has been given the Infosys Award 2023 in the field of engineering and
computer science?
Answer:- The Infosys Prize 2023 in Engineering and Computer Science has been
awarded to Sachchida Nand Tripathi of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE), IIT-
Kanpur.
Q. Who has been given the Infosys Prize 2023 in the field of Biology?
Answer:- Professor Arun Kumar Shukla
Q. Who has been given the Infosys Prize 2023 in the field of humanities?
Answer:- Infosys Prize 2023 in Humanities has been awarded to Jhanvi Phalki.
Q. Who has been given the Infosys Prize 2023 in the field of Physics?
Answer:- Prof. in Physics. Mukund Thattai has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2023
for his groundbreaking contributions to evolutionary cell biology.
Q. Some part of which country's rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere

uncontrolled in November 2023?
Answer:- India
Q. In November 2023, some part of which rocket of the Indian Space Research
Organization re-entered the Earth's atmosphere uncontrolled?
Answer:- According to ISRO, the 'cryogenic' upper part of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle,
which successfully carried Chandrayaan-3 into the designated orbit, made an
uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on 15 November 2023.
Q. In November 2023, some part of ISRO's LVM3 M4 launch vehicle re-entered

the Earth's atmosphere uncontrolled after how many days of launch?
Answer:- This return of the rocket took place 124 days after the launch of
Chandrayaan-3.
Q. Which satellite was launched by ISRO's LVM3 M4 launch vehicle?

Answer:- Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was launched by ISRO's LVM3 M4 launch
vehicle on 14 July 2023.
Q. What is the 'Project NETRA' run by ISRO?

Answer:- 'Project NETRA' is an early warning system installed in space to detect debris
and other potential threats to Indian satellites.
Q. What has ISRO established to monitor objects with potential threats of

collision in space and to reduce the risk posed by space debris?
Answer:- ISRO established the System for Safe and Sustainable Operations
Management in the year 2022 to monitor objects with potential collision threats in
space, assess the possibilities of space debris growth, and reduce the risk posed by
space debris.
Q. What is full form of ISRO?

Answer. The full form of ISRO is Indian Space Research Organisation.
Q. What is full form of NASA?

Answer. The full form of NASA is National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Q. What is full form of NISAR?

Answer. NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.
Q. Which two countries have collaborated for the launch of NISAR?

Answer. India and USA have collaborated for the launch of NISAR.
Q. What is NISAR?
Answer. NISAR is a NASA-ISRO-developed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory with
a 2,800 kilograms SUV-sized satellite.
Q. Who has recently been honored with the first 'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace
Award'?
Answer:- Salman Rushdie
Q. By whom was Salman Rushdie honored with the first 'Lifetime Disturbing the
Peace Award'?
Answer:- The first Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award presented by the Vaclav Havel
Center in Manhattan, New York.
Q. Who has recently been honored with the 'Disturbing the Peace Award to a
Courageous Writer at Risk'?
Answer:- Egyptian activist Abdel-Fattah was awarded the 'Disturbing the Peace Award
to a Courageous Writer at Risk'.
Q. By whom has the book named ‘Victory City’ been written?

Answer:- Salman Rushdie
Q. Abdel-Fattah, who was recently awarded the 'Disturbing the Peace Award to
a Courageous Writer at Risk', is a citizen of which country?
Answer:- Egyptian activist Abdel-Fattah was awarded the 'Disturbing the Peace Award
to a Courageous Writer at Risk'.
Q. Salman Rushdie is currently a citizen of which country?

Answer:- United Kingdom (Salman Rushdie is a famous British writer of Indian origin)
Q. Where is the 2023 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue held?

Answer. 2023 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi.
Q. Which continents are covered in the Indo-Pacific Region?

Answer. The Indo-Pacific area covers four continents: Asia, Africa, Australia, and
America.
Q. What is the maximum range of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)?

Answer. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has a maximum range of 200 nautical
miles from the baseline.
Q. When was the first IPRD idea developed?

Answer. The first IPRD idea was developed in 2018.
Q. Who is the principal organiser of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue?

Answer. The principal organiser of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue is the National
Maritime Foundation (NMF).
Q. Who made a three-day visit to India as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF

in November 2023?
Answer:- David Beckham reached Ahmedabad on 14 November 2023 on a three-day
visit to India as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador.
Q. Who is currently UNICEF's Regional Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

Answer:- Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is UNICEF's Regional Goodwill
Ambassador for South Asia.
Q. With whom has UNICEF partnered with to promote equal opportunities for
girls and boys in South Asia?
Answer:- UNICEF has partnered with the International Cricket Council (ICC) with the
aim of promoting equal opportunities for girls and boys in South Asia.
Q. David Beckham is a professional football player of which country?

Answer:- 48 year old David Beckham is a professional football player of England.
17 November 2023
Q. When was Chhau dance included in the Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
Answer. In 2010, the Chhau dance was included in the Representative List of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Q. What are the three main styles of Chhau dance?

Answer. The three main styles of Chhau dance are Seraikella, Purulia, and
Mayurbhanj.
Q. Which is the Nodal agency for Sangeet Natak Academy?

Answer. The Nodal agency for Sangeet Natak Akademi is the Ministry of Culture.
Q. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi founded the National School of Drama
(NSD)?
Answer. The Sangeet Natak Akademi was founded the National School of Drama
(NSD) in 1959.
Q. When was Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar started by Sangeet Natak
Akademi?
Answer. The Sangeet Natak Akademi started Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in
2006.
Q. On which date every year ‘International Students Day’ is celebrated to unite

students at the international level?
Answer:- ‘International Students Day’ is celebrated every year on 17 November to
unite students at the international level.
Q. On which date ‘World Students Day’ is celebrated every year?

Answer:- World Students Day is celebrated every year on 15 October.
Q. On whose birth anniversary is World Students Day celebrated every year on

15 October?
Answer:- Celebrating World Students Day was started by the United Nations for the
first time in the year 2010 by Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. It was done on the 79th birth
anniversary of Abdul Kalam. Since then World Students Day is celebrated every year
on 15 October.
Q. On which date is ‘Women's Savings Day’ celebrated every year?

Answer:- Every year 14th April is celebrated as Women's Savings Day.
Q. On which date ‘Pay Roll Savings Day’ is celebrated every year?

Answer:- Pay Roll Savings Day is celebrated all over India on 15th July. It is a day to
promote small savings among salaried employees.
Q. On which date is ‘Sanchayika Day’ celebrated every year?

Answer:- Directorate of Small Savings, Assam celebrates Sanchayika Day every year
on 15th September to promote the habit of small savings among the students.
Q. On which date every year ‘World Savings Day’ is celebrated?

Answer:- Directorate of Small Savings, Assam celebrates World Savings Day on 30
October.
Q. Who launched the anti-submarine warfare watercraft Amini?

Answer. The Indian Navy launched the anti-submarine warfare watercraft Amini.
Q. What is the name of the fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft?
Answer. The fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project
is called Amini.
Q. Who constructed Amini anti-submarine warfare watercraft?

Answer. Amini anti-submarine warfare watercraft was constructed by Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
Q. Where is Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) based?

Answer. The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd is based in Kolkata.
Q. When did the Indian government nationalise the Garden Reach Shipbuilders
and Engineers (GRSE)?
Answer. The Government of India nationalised the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers (GRSE) in 1960.
Q. In which year India granted the highest number of patents?

Answer. India has granted the highest number of patents in 2023-24
Q. What is the term of Patent?

Answer. Every patent in India has a term of twenty years.
Q. Which country tops the list of maximum patents?

Answer. China tops the list of maximum patents by country.
Q. Which country hosted the second Voice of Global South summit in November
2023?
Answer:- Organization of the second Voice of Global South Summit to be hosted by
India in November 2023.
Q. The first Voice of Global South summit was hosted by which country in
January 2023?
Answer:- India
Q. ‘AI Global Partnership Summit’ is proposed to be organized in December

2023?
Answer:- 'AI Global Partnership Summit' is proposed to be organized in India next
month.
Q. What is the full form of the word ‘Dakshin (DAKSHIN)’ which was in the news
recently?
Answer:- Full form of ‘DAKSHIN’ – Development and Knowledge Sharing Initiative.
Q. At which place was the ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic

Framework (IPEF) organized in November 2023?
Answer:- The third ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
was held on 14 November 2023 in San Francisco, California, hosted by the US.
Q. Who represented India in the third ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific

Economic Framework (IPEF) in November 2023?
Answer:- Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles
and Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal participated in this ministerial meeting from
the Indian side.
Q. In which year was the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) launched?

Answer:- The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) was launched jointly by the
United States and other partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region on May 23, 2022
in Tokyo.
Q. How many participating countries are there in the Indo-Pacific Economic

Framework (IPEF) at present?
Answer:- Currently there are 14 participating countries in the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework (IPEF): Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the US.
Q. The current draft of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is based

on how many pillars related to trade?
Answer:- The current draft of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is based
on four trade-related pillars: Trade (Pillar I); Supply Chain (Pillar II); Clean Economy
(Pillar III); and Fair Economy (Pillar IV).
Q. Recently, with which country did India organize a joint military exercise
named ‘Mitra Shakti- 2023’?
Answer:- India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise "Mitra Shakti-2023" was organized.
Q. At which place was the joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti-2023” organized
between India and Sri Lanka recently?
Answer:- India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise "Mitra Shakti-2023" started on 16
November 2023 in Aundh (Pune).
Q. What type of exercise is the 'SLINEX' military exercise taking place between
India and Sri Lanka?
Answer:- The 'SLINEX' military exercise taking place between India and Sri Lanka is
of naval type.
Q. Which edition of the joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti-2023” was organized
between India and Sri Lanka recently?
Answer:- The ninth edition of India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti-2023”
began on 16 November 2023 in Aundh (Pune).
Q. With which country did India organize 'SLINEX-23' in April 2023?

Answer:- 'SLINEX-23' was organized with India and Sri Lanka in April 2023;
Q. Where was the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus)
held?
Answer. The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held
in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Q. What is ASEAN?
Answer. ASEAN is an intergovernmental organisation of ten Southeast Asian
countries.
Q. When was UNCLOS established?

Answer. The UNCLOS was established in 1982.
Q. When was the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus held?

Answer. The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus on November 16, 2023.
Q. What is the ADMM-Plus?

Answer. ADMM-Plus is the recognised framework for Defence Minister meetings in
the Asia-Pacific region.
Q. Which mountain range is also known as the Sahyadri Hills?

Answer. The Western Ghats is also known as the Sahyadri Hills,
Q. Which states comprises Western Ghats Region (WGR)?

Answer. The Western Ghats Region (WGR) is a distinctive landscape that stretches
from Gujarat's south to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Q. Which state performed worst according to the IIT study?

Answer. Tamil Nadu performed the worst according to the IIT study with a soil loss
rate of 121% from 1990 to 2020.
Q. What is the name of the Maharashtra foothill region east of the Western
Ghats?
Answer. The Maharashtra foothill region east of the Western Ghats is known as Desh.
Q. What is Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)?

Answer. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is the approach employed by the
researchers to get quantitative estimates of soil loss.
Q. On which date is National Press Day celebrated every year?

Answer:- National Press Day is celebrated every year on 16 November.
Q. What was the theme of National Press Day 2023?

Answer:- The theme of National Press Day 2023 is “Media in the Era of Artificial
Intelligence”.
Q. In memory of which National Press Day is celebrated every year on 16

November?
Answer:- On 16 November 1966, the Press Council of India started functioning as an
ethical watchdog. National Press Day is celebrated in memory of this.
Q. What position has been given to India in the World Press Freedom Index
2023?
Answer:- In the year 2023, India was ranked 161st in the list of 180 countries with a
score of 36.62 out of 100.
Q. World Press Freedom Index is released by whom?

Answer:- The World Press Freedom Index has been published annually by 'Reporters
Without Borders' since 2002.
Q. In which article is freedom of press mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Answer:- However, freedom of the press is not mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
Yet the freedom of the press or media is rooted in the right to freedom of speech and
expression granted by the Constitution of India under Article 19(1)(a).
Q. Which state has launched a Free flour home delivery scheme ?

Answer. The Punjab government has launched a Free flour home delivery scheme.
Q. On which occasion has Punjab launched a Free flour home delivery scheme?
Answer. The Punjab government has launched a Free flour home delivery scheme on
Prakash Parv.
Q. When will be the Punjab Atta Dal Scheme officially launched?

Answer. The Punjab Atta Dal Scheme will be officially launched in November.
Q. Who organized the cycle rally under the Drug Free Punjab campaign?
Answer. A cycle rally was organized by Punjab Police under the Drug Free Punjab
campaign.
18 November 2023
Q. Where was the 33rd conference of the World Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH) Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific held in November 2023?
Answer:- The 33rd conference of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)
Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific region was organized in New Delhi in
November 2023;
Q. In which conference was the decision to organize the World Organization for
Animal Health (WOAH) conference in India taken?
Answer:- The decision to give hosting of this event to India was taken during the 90th
General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of WOAH in Paris in May 2023.
Q. In which year was the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)
established?
Answer:- World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) was established in 1924;
Q. Who is the present Chairman of Asia Pacific Regional Commission, World

Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)?
Answer:- Dr. Baoxu Huang is the Chairman of Asia Pacific Regional Commission,
WOAH;
Q. Prime Minister Modi will be visiting Mathura to attend which program on 23

November 2023?
Answer:- Prime Minister Modi will be on a visit to Mathura to participate in 'Braj Raj
Utsav' on 23 November 2023;
Q. The date of birth anniversary of Meera Bai is being celebrated in this year
2023?
Answer:- Meera Bai's birth anniversary is being celebrated on 28 October 2023;
Q. In which year is Meera Bai considered to be born?

Answer:- Regarding the birth of Mirabai, it is believed that it happened around 1448.
Mirabai Jayanti is celebrated every year on the occasion of Sharad Purnima of Ashwin
month.
Q. In which family was Meera Bai born?

Answer:- Meera Bai, the only daughter of Rathod Ratan Singh of Jodhpur, was
engrossed in devotion to Krishna since childhood.
Q. With whom was Meera Bai married?

Answer:- Against Meera Bai's wishes, she was married Prince Bhojraj of Mewar.
Q. Which state has announced to reduce firewood costs Rs 1,300 per quintal to
Rs 805 per quintal?
Answer. The Himachal Pradesh government has announced to reduce firewood costs
Rs 1,300 per quintal to Rs 805 per quintal.
Q. Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the

Icelandic government for the development of cold storage facilities using
geothermal energy?
Answer. The Himachal government has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with the Icelandic government for the development of cold storage facilities
using geothermal energy.
Q. Where are Geothermal reservoirs found?

Answer. Geothermal reservoirs are found near the earth's surface, mostly in the
western United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Q. Which airport in the country has recently launched a series of special

services to ensure smooth movement of people with invisible disabilities?
Answer:- To ensure smooth movement of persons with invisible disabilities, Delhi
International Airport Limited (DIAL) has introduced a series of special services aimed
at enhancing the travel experience for such persons at Delhi Airport.
Q. Recently, by which name has the country's Delhi International Airport

Limited launched a series of special services to ensure smooth movement of
people with invisible disabilities?
Answer:- By associating with the globally recognized invisible disability Sunflower
initiative, DIAL has transformed Delhi Airport into Sunflower Airport.
Q. On which date is Invisible Disability Week celebrated every year to make

people aware of invisible disabilities?
Answer:- Invisible Disability Week is celebrated every year from 15 to 21 October.
Q. What is SPG?
Answer. SPG stands for The Special Protection Group (SPG).
Q. When was SPG formed?

Answer. The SPG was formed on 8 April 1985.
Q. Who is appointed as the New Special Protection Group (SPG) Chief?

Answer. Alok Sharma is appointed as the New Special Protection Group (SPG) Chief.
Q. Who is the sole person under SPG protection?

Answer. The current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, is the sole person under
SPG protection.
Q. In which stadium will the final match of ICC World Cup 2023 between India
and Australia be played?
Answer:- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Q. The Deputy Prime Minister of which country is coming to India to watch the
final match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between India and Australia?
Answer:- Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is coming to India to watch
the final match of ICC World Cup 2023.
Q. Which country has won the final match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
the most number of times?
Answer:- Australia has won the final match of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup maximum
five times.
Q. How many times has the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final been won?
Answer:- India has won this match twice so far;
Q. Recently, Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century while playing against which
country?
Answer:- New Zealand
Q. At which place has been the two-day program on ‘Space Technology and
Aviation in 2047’ organized?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. Who inaugurated the two-day program on ‘Space Technology and Aviation

in 2047’ organized in New Delhi?
Answer:- President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the two-day international conference
and exhibition to be organized on the theme ‘Space Technology and Aviation in 2047’
in New Delhi on November 18, 2023.
Q. Who organized the two-day program on the topic ‘Space Technology and
Aviation in 2047’ held in New Delhi?
Answer:- A two-day event on the theme ‘Space Technology and Aviation in 2047’ has
been organized by the Aeronautical Society of India (AESI) in New Delhi;
Q. Which anniversary of its establishment is the Aeronautical Society of India

(AESI) observing?
Answer:- Aeronautical Society of India (AESI) is celebrating its 75th anniversary of
establishment;
Q. Who is the present President of Aeronautical Society of India (AESI)?

Answer:- Dr. G.Sathish Reddy (Former Secretary, Department of Defense Research
and Development and Chairman, DRDO)
19 November 2023
Q. What is the fullform of RBI?
Answer. RBI stands for Reserve Bank of India.
Q. When was the Monetary Policy Committee established?

Answer. The Monetary Policy Committee was established in 2016.
Q. Which RBI Act led to the establishment of the RBI?

Answer. The Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934 led to the establishment of the RBI.
Q. Who was S. Venkitaramanan?

Answer. S. Venkitaramanan was Former RBI Governor.
Q. Who won the 13th ICC Men's ODI Cricket World Cup title?
Answer:- Australia
Q. In which stadium was the final match of the 13th ICC Men's ODI Cricket World
Cup played?
Answer:- Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Q. Which player was given the title of Man of the Match in the final match of the
13th ICC Men's ODI Cricket World Cup?
Answer:- Australia's Travis Head scored 137 runs in the final and was adjudged man
of the match.
Q. In which country will the 14th ICC Men's ODI Cricket World Cup be held in
the year 2027?
Answer:- South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe
Q. In which country will the 15th ICC Men's ODI Cricket World Cup be held in
the year 2031?
Answer:- India and Bangladesh
20 November 2023
Q. Where was the 36th Annual Conference and Literary Festival of All India
Santali Writers’ Association held?
Answer: Baripada, Odisha.
Q. Where is Kuliana, which was in the news recently?

Answer: It is in the Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. President Draupadi Murmu
inaugurated an Eklavya Model Residential School in November 2023.
Q. Which Union Ministry is the nodal agency for the Eklavya Model Residential
School?
Answer: Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. It was launched in 997-98 to provide quality
education to the tribal children in distant tribal communities.
Q. Where did the President launch the National Education Campaign – New
Education for New India- in November 2023?
Answer: On November 22, 2023, the President launched the National Education
Campaign – New Education for New India, organized by Brahma Kumaris, Sambalpur
at Sambalpur, Odisha.
Q. In which state is the Badampahar Railway station situated?

Answer: Odisha. President Murmu inaugurated three trains from this station in
November 2023. They are Badampahar–Tatanagar MEMU(Electric Mulitple Unit),
Badampahar-Rourkela Weekly Express, and Badampahar-Shalimar Weekly Express
Q. What is the script of the Santhali language spoken by the Santhali tribes?
Answer: Ol Chiki
Q. The first Tribal President of India, Draupadi Murmu, belongs to which tribe?
Answer: Santhali
Q. Santhal tribes are mainly found in which states of India?

Answer: Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. According to the 2011 census, Santhals
are the 3rd largest tribal community in India after the Gond and Bhil tribes.
Q. On which date is World Children's Day observed?

Answer: 20 November
Q. World Children's Day was earlier observed as?

Answer: Universal Children’s Day
Q. What is the theme of World Children's Day 2023?

Answer: For Every child, every right.
Q. Which article of the Indian constitution makes free and compulsory education
to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years a Fundamental Right?
Answer: Article 21 -A. It was inserted by the 86th Constitutional Amendment 2002. It
was implemented through the Right to Education Act on April 1, 2010.
Q. Which person is considered a child in India under the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act, 2015?
Answer: A person below 18 years of age.
Q. Where is the headquarters of UNICEF?

Answer: New York, United States of America
Q. What is the full form of UNICEF?

Answer: UNICEF was set up as the United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund by the United Nations on December 11 1946. UNICEF was made a permanent
part of the United Nations system in 1953, and its name was changed to United
Nations Children's Fund.
Q. Who received the title of Miss Universe for the year 2023?
Answer:- Sheynnis Palacios
Q. Sheynnis Palacios, the winner of Miss Universe 2023, is a citizen of which

country?
Answer:-Nicaragua
Q. Sheynnis Palacios, the winner of Miss Universe 2023, is the Miss Universe
winner of which order?
Answer:- Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua has won the 72nd Miss Universe 2023 title.
Q. Who represented India in the Miss Universe pageant of the year 2023?
Answer:- Shweta Sharda (This time 23-year-old Shweta Sharda (resident of
Chandigarh) represented India in the Miss Universe competition on November 19,
2023).
Q. Who is the first runner-up of Miss Universe for the year 2023?
Answer:- Antonia Porsild of Thailand was crowned the first runner-up.
Q. At which place was the Miss Universe contest of the year 2023 organized?
Answer:- The 72nd Miss Universe event was held at the Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena,
San Salvador, El Salvador.
Q. Where was the Al Ain Book Festival 2023 held?

Answer. Al Ain Book Festival 2023 was held at Al Ain Square-Hassa Bin Zayed
Stadium.
Q. Who has launched the Al Ain Book Festival (AABF) 2023?

Answer. Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center (ALC) has launched the Al Ain Book
Festival (AABF) 2023.
Q. What is the theme of Al Ain Book Festival 2023?

Answer. The theme of Al Ain Book Festival 2023 is 'All Eyes on Al Ain'.
Q. Sam Altman, co-founder of Open AI, has joined which company?

Answer:- Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, has
been included in Microsoft.
Q. ChatGPT, which is often in headlines, was created by which company?

Answer:- ChatGPT has been created by OpenAI.
Q. Who has been recently appointed as the CEO of OpenAI?

Answer:- Emmett Shear has been appointed interim CEO of OpenAI.
Q. Who had been appointed interim CEO of OpenAI after the removal of Altman?
Answer:- Mira Muratti had been appointed as interim CEO at OpenAI after the removal
of Altman;
Q. What is PM SHRI School?

Answer. Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a new Centrally
Sponsored Scheme.
Q. When did the Cabinet approve the PM SHRI scheme?

Answer. The Cabinet approved the PM SHRI scheme on September 7, 2022.
Q. What is the full form of NEST?

Answer. The NEST stands for National Education Society for Tribal Students.
Q. Which district has the most EMRS for any district in India?
Answer. Mayurbhanj district has the most EMRS for any district in India.
Q. What is the name of the Palestinian militant group which attacked Israel in
November 2023?
Answer: HAMAS. HAMAS stands for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic
Resistance Movement). It is the largest and most militant group in the Palestinian
territories.
Q. Who is Ismail Haniyeh, who was in the news recently?

Answer: He is the leader of the militant Palestinian group HAMAS. He has been
designated as a terrorist by the US government and presently lives in Qatar.
Q. Who is Mohammed Deif, who was in the news recently?

Answer: Mohammed Deif is the leader of the military wing of HAMAS, Izz al-Din al-
Qassam Brigades. The Israeli government accuses him of constructing tunnels in
Gaza that allowed the HAMAS fighters to get into Israel from Gaza.
Q. What is Hezbollah, which was in the news recently?

Answer: Hezbollah, in Arabic, means "Party of Allah", is a Shia Muslim militant and
political group based in Lebanon. Iran is the major funder and supporter of Hezbollah.
To support HAMAS in its war with Israel, it has attacked Israel with rockets.
Q. What is Iron Dome, which was in the news recently?

Answer: It is Israel's anti-missile defence system. It was in the news recently as it was
successful in shooting down many rockets fired on Israel by HAMAS and Hezbollah.
Q. Where is El-Arish airport?

Answer: It is situated in Egypt. It is the nearest airport to the Rafah Crossing,
designated as the point from which Israel has allowed humanitarian aid in Gaza. The
Indian government uses the airport to send humanitarian assistance to Palestinians
living in the Gaza Strip.
Q. Who was the first country to send humanitarian assistance to the people
living in the Gaza Strip?
Answer: India. India was the first country in the world to send humanitarian assistance
to Palestinians in Gaza after the war between IDF and HAMAS erupted on October 7
2023.
Q.Who is Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah?

Answer: He is the leader of the Lebanon-based militant Islamic radical group
Hezbollah.
Q. Two-state solution refers to which international problems?

Answer: It refers to the creation of a Jewish state of Israel and a Muslim country of
Palestine in Palestine. It was agreed in 1993 under the Oslo Accords signed by the
Israeli president Yitzak Rabin and the Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat.
Q. Who is the Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu.
Q. Who was awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2022 in November 2023?
Answer:- Jointly given to Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Trained Nurses
Association of India (TNAI).
Q. For which work the Indian Medical Association and Trained Nurses
Association of India were given the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2022?
Answer:- Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2022
was jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Trained Nurses
Association of India (TNAI) on 19 November 2023 as representatives of the Covid
warriors in the country.
Q. Who received the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2022 from the Indian Medical
Association and Trained Nurses Association of India in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Medical Association and Trained Nurses Association of India In
November 2023, Indian Medical Association President Sharad Kumar Agarwal and
Trained Nurses Association of India President Roy K George received the Indira
Gandhi Peace Prize, 2022.
Q. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is given by which institution?

Answer:- Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is given by the institution ‘Indira Gandhi Memorial
Trust’.
Q. How much amount of monetary amount is given along with a citation in the
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize?
Answer:- In this award, along with a citation, a monetary amount of Rs 25 lakh is also
given as a reward.
Q. In which year was the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize established?

Answer:- Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was established in 1986 by 'Indira Gandhi
Memorial Trust' in the memory of the former Prime Minister.
Q. Where will the Annual UN Forum 2023 on International Humanitarian Law &
Peacekeeping be held?
Answer. The Annual UN Forum 2023 on International Humanitarian Law &
Peacekeeping will be held in New Delhi.
Q. When was the United Service Institution of India (USI) founded?

Answer. The United Service Institution of India (USI) was founded in 1870.
Q. Which is Asia's oldest defence publication?

Answer. United Service Institution of India (USI) is Asia's oldest defence publication.
Q. Who has launched the Ganga Pustak Parikrama?

Answer: National Book Trust. The Ganga Pustak Parikrama of the NBT follows the
course of the river Ganga, from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar, visiting 20 cities with its
book van to promote books written by local authors and celebrate the literary figures
of the city.
Q. The Ganga Pustak Parikrama covers how many cities along the Ganga river?
Answer: It will cover 20 cities along the river Ganga in five states. Uttarakhand :
Gangotri( Uttarkashi), Rishikesh,Haridwar(3 cites). Uttar Pradesh: Bijnor, Meerut,
Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Mirzpur, Varanasi(8 cities) Bihar :Chhapra,
Patna, Begusarai,Sultanganj, Bhagalpur(5 cites). Jharkhand: Sahibganj, Bahrampur
(2 cities) West Bengal: Kolkata and Gangasagar (2 Cities).
Q. From which place was the Ganga Pustak Parikrama of the National Book
Trust launched?
Answer: Gangotri in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. It is the origin place of the
river Ganga.
Q. Which is the largest river in India?

Answer: Ganga, 2525 Km
Q. What is the length of the Ganga River in Jharkhand?

Answer: 40 Km. Its length lies in Uttarakhand (110 km), Uttar Pradesh (1,450 km),
Bihar (445 km), Jharkhand (40 Km) and West Bengal (520 km).
Q. Which river, Ganga, is formed due to the confluence of the two rivers at
Devprayag in Uttarakhand?
Answer: At Devprayag, the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda river; hereafter, it is known
as the Ganga.
Q. Where is the Headquarters of the National Book Trust?

Answer: New Delhi
Q. Who recently took charge as the new Prime Minister of Luxembourg?

Answer:- Luke Frieden took charge as the new Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
Q. Luc Frieden takes charge as the new Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Which
party does he belong to?
Answer:- Luke Frieden is the leader of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV).
Q. How many languages are officially recognized in Luxembourg?

Answer:- German, French and Luxembourgish languages are officially recognized in
Luxembourg;
Q. Luxembourg is bordered by which countries?

Answer:- It is surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany.
Q. What is the currency of Luxembourg?

Answer:- Euro (formerly Franc (LUF) which is now obsolete).
Q. Where will the Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 be held?

Answer. The Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 will be held at Gujarat Science
City in Ahmedabad.
Q. Who will host the Global Fisheries Conference India 2023?

Answer. Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 will be hosted by India's Department
of Fisheries, which is part of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy.
Q. When is World Fisheries Day celebrated?

Answer. The World Fisheries Day is celebrated on November 21st.
Q. What is the position of India in production of fish in the world?

Answer. India is the third largest producer of fish and fourth largest exporter of fish in
the world
21 November 2023
Q. Where was the Missile cum Ammunition (MCA) barge boat LSAM 10 (Yard
78) launched in November 2023?
Answer:- Missile cum ammunition (MCA) barge boat LSAM 10 (Yard 78) was launched
at Visakhapatnam.
Q. Who launched the Missile cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge Boat LSAM 10 (Yard
78) in November 2023?
Answer:- Missile cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge Barge LSAM 10 (Yard 78) was
launched at Visakhapatnam on 20 November 2023 by M/s SECON Engineering
Projects Pvt. Ltd. (SEPPL).
Q. Missile cum ammunition (MCA) barge boat LSAM 10 (Yard 78) was
commissioned in November 2023 by?
Answer:- Built by M/s SEPPL of MSME Shipyard, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy.
Q. How many missile cum ammunition barge boats have been launched so far
for the Indian Navy?
Answer:- 08 x Missile cum Ammunition Project is the fourth barge boat built by M/s
SEPPL of MSME Shipyard, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy.
Q. With whom did the Defense Ministry sign a contract for the construction of
08 x missile cum ammunition barge boats?
Answer:- The contract for the construction of 08 x Missile cum Ammunition Barge
boats was signed on 19 February 2021 between the Ministry of Defense and M/s
SECON Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam.
Q. Who won the presidential election held in Argentina in November 2023?

Answer:- Javier Milei
Q. Whom did Javier Milei replace in the presidential elections held in Argentina
in November 2023?
Answer:- Javier Milei will now be the new President of Argentina in place of Alberto
Fernandez.
Q. What is the name of Argentina's currency?

Answer:- Argentina’s Peso
Q. Argentina's newly elected President Javier Milei belongs to which political

ideology?
Answer:- The newly elected President of Argentina, Javier Milei, belongs to the right-
wing political ideology;
Q. On which day is World Television Day celebrated?

Answer: 21 November
Q. When was World Television Day observed in the world?

Answer: 21 November 1997.
Q. Who coined the term Television?

Answer: Constantin Perskyi of France coined the word Television at the Paris
Exhibition in 1900.
Q. Who invented Television?

Answer: The credit for inventing the first Television in the world is given to Scotland's
engineer John Logie Baird. He successfully transmitted a live human face in 1925.
The machine invented by Baird was a mechanical television.
Q. Who invented the electronic television?

Answer: Electronic Television with a cathode ray receiver was first successfully
demonstrated in San Francisco on September 7, 1927, by an American, Philo Taylor
Farnsworth.
Q. Which is the longest-running television programme in India?

Answer: Krishi Darshan was the first programme to be telecast on Doordarshan. It was
first telecasted on January 26, 1967, and is still being broadcast. It is the longest-
running TV programme in India.
Q. When did television broadcasts start in India?

Answer: Television started in India on September 15, 1959. The first television station
was set up in New Delhi with the help of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the American government.
Q. Which institution started the first television service in the world?

Answer: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began the first television service in
the world in 1936.
Q. Who invented the TV remote?

Answer: Eugene Polly of the United States invented the television remote control.
Q. What are the consultancy fees of DMRC for the Bhubaneswar Metro Project?
Ans. DMRC will collect a consultation fee of Rs 326 crore for the project.
Q. What is the expected time to Complete the Bhubaneswar Metro Project?

Ans. The project is expected to take four years to complete.
Q. Which is the largest city of Odisha?

Ans. The largest city of Odisha is Bhubaneswar.
Que. What will be the Cost of the First Phase of the Bhubaneswar Metro Project?
Ans. The first phase of the project will cost Rs 6,255 crore to build.
Q. How many Kms long will the first phase of the Bhubaneswar Metro project
be?
Ans. The first phase of the Bhubaneswar Metro project will be 26 kms long, and have
20 stations.
Q. At which place was the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) started?
Answer:- The 54th International Film Festival of India started on 20 November 2023 in
Goa.
Q. Who was awarded 'for making a special mark in Indian cinema' at the 54th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Answer:- Famous actress, Madhuri Dixit was awarded 'for making a special mark in
Indian cinema' at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Q. How many times has Madhuri Dixit, the leading actress of Hindi films,
received the Filmfare Award?
Answer:- Madhuri Dixit, a leading Hindi film actress of the 1980s, 1990s and early
2000s, has received six Filmfare Awards and has been nominated for the Filmfare
Award for Best Actress a record fourteen times.
Q. With which film was the 54th International Film Festival of India inaugurated?
Answer:- The 54th International Film Festival of India started with the British film
'Catching Dust'.
Q. The Indian media and entertainment industry, with an annual growth rate of
how much percent, is considered to be the fifth largest and most globalized
industry in the world?
Answer:- According to Anurag Singh Thakur, the Indian media and entertainment
industry, with an annual growth rate of 20 percent, is considered to be the fifth largest
and most globalized industry in the world.
Q. The incentive for foreign film production has been increased from 30 percent
to how much?
Answer:- The incentive for foreign film production has been increased from 30 percent
to 40 percent.
Q. When was the Friendship Agreement signed between Delhi and Fukuoka city
of Japan?
Answer: Since March 5th, 2007, Delhi and Fukuoka have had a ‘Friendship
Agreement’.
Q. For how many years has the Friendship Agreement of Delhi And Fukuoka in
Japan been increased?
Answer: This arrangement has now been extended for a further three years, till March
31, 2026.
Q. Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) has been started in which
year?
Answer: It was established in 2012.
Q. Who has won the 2023 tennis single ATP Finals?

Answer: Novak Djokovic of Serbia. He won by defeating Italian player Jannik Sinner
in the finals.
Q. Where was the 2023 ATP finals played?

Answer: Turin's Pala Alpitour stadium, Italy. Novak Djokovic won it for the record 7th
time.
Q. Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Skinner in the finals of the 2023 ATP finals.
Jannik Skinner belongs to which country?
Answer: He is an Italian male tennis player.
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)?

Answer: London, the United Kingdom
Q. Which male players hold the record of winning 24 Tennis Grand Slam Singles
Title?
Answer: Novak Djokovic of Serbia. He has won it 24 times and holds the record jointly
with Margaret Court of Australia.
Q. Who is the world's number one male tennis player in 2023?

Answer: Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
Q. Who won the 2023 ATP finals Doubles title?

Answer: The pair of Rajeev Ram (United States) and Joe Salisbury (Britain) defeated
Marcel Granollers Pujol (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina).
Q. Which Indian player has been nominated for the 2023 FIH Women Goalkeeper
of the Year award category?
Answer: Savita Punia. She has won the award in 2021 and 2022.
Q. Which Indian hockey player has been nominated for the 2023 FIH Hockey
Stars Awards?
Answer: Sunita Punia for the Best Women Goalkeeper of the Year award category.
Hardik Singh for the Best Men Player of the Year award.
Q. Where will the FIH Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier event be held in 2024?
Answer: It will be held in Ranchi, Jharkhand from 13th to 19th January 2024. The top
three teams in the event will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Q. Who won the 2023 Women's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy?

Answer: It was won by India, and it was held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Q. Who is the captain of the Indian women's hockey team?

Answer: Savita Punia
Q. Where is the headquarters of the World hockey governing body FIH?

Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland
Q. Which organization has said in its report in November 2023 that a 43%
increase in measles cases was recorded in the world?
Answer:- According to the report of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the global number of deaths due to
measles has seen a 43 percent increase from 2021-22.
Q. In November 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration

with which organization has published a report on measles disease?
Answer:- In November 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration
with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report on
measles disease.
Q. According to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in

November 2023, what percent increase has been recorded in the number of
global cases of death due to measles from 2021-22?
Answer:- According to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO), the number
of global cases of death due to measles has seen a 43 percent increase from 2021-
22
Q. According to WHO report, which continent is facing the worst outbreak of

measles?
Answer:- 28 countries of the African continent
Q. The government of India has recently appointed Vinay M. Tonse as the

managing director of which bank?
Answer: State Bank of India. SBI has one chairman and four managing directors.
Dinesh Kumar Khara is the chairman of the SBI. C.S.Setty, Ashwini Kumar Tewari,
and Alok Kumar Choudhary are the other MDs of SBI.
Q. Vinay M. Tonse has been appointed as the managing director of the State
Bank of India till?
Answer: November 2025.
Q. Which body recommends the appointment of top management personnel for

the public sector banks to the government of India?
Answer: Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB). The government of India set it
up on July 1, 2022. It has replaced the Bank Board Bureau, which was set up on April
1 2016.
Q. What is the tagline of SBI?

Answer: The banker to every Indian
Q. Where is the headquarters of SBI?

Answer: Mumbai.
Q. In which year RBI transferred its majority stake in SBI to the government of
India?
Answer: 2007. In 2007, RBI transferred its entire share in SBI to the government of
India. At present, the government of India holds a 56.7% stake in SBI.
Q. When did the government of India set up the Financial Services Institutions
Bureau (FSIB)?
Answer: The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) was set up by the
government of India on July 1 2022. It has replaced the Bank Board Bureau, which
was set up on April 1 2016.
Q. In which state did President Murmu flag off three new trains in November
2023?
Answer:- In November 2023, President Murmu flagged off three new trains from
Badampahar Railway Station, Odisha.
Q. From which railway station did President Murmu flag off three new trains in
November 2023?
Answer:- In November 2023, President Murmu flagged off three new trains from
Badampahar Railway Station, Odisha.
Q. In November 2023, President Murmu flagged off three new trains from
Badampahar Railway Station, Odisha, which states will these trains connect?
Answer:- These trains will connect the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
Q. On the recommendation of which Commission, Primitive Tribal Groups

(PTGs) were created as a separate category, which are less developed among
the tribal groups?
Answer:- In 1973, Dhebar Commission created Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) as a
separate category, which are less developed among the tribal groups.
Q. Approximately what percentage of the total population in India is tribal

population?
Answer:- Tribal population is about 8.9% of the total population in India.
Q. Which state government has appointed Sourav Ganguly as its Brand

Ambassador?
Answer: West Bengal government
Q. Where is the 7th Bengal Global Business Summit being held in November
2023?
Answer: Kolkata. The seventh two-day Bengal Global Business Summit is being held
in Kolkata on November 21 and 22, 2023.
Q. Who is the partner country of the 7th Bengal Global Business Summit?
Answer: Luxembourg
Q. Who was the Captain of the Indian men's cricket team in the 2003 Cricket
World Cup?
Answer: Sourav Ganguly. India lost in the final to Australia.
Q. Which countries share their boundaries with West Bengal?

Answer: Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan
Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal?

Answer: Prafulla Chandra Gosh
22 November 2023
Q. Which country's military exercise named 'Vajra-Prahar' was organized by

India in November 2023?
Answer:- The 14th edition of India-US joint war exercise "Vajra Prahar 2023" started;
Q. Which edition of India-US joint war exercise “Vajra Prahar 2023” was
organized?
Answer:- The 14th edition of India-US joint war exercise "Vajra Prahar 2023" was
organized;
Q. At which place was the 14th edition of India-US joint war exercise “Vajra
Prahar 2023” organized?
Answer:- The 14th edition of India-US joint war exercise “Vajra Prahar 2023” was
organized at the joint training site in Umroi;
Q. At which place was the 13th edition of India-US joint war exercise “Vajra
Prahar 2023” organized?
Answer:- The 13th edition of India-US joint war exercise "Vajra Prahar 2023" was
organized at the Special Forces Training Center (SFTS) at Bakloh (Himachal
Pradesh).
Q. With which country does India conduct exercises named Cope India?
Answer:- Cope India (Air Force) is organized between India and America;
Q. Which Indian filmmaker has been honored with the Emmy Award at the
International Emmy Awards 2023 ceremony in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian film producer and director Ektaa Kapoor has been honored with the
Emmy Award 2023.
Q. In which city was the International Emmy Awards Ceremony 2023 held in
November 2023?
Answer:- The International Emmy Award 2023 ceremony was organized in New York
on 20 November.
Q. Which sequence of the International Emmy Awards ceremony was organized

in New York in November 2023?
Answer:- The 51st International Emmy Awards ceremony was held in New York in
November 2023.
Q. In which field has Indian film producer and director Ektaa Kapoor been
honored with the Emmy Award 2023?
Answer:- At the 51st International Emmy Awards, Ektaa Kapoor was given this award
for her significant contribution to the world of arts and entertainment.
Q. Which Indian comedian won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Comedy
at the 51st International Emmy Awards?
Answer:- Comedian Vir Das won the International Emmy Award for comedy. He has
received this award for the Netflix comedy special titled 'Vir Das: Landing'
Q. Who won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Best Actor at the 51st
International Emmy Awards?
Answer:- In the 51st International Emmy Awards, famous Hollywood actor Martin
Freeman has won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Best Actor for the film
'Responder'.
Q. Who won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Best Actress at the 51st
International Emmy Awards?
Answer:- Hollywood actress Karla Soje has won the International Emmy Award 2023
for Best Actress for the Spanish film 'La Caida Dive' at the 51st International Emmy
Awards.
Q. Who won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Best Drama Series at the
51st International Emmy Awards?
Answer:- 'The Empress' has won the International Emmy Award 2023 for Best Drama
Series at the 51st International Emmy Awards.
Q. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has withdrawn the hosting
of Under-19 World Cup Cricket from which country?
Answer:- ICC has withdrawn the hosting of Under-19 World Cup Cricket from Sri
Lanka.
Q. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has withdrawn the hosting of Under-
19 World Cup cricket from Sri Lanka and handed it over to which country?
Answer:- International Cricket Council (ICC) has withdrawn the hosting of Under-19
World Cup cricket from Sri Lanka and handed it over to South Africa.
Q. Between which dates will the Under-19 World Cup Cricket be hosted in South
Africa?
Answer:- The Under-19 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka between 14
January and 15 February.
Q. Who has won the World Billiards Championship 2023 title in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian billiards star Pankaj Advani has won the World Billiards
Championship.
Q. Where was the World Billiards Championship 2023 held in November 2023?
Answer:- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Q. Which World Billiards Championship title has Pankaj Advani won in

November 2023?
Answer:- Indian billiards star Pankaj Advani has won the World Billiards Championship
for the 26th.
Q. Whom did Pankaj Advani defeat in the final match of the World Billiards
Championship 2023?
Answer:- 38 year old cue star Pankaj defeated his own countryman Sourav Kothari by
1000-416 in the final match.
Q. How has the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in the country
changed in the first six months (April-September) of the current financial year
2023-24?
Answer:- Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow in the country has declined by
24 percent to $ 20.48 billion in the first six months (April-September) of the current
financial year 2023-24.
Q. How much did the foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow in the country
decline by 24 percent in the first six months (April-September) of the current
financial year 2023-24?
Answer:- Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow in the country has declined by
24 percent to $ 20.48 billion in the first six months (April-September) of the current
financial year 2023-24.
Q. In which sectors is the 24% decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) equity
inflows in the country in the first six months (April-September) of the current
financial year 2023-24 due to the decline in FDI?
Answer:- This decrease is mainly due to decline in FDI due to less inflow in computer
hardware and software, telecommunication, automobile and pharmaceutical sectors.
Q. What is the main reason for the decline in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
equity inflows in the country in the first six months (April-September) of the
current financial year 2023-24?
Answer:- FDI inflows in 2022-23 have been affected due to increasing interest rates
globally and increasing global tensions.
Q. In which state was the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow highest
in the first six months (April-September) of the current financial year 2023-24 in
the country?
Answer:- Maharashtra received the highest inflow of $7.95 billion during this period,
but it was less than $8 billion in the same period last year.
Q. Which states recorded an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) equity

inflows in the first six months (April-September) of the current financial year
2023-24 in the country?
Answer:- An increase in FDI was recorded in Telangana, Jharkhand and West Bengal
during this period.
23 November 2023
Q. At which place was the G20 leaders' virtual summit held in November 2023?
Answer:- New Delhi
Q. What was the most discussed topic at the G20 virtual summit held in New
Delhi in November 2023?
Answer:- Israel-Hamas conflict
Q. Representatives of how many countries participated in the G20 virtual

summit held in New Delhi in November 2023?
Answer:- All 21 members of the G20, including the African Union (AU), nine guest
countries and eleven international organisations participated in the meeting.
Q. From which date the war between Israel and Hamas considered to have
started?
Answer:- War between Israel and Hamas started on 7 October 2023
Q. Which conference was organized on 17 November 2023 before the G20

virtual summit held in New Delhi in November 2023?
Answer:- The second Voice of Global South Summit was organized on 17 November
2023 before the G20 Virtual Summit to be held in New Delhi in November 2023.
Q. Which Indian has recently been elected as the Chairman of the Panel of
United Nations External Auditors?
Answer:- Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has
been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the United Nations Auditor Panel for 2024.
Q. At which place was the 63rd session of the United Nations Panel of External
Auditors organized in November 2023?
Answer:- The 63rd session of the Panel of External Auditors was held at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York on 20-21 November 2023.
Q. Who represented India in the 63rd session of the United Nations Panel of
External Auditors in November 2023?
Answer:- India's CAG Girish Chandra Murmu participated in the 63rd session of the
Panel of External Auditors held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on
20-21 November 2023.
Q. The UN Panel of External Auditors includes the heads of Supreme Audit

Institutions (SAIs) of how many countries globally?
Answer:- The panel of external auditors comprises the heads of 12 Supreme Audit
Institutions (SAIs) globally. This UN panel audits specialized agencies.
Q. Who is the present Chairman of the UN Auditor Board?

Answer:- The current Chairman of the UN Board of Auditors is Hou Kai (Auditor
General of the People's Republic of China);
Q. Louis Sylvestre Radegonde made an official visit to India as the Foreign

Minister of which country in November 2023?
Answer:- Seychelles
Q. Which mission was started by the Government of India to help the coastal
countries of the Indian Ocean region?
Answer:- Mission Sagar
Q. When was Mission Sagar started by the Government of India to help the
coastal countries of the Indian Ocean region?
Answer:- 'Mission Sagar', launched in May 2020, was India's initiative to provide
COVID-19-related assistance to countries in the coastal states of the Indian Ocean
region.
Q. Which countries were included among the coastal states of the Indian Ocean
region that benefited from India's Mission Sagar?
Answer:- Under this, countries like Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros and
Seychelles were included.
Q. With which country did India recently hold its 9th Foreign Office
Consultations (FOC)?
Answer:- India held its 9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) with the Republic of
Lithuania in November 2023.
Q. At which place did India hold its 9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) with
Lithuania in November 2023?
Answer:- In November 2023, India held its 9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) with
Lithuania in New Delhi.
Q. Last year, which European country tried to provoke China by opening its
representative office in Taiwan?
Answer:- Last year, Lithuania (European country) tried to provoke China by opening
its representative office in Taiwan.
Q. By what name is the currency of Lithuania known?

Answer:- The currency of Lithuania is known as Lithuanian Litas.
Q. With which country did India organize a joint military exercise named
AustraHind-23?
Answer:- India conducted a joint military exercise with Australia named AustraHind-
23.
Q. Which edition of a joint military exercise named Austrahind-23 was

conducted with India and Australia?
Answer:- India and Australia conducted the second edition of a joint military exercise
named AustraHind-23.
Q. With which country has India signed the Mutual Logistics Support
Agreement (MLSA) to increase defense cooperation?
Answer:- Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) was signed during the virtual
summit in June 2020 to enhance defense cooperation with India and Australia.
Q. In which year was the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) signed
to increase defense cooperation with India and Australia?
Answer:- Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) was signed during the virtual
summit in June 2020 to enhance defense cooperation with India and Australia.
Q. On the invitation of which country, Indian Military Forces participated in

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023?
Answer:- Indian Armed Forces participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 on the
invitation of Australia.
Q. At which place is a joint military exercise named AustraHind-23 being

organized?
Answer:- “AustraHind-23” exercise is being conducted in Perth, Australia from 22
November to 06 December 2023.
Q. Justice Fathima Beevi, who died recently, belonged to which profession?

Answer: She was from the legal profession. She was the first female to become the
Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Q. Who was the first female Judge of a Supreme Court in Asia?

Answer: Fathima Beevi of India. In 1989, President R Venkat Raman appointed
Fathima Beebi as a judge of the Supreme Court. She retired as the Supreme Court
judge in 1992.
Q. Where is Kollam, which was in the news recently?

Answer: Kerala
Q. Where is Pandalam, which was in the news recently?

Answer: It is in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. India's first female Supreme Court
Judge, Fathima Beevi, was born here.
Q. Fathima Beevi, who died recently, was the governor of which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu from 1997-2001.
Q. Who was the first female judge in India?

Answer: Anna Chandy. Justice Anna Chandy was India's first female Judge (1937)
and the first female high court judge ( Kerala High Court in 1959). Anna Chandy was
appointed as a munsif judge in the princely state of Travancore in 1937.
Q. Under which law a convicted person cannot fight an election for six years?
Answer: The Representation of People Act 1951. According to the Representation of
People Act, a person is disqualified from contesting elections if convicted of an offence
and sentenced to at least two years in prison. The disqualification lasts for six years
after the person has served their sentence.
Q. In which country was the World Wushu Championships organized in

November 2023?
Answer:- Held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United
States.
Q. Which edition of the World Wushu Championship was held in the United
States in November 2023?
Answer:- The 2023 World Wushu Championships was the 16th edition of the World
Wushu Championships.
Q. At which place was the 16th World Wushu Championship organized in

November 2023?
Answer:- It was held in the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United
States from November 16 to 20, 2023.
Q. Which country topped the medal table by winning the most medals in the
16th World Wushu Championships held in November 2023?
Answer:- China topped the medal table in the 16th World Wushu Championships by
winning maximum 15 gold medals;
Q. How many total medals did India get in the 16th World Wushu
Championships held in November 2023?
Answer:- India won a total of 3 medals (one silver and two bronze medals) in the 16th
World Wushu Championships held in November 2023.
Q. In which country was the Para Asian Archery Championship 2023 organized
in November 2023?
Answer:- Para Asian Archery Championships 2023 was organized in Bangkok, the
capital of Thailand;
Q. Which country won the maximum number of medals in the Para Asian
Archery Championships 2023?
Answer:- In the Para Asian Archery Championships 2023, India has won a total of nine
medals with the maximum of four gold, four silver and one bronze medal.
Q. Which para archer won a hat-trick of gold medals at the Para Asian Archery
Championships 2023?
Answer:- Rakesh Kumar (Jammu and Kashmir)
Q. Rakesh Kumar, who won a hat-trick of gold medals in the Para Asian Archery
Championships 2023, belongs to which Indian state?
Answer:- Jammu and Kashmir
Q. Which country got the second position in the medal table after India in the
Para Asian Archery Championships 2023?
Answer:- South Korea
24 November 2023
Q. Which company was awarded the 'Best Employer for Policies in Diversity
and Inclusion' award in November 2023?
Answer:- REC Limited was awarded the 'Best Employer for Policies in Diversity and
Inclusion' award in November 2023.
Q. REC Limited was awarded the 'Best Employer for Policies in Diversity and
Inclusion' award in November 2023 by?
Answer:- REC Limited was awarded the 'Best Employer for Policies in Diversity and
Inclusion' award at the 4th Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards and Conference
organized by ASSOCHAM on 23 November 2023.
Q. Who received the award on behalf of REC Limited at the 4th Diversity and
Inclusion Excellence Awards and Conference in November 2023?
Answer:- TSC Bosh, Executive Director, REC, humbly accepted the award on behalf
of REC.
Q. Which company was recently awarded the 'Golden Peacock Award' in

recognition of its exceptional performance in risk management?
Answer:- REC was awarded the 'Golden Peacock Award' in recognition of its
exceptional performance in risk management.
Q. What is BRICS?
Answer. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It is an
intergovernmental organisation.
Q. When will the BRICS Full membership be implemented for Argentina, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates?
Answer. The BRICS Full membership for Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will be implemented on January 1, 2024.
Q. Where was the 15th BRICS summit held?

Answer. The 15th BRICS summit was held at Johannesburg, South Africa.
Q. When was the New Development Bank formed?

Answer. The New Development Bank was formed by the BRICS countries in 2014
during the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Q. Who conducted the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise

(NATPOLREX-IX) in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Coast Guard conducted a two-day national level pollution response
exercise (NATPOLREX-lX) from 24 November 2023.
Q. . At which place was the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise
(NATPOLREX-IX) organized by the Indian Coast Guard in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Coast Guard conducted a two-day National Level Pollution Response
Exercise (NATPOLREX-lX) from 24 November 2023 at Vadinar in the Gulf of Kutch,
Gujarat.
Q. Which edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise

(NATPOLREX-IX) was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard at Vadinar in the
Gulf of Kutch in November 2023?
Answer:- The 9th edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise
(NATPOLREX-IX) was organized by the Indian Coast Guard in November 2023 at
Vadinar in the Gulf of Kutch;
Q. Who organized the three-day coastal security exercise, Sagar Kavach, in

November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Coast Guard
Q. At which place did the Indian Coast Guard conduct a three-day coastal
security exercise, Sagar Kavach, in November 2023?
Answer:- Indian Coast Guard conducted a three-day coastal security exercise, Sagar
Kavach, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in November 2023 to assess the
preparedness and response mechanisms of all parties interested in coastal security
mechanisms.
Q. Who confers the National Gopal Ratna Award?

Answer. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying confers National
Gopal Ratna Award.
Q. When is National Milk Day celebrated?

Answer. The National Milk Day is celebrated on 26 November.
Q. When was the Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM) started in India?

Answer. The Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM) was started in India in December 2014.
Q. Recently, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has
announced to organize which new sports competition will be held in December
2023?
Answer:- First Khelo India Para Games;
Q. How many sports have been announced to be included in the first Khelo
India Para Games starting in December 2023?
Answer:- A total of seven sports have been announced to be included in the first Khelo
India Para Games starting in December 2023;
Q. Where will the first Khelo India Para Games be held starting in December
2023?
Answer:- The first Khelo India Para Games will be held in New Delhi from 10
December to 17 December 2023.
Q. What is the main objective of organizing Khelo India Para Games?

Answer:- The main objective of organizing Khelo India Para Games is to identify talent
and provide a fair opportunity to young and aspiring para athletes to shine.
Q. How many Khelo India Games were organized since its inception in 2018 till
November 2023?
Answer:- Since the inception of Khelo India Games in 2018, a total of 11 Khelo India
Games (5 Khelo India Youth Games, 3 Khelo India University Games and 3 Khelo
India Winter Games) have been successfully organized.
Q. With which country did India organize joint military exercise Surya Kiran
2023?
Answer:- India organized joint military exercise Surya Kiran 2023 with Nepal;
Q. Which edition of the regularly held joint military exercise Surya Kiran was
organized between India and Nepal in November-December 2023?
Answer:- The 17th edition of the regularly held joint military exercise Surya Kiran
between India and Nepal was organized in November-December 2023;
Q. At which place is the 17th edition of Surya Kiran, a regularly held joint military
exercise between India and Nepal, being organized?
Answer:- The 17th edition of Surya Kiran, the regularly conducted joint military
exercise between India and Nepal, is being organized in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
from 24 November to 07 December 2023.
Q. What is NACIN?
Answer. NACIN stands for National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics.
Q. When was NACIN renamed?

Answer. NACIN was renamed in 2017 as NACEN.
Q. What is the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs previously known
as?
Answer. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is previously known as the
Central Board of Excise and Customs.
Q. In a meeting chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in

which crop a target has been set to cover about 60% of the area with climate
adapted varieties this year?
Answer:- In a meeting chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar,
a target was set to cover about 60% area in wheat with climate adapted varieties this
year.
Q. In a meeting chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, a

target was set to cover how much area in wheat this year with climate adapted
varieties?
Answer:- In a meeting chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar,
a target was set to cover about 60% area in wheat with climate adapted varieties this
year.
Q. In a meeting chaired by Narendra Singh Tomar, for what purpose has the
target of covering 60% area in wheat this year with climate adapted varieties
been set?
Answer:- Stability in production can be achieved through ‘climate adapted varieties.’
Agriculture Minister Tomar suggested forming a monitoring committee to achieve this
goal.
Q. On which date is National Cashew Day celebrated every year?

Answer:- 'National Cashew Day' is celebrated every year on 23rd November to make
people aware of cashew and increase its consumption.
Q. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA)

facilitated cashew export to which countries on National Cashew Day?
Answer:- Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA),
an organization under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, facilitated
cashew exports to Bangladesh, Qatar, Malaysia and the US on National Cashew Day.
Q. At present, what is India's position in the production and exporter of cashew

nuts in the world?
Answer:- India is the second largest global producer and exporter of cashew nuts.
Q. The top export destination of Indian cashew is?

Answer:- India's top export destinations are UAE, Netherlands, Japan and Saudi
Arabia.
25 November 2023
Q. Which country has been made the President of the International Sugar
Organization (ISO) in November 2023?
Answer:- India
Q. Where was the 63rd Council Meeting of the International Sugar Organization
(ISO) held in November 2023?
Answer:- London
Q. Where is the headquarters of the International Sugar Organization (ISO)

located?
Answer:- London
Q. What is India's position in global sugar production at present?

Answer:- Second (With about 15 per cent share in global sugar consumption and
about 20 per cent of sugar production, Indian sugar trends greatly influence global
markets.)
Q. Approximately how many countries are members of the International Sugar

Organization?
Answer:- About 90 countries are members of the International Sugar Organization.
Q. At present, what is India's position in ethanol production globally?

Answer:- India is the world's third largest country in ethanol production;
Q. Which company was awarded ‘The Economic Times HR World Exceptional

Employee Experience Award 2023’ in November 2023?
Answer:- NHPC was awarded the prestigious ‘The Economic Times HR World
Exceptional Employee Experience Award 2023’ (ET HR World EX Awards).
Q. NHPC received the prestigious ‘The Economic Times HR World Exceptional

Employee Experience Award 2023’ in which category?
Answer:- NHPC has received the prestigious ‘The Economic Times HR World
Exceptional Employee Experience Award 2023’ in the ‘Large Scale Enterprise’
category.
Q. At which place was the ceremony ‘The Economic Times HR World

Exceptional Employee Experience Award 2023’ held?
Answer:- ‘The Economic Times HR World Exceptional Employee Experience Award
2023’ (ET HR World EX Awards) was presented at a ceremony organized by ET HR
World in Bengaluru on 22 November 2023.
Q. For what work has NHPC been given ‘The Economic Times HR World
Exceptional Employee Experience Award 2023’?
Answer:- This award has been presented to NHPC in recognition of its wide range of
employee centric human resource initiatives.
Q. Who is the present Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC?

Answer:- NHPC Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Kumar Vishnoi
27 November 2023
Q. National Milk Day is celebrated every year on?

Answer:- 26 November
Q. At which place the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department has decided to
celebrate “National Milk Day 2023” on 26 November 2023?
Answer:- The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has decided to celebrate
“National Milk Day 2023” on 26 November 2023 in the premises of Veterinary College,
Guwahati.
Q. National Milk Day is celebrated every year on whose birth anniversary?

Answer:- National Milk Day is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of Dr.
Verghese Kurien.
Q. Which birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien is being celebrated in the

year 2023?
Answer:- The 102nd birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien is being celebrated in
the year 2023.
Q. In which year was the National Milk Production Board established in India?
Answer:- National Milk Production Board was established in India on 16 July 1965.
Q. Who launched the logo and mascot Ujjwala of the first Khelo India Para
Games 2023?
Answer:- The logo and mascot Ujjwala of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023 was
launched by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on 26
November 2023 in New Delhi.
Q. What is the mascot of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023?
Answer:- The mascot of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023 is Ujjwala.
Q. What is Ujjwala, the mascot of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023?
Answer:- ‘Ujjwala’- is a sparrow.
Q. How many sports will be organized in the first Para Games?

Answer:- 7 sports will be organized in the first Para Games. In this, Para athletes will
compete in 7 disciplines including Para Athletics, Para Shooting, Para Archery, Para
Football, Para Badminton, Para Table Tennis and Para Weight Lifting to become the
winner from their respective rivals.
Q. The budget of Khelo India has been increased to how much?

Answer:- The budget of Khelo India has been increased to more than Rs 3300 crore
for the next five years.
Q. The government of India has renamed Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness
Centres (AB-HWC) into?
Answer: Ayushman Arogya Mandir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first
Ayushman Bharat Health Wellness Center at Jangla in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh
on 14th April 2018. The HWC centres would deliver comprehensive primary health
care (CPHC) to bring healthcare closer to people's homes.
Q. What is the new tagline of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness
Centres?
Answer: 'Arogyam Paramam Dhanam'
Q. When was the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres launched in
India?
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first Ayushman Bharat Health
Wellness Center at Jangla in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on 14th April 2018.
Q. Which institution is the implementing authority of the Ayushman Bharat

Scheme?
Answer: The National Health Authority, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, is implementing the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Q. How many health and wellness centres would be set up by the government
of India under the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres?
Answer: The government of India announced in February 2018 that it would set up
1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by transforming the existing Sub
Centres and Primary Health Centres in the country.
Q. When was the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-
JAY) launched in India?
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on 23rd September 2018 in Ranchi,
Jharkhand.
Q. What was the earlier name of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)?
Answer: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) was
earlier called as the National Health Protection Scheme. In 2018, the government of
India merged the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) launched in 2008 with the
National Health Protection scheme and renamed it as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Q. Which is the largest government-funded health insurance in the world?

Answer: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
(AB PM-JAY) on 23rd September 2018 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Q. Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the eligible
beneficiaries are provided cashless medical facilities up to -- per year?
Answer: Rs 5 lakh per family per year.
Q. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority?

Answer: Dr Ram Sewak Sharma
Q. Which day is observed as the Constitution day in India?

Answer: 26 November
Q. Before 2015,26 November was observed as --?

Answer: Law Day. In 2015 it was renamed as Constitution Day.
Q. Which day is also known as the constitution's enactment date?

Answer: 26 November. The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India
on 26 November 1949.
Q. Where did the President unveil the statue of Dr Ambedkar on Constitution

Day 2023?
Answer: Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
Q. Who was the first Law Minister of Independent India?

Answer: Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Q. Who is the Chief Justice of India?

Answer: Justice D Y Chandrachud
Q. Who is the Union Law Minister of India?

Answer: Arjun Meghwal
Q. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee set up by the constituent
assembly to frame the constitution of India?
Answer: On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a drafting committee to
frame the Constitution of India. Dr Ambedkar was the chairman of the 7 members
drafting committee.
Q. Which book has been awarded the 2023 Booker Prize?

Answer: The 'Prophet Song', written by 46-year-old Paul Lynch of Ireland, won the
prestigious 2023 Booker Prize.
Q. Paul Lynch, who was awarded the 2023 Booker Prize, belongs to which
country?
Answer: Ireland. He won the prize for his book 'Prophet of Song".
Q. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?

Answer: Arundhati Roy for her book " The God of Small Things ' in 1977. The other
Indians are Kiran Desai for her book "The Inheritance of Loss" in 2006 and Aravind
Adiga for his book "The White Tiger" in 2008.
Q.Booker Prize is related to which field?

Answer: Literature
Q. Who is the only Indian to win the International Booker Prize?

Answer: Geetanjali Shree is the only Indian author to win the International Booker
Prize 2022 for her Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand' (रे त समाधि).
Q. What is the prize money of the winner of the Booker Prize?

Answer: £50,000(British Pound Sterling)
Q. Which book was awarded the 2022 Booker Prize?

Answer: Shehan Karunatilaka of Sri Lanka won the prize in 2022 for his book “ “Seven
Moons of Maali Almeida''.
Q. Where was the Ladakh pride exhibition organised in November 2023?

Answer: New Delhi. It was organised by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development
Council, Leh, to mark the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Union Territory
of Ladakh.
Q. South East Asia's first Night Sky Sanctuary/Dark Sky Reserves is being set
up at?
Answer: The Dark Sky Reserve is being set up at Hanle village in Eastern Ladakh as
a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Q. Where is the world's second-highest optical telescope situated?

Answer: Hanle, Leh, in the Union Territory of Ladakh. It is called the Indian
Astronomical Observatory and it is situated at a height of 4500 metres above the mean
sea level.
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics?

Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Q. Where is the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary situated?

Answer: It is situated in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The world's second-highest
optical telescope, the Indian Indian Astronomical Observatory, is situated here.
28 November 2023
Q. In which state is the ‘Boita Bandana Festival’ celebrated every year?
Answer:- It is a cultural festival celebrated every year in October or November in
Odisha;
Q. On which occasion is the ‘Boita Bandana Ceremony’ organized every year?

Answer:- This annual festival takes place on Kartik Purnima;
Q. What is organized in the ‘Boita Bandana Ceremony’?

Answer:- In the 'Boita Bandana Ceremony' mainly the boat is worshipped;
Q. What was inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu during her visit to

Odisha in November 2023?
Answer:- President Murmu inaugurated a multi-modal logistics park from Paradip
through virtual medium.
Q. Which port was given the 'Port of Operational Excellence Award' at the Global
Maritime India Summit-2023?
Answer:- Paradip Port was also given the 'Port of Operational Excellence Award' in
the Global Maritime India Summit-2023.
Q. Who released its report named “Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific Quarter 1

2024: Emerging Markets Lead the Way” in November 2023?
Answer:- S&P Global Ratings released its report titled “Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific
Quarter 1 2024: Emerging Markets Lead the Way” on 27 November 2023, according
to which, India for FY 2024 (ending March 2024) It has revised its GDP growth
estimate to 6.4 percent.
Q. In the report released by S&P Global Ratings in November 2023, its estimate
of India's GDP growth has been increased to how much?
Answer:- According to the report released by S&P Global Ratings in November 2023,
it has revised its estimate of India's GDP growth for fiscal year 2024 (ending March
2024) to 6.4 percent.
Q. What has been predicted in the report released by S&P Global Ratings in
November 2023 regarding the Asia-Pacific region?
Answer:- The Asia-Pacific region was estimated to have good growth in the report
released by S&P Global Ratings.
Q. Standard and Poor's (S&P) is a company of which country?

Answer:- Standard & Poor's is an American financial intelligence company that
operates as a division of S&P Global.
Q. Which Indian-origin person has been elected to the Senate of the Australian
Parliament in November 2023?
Answer:- Devanand Noel Sharma, or Dave Sharma
Q. In November 2023, Indian-origin person Devanand Noel Sharma was elected

to the Upper House of the Parliament of which country?
Answer:- In November 2023, Devanand Noel Sharma, a person of Indian origin, was
elected to the Senate of the Australian Parliament;
Q. Indian origin person Devanand Noel Sharma was elected to the Senate from
which seat of Australia?
Answer:- Indian-origin person Devanand Noel Sharma was elected to the Senate from
New South Wales Liberal seat of Australia;
Q. Whom did Indian origin person Devanand Noel Sharma of Australia defeat?
Answer:- Dave Sharma defeated former New South Wales minister Andrew
Constance.
Q. To whom will Indian-origin person Devanand Noel Sharma replace in the

Senate of Australia?
Answer:- Devanand Sharma will replace Maris Payne.
Q. Which country has announced to give visa-free entry to India for 30 days in
November 2023?
Answer:- Malaysia
Q. Malaysia has given the facility of visa free entry for 30 days to the citizens of
which other country along with India?
Answer:- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on 26 November 2023
that Malaysia will grant visa-free entry to citizens of China and India for a stay of up to
30 days from 1 December.
Q. According to Henley & Partners' Passport Index, at present, what position

does the Indian passport hold in terms of freedom of travel?
Answer:- Currently, the Indian passport is ranked 84th in terms of freedom of travel.
Q. Which company has announced to invest more than $ 1.6 billion in India in
November 2023?
Answer:- Foxconn has planned to invest more than 1.6 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 13
thousand crores in India.
Q. How much amount does Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company

Foxconn plan to invest in India?
Answer:- Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Foxconn has planned to
invest more than 1.6 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 13 thousand crores in India.
Q. In which year did the Government of India launch the Production-Linked

Incentive Scheme (PLI)?
Answer:- The Government of India launched the PLI scheme in 2020.
Q. Under which project, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the warship
Imphal in November 2023?
Answer:- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled Project 15B Stealth Guided Missile
Destroyer Yard 12706 (Imphal);
Q. Yard 12706 (Imphal) is a tribute to the sacrifice of the people of which state
for India's independence, sovereignty and security?
Answer:- It is a tribute to the sacrifice of the people of Manipur for the independence,
sovereignty and security of India.
Q. 'Kangla-Sa' is the symbol of which state?

Answer:- 'Kangla-Sa' is the state symbol of Manipur.
Q. Kangla Palace is an important historical and archaeological site of which

state?
Answer:- Kangla Palace is an important historical and archaeological site of Manipur.
This palace used to be the residence of the Meitei kings of Manipur in ancient times.
Q. By whom was the shipYard 12706 (Imphal) constructed?

Answer:- This warship has been designed by the Indian Naval Warship Design Bureau
and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.
29 November 2023
Q. With whom did the Defense Ministry sign a contract to procure Advanced
Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) for the Indian Navy in November 2023?
Answer:- Defense Ministry signed a contract with M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(BHEL), Haridwar on November 28, 2023 to procure Advanced Super Rapid Gun
Mount (SRGM) and accessories for the Indian Navy.
Q. In November 2023, the Defense Ministry signed an agreement with Bharat

Heavy Electricals Limited to purchase how many advanced super rapid gun
mounts for the Indian Navy?
Answer:- Defense Ministry signed a contract with M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(BHEL), Haridwar on November 28, 2023 to procure 16 Advanced Super Rapid Gun
Mounts and accessories worth Rs 2956.89 crore for the Indian Navy.
Q. Where will the equipment received from the agreement signed by the Defense
Ministry with BHEL in November 2023 be installed?
Answer:- The advanced SRGM to be procured from BHEL will be fitted on serving and
newly built ships of the Indian Navy by M/s Mazagon Dock and Shipbuilders Limited,
Mumbai and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata.
Q. In which of its plants, M/s BHEL will manufacture the upgraded Super Rapid
Gun Mount (SRGM) by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited?
Answer:- Upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM), which will be manufactured by
M/s BHEL at its Haridwar plant.
Q. What type of weapon system is the Upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount
(SRGM) manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited?
Answer:- A medium caliber anti-missile/anti-aircraft point defense weapon system.
Q. Which plant of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has been
honored with the Greentech Award 2023 in November 2023?
Answer:- National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Bongaigaon has been
honored with two prestigious awards of Greentech Foundation for its outstanding
achievements in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environment Protection.
Q. Which two prestigious awards have been honored by Greentech Foundation

to NTPC Limited, Bongaigaon in November 2023?
Answer:- National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Bongaigaon has been
honored with two prestigious awards of Greentech Foundation for its outstanding
achievements in ‘Corporate-Social Responsibility’ (CSR) and ‘Environment
Conservation’.
Q. In November 2023, Greentech Foundation gave the Greentech Environment

Award-2023 to Bokaro Steel Plant for its outstanding contribution in which
category?
Answer:- On 28 November 2023, Bokaro Steel Plant was also given the Greentech
Environment Award-2023 in the ‘Environmental Excellence Category’.
Q. When and with whose cooperation was Bokaro Steel Plant established?
Answer:- Bokaro Steel Plant was established in the year 1965 with the cooperation of
the Soviet Union.
Q. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) works under which

ministry?
Answer:- National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) works under the
Ministry of Power. NTPC was established in 1975 and was granted the status of
Maharatna company in 2010.
Q. In which year was the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) established?
Ans- 1952
Q. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is organized under which ministry?

Ans- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q. Which edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in
November 2023?
Ans- 54th
Q. 'Endless Borders' was awarded the 'Golden Peacock' award for the best film
at the 54th IFFI. It is a film of which language?
Ans- Persian language
Q. For which film 'Pouria Rahimi Sam' has been awarded the Silver Peacock
Award for Best Actor at the 54th IFFI?
Ans - Endless Borders
Q. The Government of India is considering the Indian Navy's proposal to build a

second aircraft carrier, what is its estimated cost?
Answer:- The Government of India is positively considering the proposal of the Indian
Navy to build a second aircraft carrier at a cost of about Rs 40,000 crore.
Q. The government is considering the proposal to build the second aircraft

carrier of the Indian Navy; By what name will it be known?
Answer:- The second aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy will be known as IAC II.
Q. In which shipyard will the second aircraft carrier ‘IAC II’ be constructed for
the Indian Navy?
Answer:- The Indian Navy has sent an important proposal to the government for the
second aircraft carrier to be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Q. How many Tejas Mark-1A aircraft is the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC)
considering to purchase for the Indian Air Force?
Answer:- DAC may also consider the Indian Air Force's proposal to procure an
additional batch of 97 Tejas Mark-1A aircraft at a cost of Rs 1.15 lakh crore.
Q. By what name is India's first indigenous aircraft carrier known?

Answer:- INS Vikrant (IAC-I) The first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was
commissioned by Prime Minister Modi in Kochi in September 2022.
Q. The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Anna Yojana for how many years?
Ans - The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to
extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for the next five years from
January 1, 2024.
Q. When was the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana started for the first
time?
Ans - PMGKAY was first introduced in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q. Which ministry acts as the nodal ministry for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana?
Ans – The Finance Ministry acts as its nodal ministry.
Q. How much food grains are distributed every month to poor families under the
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana?
Ans - Under this scheme, five kilograms of food grains are distributed free of cost every
month to 81 crore poor people of the country.
Q. When was the National Food Security Act (NFSA) notified?

Ans- September 10, 2013
Q. In November 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the continuation of Fast Track
Special Courts (FTSC) for how many further years?
Answer:- The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Fast Track Special
Courts (FTSC) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the next three years (from
01 April 2023 to 31 March 2026).
Q. From which fund is the Centre's share of the expenditure incurred on

continuation of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) for the next three years
approved by the Union Cabinet in November 2023?
Answer:- The central government portion of this scheme is to be financed from the
Nirbhaya Fund.
Q. How much amount is likely to be spent on continuation of fast track special

courts for the next three years, the Union Cabinet in November 2023 said?
Answer:- Continuation of fast track special courts for the next three years will involve
a financial implication of Rs 1952.23 crore (Rs 1207.24 crore as Centre's share and
Rs 744.99 crore as State's share).
Q. In which year were Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) established?

Answer:- Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) were constituted on 02 October 2019.
Q. Which scheme for the tribes of the country was approved by the Union
Cabinet in November 2023?
Answer:- The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Tribal Justice Maha
Abhiyan (PM Janman) on 29 November 2023 with a total outlay of Rs 24,104 crore.
Q. In November 2023, the Union Cabinet has approved to launch Pradhan Mantri
Tribal Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM Janman) with how much outlay?
Answer:- Out of the total expenditure on PM Janman at Rs 24,104 crore, the central
share is fixed at Rs 15,336 crore and the state share is fixed at Rs 8,768 crore.
Q. How many vulnerable tribal groups are there in the country by November
2023?
Answer:- At present there are a total of 75 vulnerable tribal groups in the country,
which reside in 22544 villages in 220 districts. Their total population is about 28 lakhs.
Q. How much amount will the government provide in November 2023 to

implement the PVTG Mission in the next three years under the Development
Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST)?
Answer:- Under the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST), an
amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the mission in the next
three years.
30 November 2023
Q. By what period will the Sixteenth Finance Commission submit its report?
Answer:- The Sixteenth Finance Commission will submit its report by October 31,
2025.
Q. The tenure of the Sixteenth Finance Commission is fixed for which year?
Answer:- The term of the Sixteenth Finance Commission is fixed for five years i.e. from
April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031.
Q. How much time does it usually take to submit its recommendations to the
Finance Commission?
Answer:- The Finance Commission generally takes about two years to give its
recommendations.
Q. In which year was the Fifteenth Finance Commission constituted?

Answer:- The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted on November 27, 2017.
Q. The recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission are valid till

which financial year?
Answer:- The Fifteenth Finance Commission through its interim and final reports made
recommendations related to the period of six years starting from April 1, 2020. The
recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission are valid till the financial year
2025-26.
Q. Who is the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission?

Answer:- Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission N. K. Singh.
Q. Which country has become the first South Asian country to officially register
same-sex marriage?
Answer- Nepal has become the first South Asian country to officially register same-
sex marriage.
Q. 'In which year has the new Constitution of Nepal come into force?
Answer- 'The new Constitution of Nepal has come into force in 2015'.
Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution protects the right to marry a person
of one's choice? (2019)
Answer- Article 21 of the Indian Constitution protects the right to marry a person of
one's choice.
Q. In which article of the Constitution is it provided that the law declared by the
Supreme Court will be binding on all the courts within the territory of India?
Answer- Article 141 of the Constitution provides that the law declared by the Supreme
Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.
Q. Which article of the Constitution gives the right to equality on the basis of
religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth and residence?
Answer- According to Article 16(2), there shall be no discrimination on grounds of
religion, race, caste, sex, origin, place of birth, residence or any of them.
Q. Which militant organization has signed a peace agreement with the

Government of India in November 2023?
Answer:- The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has signed a peace agreement
with the Government of India in New Delhi on 29 November 2023 to establish lasting
peace in Manipur, the northeastern state of India.
Q. The Home Ministry has extended the ban period on how many extremist
organizations in November 2023?
Answer:- The Home Ministry had extended the ban on five extremist organizations
only on 13 November 2023.
Q. For how many years will all the members of the militant organization United
National Liberation Front, who have surrendered before the government in
November 2023, remain in camps?
Answer:- All the members of the militant organization United National Liberation Front
(UNLF) will remain in camps for the next three years.
Q. Which community of Manipur played an important role in the formation of the

militant organization United National Liberation Front (UNLF)?
Answer:- The Meitei community of Manipur has played an important role in the
formation of the militant organization United National Liberation Front (UNLF);
Q. Who is considered the founder of the militant organization United National

Liberation Front (UNLF)?
Answer:- Arambam Samarendra Singh is known as the United National Liberation
Front founder.
Q. Where is the Joint World Climate Conference being organized under COP-
28?
Answer The joint World Climate Conference under COP-28 is being held in Dubai from
30 November – 12 December under the presidency of the Arab Emirates.
Q. In which year was the Kyoto Protocol adopted?

Answer The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in the year 1997 during COP-3.
Q. When and where was the first COP organized?

Answer The first COP was held in Berlin, Germany in 1995.
Q. Who has been appointed President of COP-28?

Answer Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
and UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, has been appointed President of COP28.
Q. In which year was the Paris Agreement adopted?

Answer On 12 December 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted, which governs
climate change mitigation measures from 2020.
Q.Who has been awarded the prestigious WISE Award for Education?
Answer Safeena Husain, founder of Educate Girls, has been awarded the prestigious
WISE Award for Education during the WISE 11 conference.
Q. Which organization gives the prestigious WISE Award for education?

Answer The prestigious WISE Prize for Education is given by the Qatar Foundation.
Q. Safeena Husain, awarded the WISE Award, is the founder of which

organization?
Answer WISE Award winner Safeena Husain is the founder of the organization
Educate Girls.
Q. When was the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) established?
Answer It was established in 2009 by the Qatar Foundation.
Q. Who is the current chairperson of the World Innovation Summit for Education
(WISE)?
Answer Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser
Q. In November 2023, the Union Home Ministry has constituted a tribunal under
whose control to investigate Meitei militant groups and their affiliated
organizations?
Answer:- The Union Home Ministry has constituted a tribunal under the membership
of Gauhati High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi to consider the decision to ban
Meitei militant groups and their affiliated organizations for five years.
Q. In November 2023, the Union Home Ministry has constituted a tribunal to

consider how many Meitei militant groups and their affiliated organizations?
Answer:- In November 2023, the Union Home Ministry has constituted a tribunal under
whose control to investigate nine Meitei militant groups and their affiliated
organizations.
Q. Violent conflict was seen between which two communities of Manipur in May
2023?
Answer:- There was a violent conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities of
Manipur;
Q. The habitat of which tribal community of Manipur is mainly found in the hilly
areas?
Answer:- Naga and Kuki population is about 40 percent of the total population of
Manipur. But they live on 90 percent of the land of Manipur. Both these communities
live in the hilly areas of Manipur.
Q. The Department of Science and Technology and the Survey of India have
entered into a tripartite agreement with which institute to set up a Center of
Excellence (Pilot) to promote geospatial technology, innovation and solutions?
Answer. Establishment of Center of Excellence (Pilot) for Promoting Geospatial
Technology, Innovation and Solutions Department of Science and Technology and
Survey of India signed a tripartite MoU with I-Hub Foundation of Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Tirupati.
Q. When was the Survey of India established?

Answer The Survey of India Department was formed in the year 1767 to organize the
territories of the British India Company.
Q. Under which ministry does the Survey of India work?

Answer. The Survey of India works under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Q. When did the National Geospatial Policy get Cabinet approval?

Answer. The National Geospatial Policy received Cabinet approval on December 16,
2022.
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Survey of India located?

Answer. The headquarters of the Survey of India is located in Dehradun.
Q. Which Indian has been given France's highest civilian honor 'Legion of
Honour' in November 2023?
Answer:- ISRO scientist VR Lalitambika has been honored with France's highest
civilian award 'The Legion of Honour'.
Q. VR Lalithambika, who was honored with France's highest civilian honor in

November 2023, is related to which field?
Answer:- V R Lalithambika is a woman scientist in ISRO; Lalithambika is a
distinguished scientist and pioneer in space technology.
Q. Who is the first Indian Prime Minister to be honored with France's highest
civilian award 'The Legion of Honour'?
Answer:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honored with the Legion of Honor
by France in July 2023. PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to receive this
honour.
Q. Who gave France's highest civilian honor 'Legion of Honour' to ISRO scientist
V R Lalitambika in November 2023?
Answer:- This award was given to Lalithambika on 28 November 2023 by Thierry
Matthau, French Ambassador to India.
Q. Which edition of ‘Bangalore Tech Summit’ (BTS) was held in November 2023?
Answer:- The 26th edition of Bangalore Tech Summit (BTS) was held in November
2023.
Q. By what name was ‘Bangalore Tech Summit’ known earlier?

Answer:- ‘Bangalore Tech Summit’ was earlier called Bangalore IT.com. It was
inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998.
Q. In which year was the first Bangalore Tech Summit organized?

Answer:- The first Bangalore Tech Summit was organized in 1998. Earlier Bangalore
Tech Summit was formerly known as Bangalore IT.com.
Q. Bangalore Tech Summit (BTS) is organized by whom?

Answer:- This program is jointly organized by the Electronics, IT, BT, S&T Department
of the Government of Karnataka and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).

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