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Where is the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?
1) London, United Kingdom
2) Geneva, Switzerland
3) Rome, Italy
4) Paris, France
5) Vienna, Austria

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Rome, Italy .

About Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
Director-General – QU Dongyu Establishment – 1945 Headquarters – Rome, Italy

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In which year “Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)” was established?
1) 1927
2) 1959
3) 1934
4) 1960
5) 1942

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1927

About Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI):
President – Sanjiv Mehta President-Elect- Subhrakant Panda Established – 1927 Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi

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In which state “Orang National Park” is located?
1) Odisha
2) Maharashtra
3) Assam
4) Gujarat
5) Madhya Pradesh

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Assam.

About Assam:
Governor – Jagdish Mukhi Chief Minister – Himanta Biswa Sarma National Parks – Orang National Park, Dihing Patkai National Park, Raimona National Park
Wild life Sanctuaries – Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Panidihing Wildlife Sanctuary

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In November 2022, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister late Chandra Shekhar in _________ district.

1) Meerut
2) Bahraich
3) Kannauj
4) Ballia
5) Hamirpur

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Ballia

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister late Chandra Shekhar in Ballia district and inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 80 crore.

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Every year, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed in India on ______.
1) 19th November
2) 21st December
3) 9th January
4) 2nd December
5) 26th December

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9th January

The 9th of January was chosen as the day to celebrate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas because it was on this day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa. The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was organized in 2003 to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community in the development of India.
• Guyana President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. It will be held from 8th to 10th January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• Zaneta Mascarenhas, Member of Parliament of Australia, will be the guest of honour at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which will be held on 8th January 2023.
• The theme of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is - Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s Progress in Amrit Kaal.

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Who is the Present (as of Nov ’22) Governor of Kerala?
1) Arif Mohammed Khan
2) Jagdish Mukhi
3) Banwarilal Purohit
4) Satya Pal Malik
5) Ganga Prasad

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Arif Mohammed Khan

Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister of Kerala.

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What is the currency of Russia?

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Ruble

About Russia:
Capital- Moscow
Currency- Russian Ruble or Rouble
Russia became India’s largest supplier of crude oil in October 2022 as refiners stepped up the purchase of discounted seaborne oil.

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Who is the current (as of Nov ‘22) chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? 1) Manoj Sahay
2) Nitin Gupta
3) Sangeeta Singh
4) Tarun Bajaj
5) Anuja Sarangi

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Nitin Gupta

About Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT):
It is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.
Chairman– Nitin Gupta Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi

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Where is the Headquarter of Unity Small Finance Bank?
1) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
2) Bengaluru, Karnataka
3) Thrissur, Kerala
4) Mumbai, Maharashtra
5) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Mumbai, Maharashtra

About Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (Unity Bank):
Unity Bank is a Scheduled Commercial Bank promoted by Centrum Financial Services Limited with Resilient Innovations Private Limited as a joint investor.
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Inderjit Camotra Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra Establishment – 2018

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Which bank has recently (in Nov ‘22) launched a new campaign ‘Vigil Aunty’ to help tackle cyber frauds?
1) Axis Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) YES Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) ICICI Bank

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HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank has come out with a community awareness programme called ‘Vigil Aunty’ to educate customers on the modus operandi of financial fraudsters and share inputs on safe banking habits. The bank has roped in actor Anuradha Menon, who will host chat shows on social media platforms to create awareness on cyber frauds.
i. Vigil Aunty is essentially a play on the word “vigilante” — that is, people outside the realm of law enforcement trying to prevent crime.
ii. HDFC Bank’s “Vigil Aunty” will act as a social media influencer with presence on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

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The colour-coded Air Quality Index (AQI) index was launched in India in __________.
1) 2016
2) 2014
3) 2017
4) 2015
5) 2018

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2014

Air Quality Index (AQI) is a number, which is a measure of air quality. The higher the AQI, the worse the air. After staying above 450 for a couple of days, the AQI in Delhi on Sunday had come down to around 320.
i. The colour-coded AQI index was launched in India in 2014, and it helps the public and the government understand the condition of the air and what subsequent measures are to be taken to combat the situation, based on its severity.
ii. There are six categories of AQI, namely ‘Good’ (0-50), ‘Satisfactory’ (50-100), ‘Moderately polluted’ (100-200), ‘Poor’ (200-300), ‘Very Poor’ (300-400), and ‘Severe’ (400-500).

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The 9th Schedule of the Constitution of India was added by the __________ Constitutional Amendment in 1951.
1) 5th
2) 2nd
3) 4th
4) 1st
5) 3rd

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1st

The 9th Schedule became a part of the Constitution in the First Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951. It contains a list of central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts.
i. The first Amendment added 13 laws to the Schedule. Subsequent amendments in various years have taken the number of protected laws to 284 currently.
ii. It was created by the new Article 31B, which along with Article 31A was brought in by the government to protect laws related to agrarian reform and for abolishing the Zamindari system

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What is the capital of Iran?
1) Tehran
2) Amman
3) Jerusalem
4) Baghdad
5) Astana

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Tehran

About Iran:
President- Ebrahīm Raʾīs al-Sādātī (Ebrahim Raisi)
Capital- Tehran
Currency- Iranian rial

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In which state ‘Pampadum Shola National Park’ is located?
1) Telangana
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh

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Kerala

About Kerala:
Chief Minister– Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor– Arif Mohammad Khan
National Parks– Eravikulam National Park, Silent Valley National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park

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Who has been recently (in Nov ‘22) appointed as chairperson of Rajya Sabha’s ethics?
1) Uma Bharti
2) Suresh Prabhu
3) Prakash Javadekar
4) Ravi Shankar Prasad
5) Ramesh Pokhriyal

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Prakash Javadekar

Former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and MP C.M. Ramesh has been appointed as chairperson of Rajya Sabha’s ethics and housing committees, respectively.
i. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted several committees and appointed their chairpersons, according to notifications issued by the Secretariat of the Upper House.

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Draupadi ka Danda are two peaks in the Gangotri range of Garhwal Himalaya in ___________, India.
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Uttarakhand
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Sikkim

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Uttarakhand

Draupadi ka Danda are two peaks in the Gangotri range of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India.

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  1. In which state Bandipur National Park is located?
    1) Andhra Pradesh
    2) Uttar Pradesh
    3) Karnataka
    4) Madhya Pradesh
    5) Gujarat
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Karnataka

About Karnataka:
Chief Minister– Basavaraj Bommai
Governor– Thaawar Chand Gehlot
National Park– Anshi National Park, Bandipur National Park Wild Life Sanctuary– Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary; Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary

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  1. Who has recently (in Nov ‘22) became the 1st Indian-American to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in Maryland?
    1) Aruna Miller
    2) Tejal Desai
    3) Aarya Walvekar
    4) Rakesh Gangwal
    5) Vinay Menda
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Aruna Miller

Indian-American woman Aruna Miller became the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in Maryland. Aruna Miller was born in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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  1. The initial public offering (IPO) of Global Health, which operates hospitals under the Medanta brand, was subscribed __________ times on the 7th November 2022.
    1) 5.89
    2) 8.23
    3) 7.23
    4) 9.58
    5) 6.98
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9.58

Medanta hospital operator Global Health recorded a full subscription in its initial public offering (IPO) which ended on 7th November 2022.

i. The initial public offering (IPO) of Global Health, which operates hospitals under the Medanta brand, was subscribed 9.58 times on the last day. Global Health is the country’s largest IPO in the hospital sector.
ii. The IPO opened on November 3 and closed on November 7. Its price band was fixed at Rs. 319 apiece to Rs. 336 apiece.

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  1. Who is the current (as of Nov ‘22) Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI)?
    1) Alok Kumar Choudhary
    2) Rajkiran Rai G
    3) Partha Pratim Sengupta
    4) S Krishnan
    5) Ajay Kumar Srivastava
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Alok Kumar Choudhary

Alok Kumar Choudhary is the current Managing Director (MD) of SBI.
i. State Bank of India (SBI) holds a lion’s share of Lord Balaji’s investments made by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in the form of cash and gold deposits which have gone up significantly over the last three years. HDFC and Indian Overseas Bank hold the majority of the rest.

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  1. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, in _________ ocean.
    1) Antarctic Ocean
    2) Pacific Ocean
    3) Atlantic Ocean
    4) Indian Ocean
    5) Arctic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean

Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean. It is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago.
i. It’s not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea) but it’s the largest and makes up about half of the island’s land mass. It sits immediately north of Kilauea volcano, which is currently erupting from its summit crater.

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  1. In November 2022, ____________ and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan became the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Rankings.
    1) Mouma Das
    2) Vinesh Phogat
    3) Sreeja Akula
    4) Manika Batra
    5) Dipika Pallikal
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Manika Batra

Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan became the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Rankings.
i. The duo accomplished this landmark after they made it to the final of the WTT Contender event held in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. They lost by 0-3 to South Korea’s Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin in the final.

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  1. Which country to host the two-day ‘No Money For Terrorism’ Ministerial Conference? 1) France
    2) Russia
    3) India
    4) Brazil
    5) Germany
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India

Dedicated to the fight against terror financing, India to host a two-day ‘No Money For Terrorism’ Ministerial Conference.
i. This is the third conference of its kind being organised in Delhi on November 18-19 with ministers, diplomats and counter-terrorism experts from the member states of the Egmont Group expected to attend the meeting.

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  1. In which state Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
    1) Karnataka
    2) Telangana
    3) Tamil Nadu
    4) Andhra Pradesh
    5) Kerala
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Kerala

About Kerala:
Governor – Arif Mohammed Khan
Chief Minister – Pinarayi Vijayan
National Parks – Eravikulam National Park, Silent Valley National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries – Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary

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Who was recently (in Nov ‘22) honoured with the Global Indian Award by the Canada-India Foundation?
1) Lakshmi Mittal
2) Anil Agarwal
3) Savitri Jindal
4) Kushal Pal Singh
5) Ashwin Dani

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Anil Agarwal

Vedanta founder Anil Agarwal was honoured with the Global Indian Award worth USD 50,000 by the Canada-India Foundation. Agarwal donated the award money to a Canadian health charity working for the welfare of native Indians.
i. Ratan Tata, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Deepak Chopra among the past recipients of the Global Indian Award.

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  1. In which state ‘Kallippara hills’ are located? 1) Karnataka
    2) Kerala
    3) Andhra Pradesh
    4) Tamil Nadu
    5) Telangana
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Kerala

Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus) largely bloomed on the Kallippara hills in Idukki, Kerala from the first week of October. Blooming period:The blue flowers of Neelakurinji bloom only once in 12 years.
i. Conservation: Core area of Kurinjimala Sanctuary, in Idukki district of Kerala, protects the kurinji.

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  1. In November 2022, IndiGo announced ______________ as its 75th domestic destination in the 6E network.
    1) Aizawl
    2) Imphal
    3) Itanagar
    4) Agartala
    5) Kohima
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Itanagar

With a view to enhance connectivity in the northeast, IndiGo announced Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh as its 75th domestic destination in the 6E network.
i. The airline will commence flights between Mumbai-Kolkata-Itanagar from November 28 from Itanagar’s newly-opened Donyi Polo Airport. This will be IndiGo’s first destination in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  1. Air India has recently (in Nov ‘22) leased a fleet of six Airbus A320 neo aircraft from which company?
    1) Lockheed Martin Corporation
    2) Boeing Company
    3) Hawker Beechcraft Corp
    4) Cessna Aircraft Company
    5) CDB Aviation
A

CDB Aviation

Air India has leased a fleet of six Airbus A320 neo aircraft from CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co Limited.
i. The leasing agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Asia Pacific 2022 conference. The aircraft will be delivered in the second half of 2023.

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  1. Who is the current (as of Nov ‘22) Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)?
    1) D. Y. Chandrachud
    2) Lalit Mohan Sharma
    3) Kamal Narain Singh
    4) L Nageswara Rao
    5) Ranganath Misra
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D. Y. Chandrachud

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA):
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services and to establish Lok Adalats for the fair resolution of disputes..

i. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the Patron-in-Chief and the Senior most Hon’ble Judge, Supreme Court of India is the Executive Chairman of NALSA. CJI – . Justice D. Y. Chandrachud

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  1. Where is the Headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
    1) Geneva, Switzerland
    2) Rome, Italy
    3) Paris, France
    4) Beijing, China
    5) Vienna, Austria
A

Beijing, China ‘

About Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB):
President – Jin Liqun
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Establishment – 2016

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  1. Uttarakhand observed its 22nd state foundation day on _______________.
    1) 5th November 2022
    2) 1st November 2022
    3) 2nd November 2022
    4) 9th November 2022
    5) 6th November 2022
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9th November 2022

Uttarakhand celebrated its 22nd state foundation day on 9th November 2022. On this occasion, a Raitik parade was organized at Police Lines in Dehradun. Uttarakhand was formed on 9th November 2000, as 27th state of India.

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  1. Which Indian state will host the 2023 Khelo India University Games?
    1) Karnataka
    2) Assam
    3) Uttar Pradesh
    4) Madhya Pradesh
    5) Gujarat
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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh will host the 2023 Khelo India University Games, the third edition of the event. Lucknow will be the main host city for the multi-discipline event in which almost 6000 athletes from all over the country are expected to participate. The event will comprise nearly 20 disciplines.

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