Current Affairs (November 2020) Flashcards

1
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The country’s first 19-seater seaplane will be managed by private airline ____.

A

SpiceJet

  • between the Statue of Unity near Kevadiya, Gujarat’s Narmada district & Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad
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Arogya Van is set up on 17 acres of land in ____ for spreading awareness on Yoga, Ayurveda and Meditation.

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Kevadia

  • features 380 species of plants and trees with rich medicinal values
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Current chair of SAARCFINANCE

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RBI

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The ____ was included in the ‘World Network of Biosphere Reserves’ list of the UNESCO in Nov 2020.

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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

  • 12th biosphere reserve from India to be included
  • home to 54 tigers
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____ topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

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Azim Premji

  • Shiv Nadar topped in 2019
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6
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Winner of IPL 2020

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Mumbai

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7
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Game Changer of the Match in the final of IPL 2020

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Rohit Sharma

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8
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Player of the Match in the final of IPL 2020

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Trent Boult

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9
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____ bagged the Orange Cap in IPL 2020

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KL Rahul

  • for being the leading run-scorer
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10
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Game Changer of the Season in IPL 2020

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KL Rahul

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11
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Most Valuable Player in IPL 2020

A

Jofra Archer

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12
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National Education Day is celebrated on _____.

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11 November

  • commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad [first education minister of independent India]
  • was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1992
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13
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RBI put ____ Bank under moratorium

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank

  • owing to a serious deterioration in the lender’s financial position
  • period of 1 month
  • restricted withdrawals at Rs 25,000
  • merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS
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14
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Theme of the 12th edition of BRICS Summit was ____.

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“Global stability, shared security and innovative growth”

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15
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Modi unveiled a statue of ____ in Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi in Nov 2020.

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Swami Vivekananda

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___ was the first foreign bank to receive a banking licence after the central bank allowed foreign banks to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2014.

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DBS

  • from Singapore
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17
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First web-series from India to win an International Emmy Award

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Delhi Crime

  • Best Drama Series award
  • Written by Richie Mehta
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18
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Who won best actress at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020?

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Glenda Jackson

  • for Elizabeth is Missing
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Who won best actor at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020?

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Billy Barratt

  • for Responsible Child
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20
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Best documentary at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020.

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For Sama [UK]

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21
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Best performing states for the Fisheries Sector Awards

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Marine states - Odisha
Inland states - Uttar Pradesh.
Hilly and NE states - Assam

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Indian Constitution Day is celebrated on ____.

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26 November

  • aka Samvidhan Divas
  • previously it was celebrated as Law Day
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23
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Best performing organizations for the Fisheries Sector Awards

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Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd. [marine]
Telangana State Fishermen Cooperative societies Federation Ltd. [inland]
Assam Apex Cooperative Fish Marketing and Processing Federation Ltd. [hilly]

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24
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November 24 is celebrated as Martyrdom Day of _____.

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Guru Tegh Bahadur

  • 9th Guru of Sikhs of Sikh religion
  • celebrated as ‘Shaheedi Divas’ of Guru Tegh Bahadur
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25
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Guru Tegh Bahadur resisted forced conversions of non-Muslims to Islam during which king’s rule?

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Aurangzeb’s

  • publicly killed in 1675
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This famous holy city and a global tourist attraction in the foothills of Himalayas was founded by Guru Tegh Bahadur.

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Anandpur Sahib

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27
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____ e-launched a ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ and e-inaugurated a ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ in Vadodara, Gujarat.

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Thaawarchand Gehlot

  • Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment
28
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Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act was declared on ____.

A

5 Dec 2019

29
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The RBI imposed monetary penalty on ____ banks for various rule violations.

A

DCB Bank and Jio Payments Bank

  • penalty of 22 lakhs
30
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____ is India’s first and unique product launched by a bank to offer a mobile-first, highly personalised and experiential led banking experience to the millennial customers.

A

ICICI Bank Mine

31
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The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of ____ on Punjab National Bank for violating the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

A

Rs 1 crore

32
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Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched a women-centred product ‘____’.

A

Eva

  • brand ambassador: Smriti Mandhana
  • savings account for women
33
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) handed over the ____ airport to the Adani group on lease for a period of 50 years.

A

Lucknow

34
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SEBI enhanced the investment limits for Mutual Fund companies for overseas investments to ___.

A

USD 600 million

  • from USD 300 million
35
Q

World’s strongest typhoon of 2020

A

Super Typhoon Goni

  • hit the south of the Philippines’ island of Luzon
  • strongest storms to hit since 2013’s Haiyan
36
Q

President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

A

Duarte Pacheco

  • Portugal MP
  • succeeding Mexican MP Gabriela Cuevas Barron
37
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United States officially withdrew from the Paris climate accord on ____.

A

4 Nov 2020

38
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____ & ____ signed a ‘landmark’ defence pact in a bid to counter China’s growing
influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.

A

Japan and Australia

39
Q

Japanese Prime Minister

A

Yoshihide Suga

40
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China has launched a historic mission ‘Chang’e 5‘ to the moon to ____.

A

collect first lunar samples

  • world’s first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years
41
Q

Word of the Year 2020

A

Quarantine

42
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India’s first solar-based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) is located in ____.

A

Arunachal Pradesh

  • launched by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
43
Q

India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in ___.

A

2023

  • Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023 and Brazil in 2024
44
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The 2020 Afghanistan Conference was organized in ____ from 23-24 November 2020 virtually.

A

Geneva

45
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____ got the largest solar power project set up under the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative in Nov 2020.

A

Union Territory of Ladakh

  • at Leh IAF station
  • completed within 12 months well before the completion deadline of March 31, 2021
46
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi embarked on a three-city visit on 28 November 2020, to personally review the COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing process at which facilities?

A

Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune

47
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____ will soon feature India’s first “Tyre Park”.

A

Kolkata

  • where artworks made from scrap and defective parts will be on display
48
Q

India’s first of its kind solar energy-driven miniature train was inaugurated at the ____ by ____.

A

Veli Tourist Village, Kerala

by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

49
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The government of Kerala has launched a pioneering eco-sustainable programme called _____, to improve the livelihood of the fishing community.

A

‘Parivarthanam’

50
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____ in Arunachal Pradesh became the first in the eight-State northeast to provide insurance cover against Covid-19 for “green soldiers”.

A

Pakke Tiger Reserve

  • Eight-State northeast includes Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
51
Q

Festival of Festivals is celebrated in this state.

A

Nagaland

  • aka Hornbill festival
52
Q

The Karnataka Government has approved to carve out ____ as a new district of the state.

A

Vijayanagara

  • 31st district of the State
53
Q

Union Minister of Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan launched the ____ schemes which aim to encourage and support emerging and eminent women researchers to undertake R&D activities in frontier areas of science and engineering.

A

‘SERB – POWER’

  • Science and Engineering Research Board – Promoting Opportunities For Women in Exploratory Research
54
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India’s first Sandalwood Museum was established in ____ in Nov 2020.

A

Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram, Mysuru, Karnataka.

55
Q

India and ____ signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation in Nov 2020.

A

Finland

56
Q

Ruskin Bond, one of India’s most cherished authors was conferred the ____ in Nov 2020.

A

Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020

57
Q

_____ was awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2020.

A

Sadat Rahman, Bangladesh

  • for his involvement in setting up his social organization and mobile app ‘Cyber Teens’ to stop cyberbullying
58
Q

____ won the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction.

A

Douglas Stuart

  • for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain
59
Q

____ was honoured with the 2020 Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar.

A

Naseeruddin Shah

60
Q

The United Nations observes “International Day for Tolerance” on ____ every year.

A

16th November

  • anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth
61
Q

National Press Day is observed on ____.

A

16th November

  • On this day the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog
62
Q

____ sent into space the world’s first 6G experiment satellite.

A

China

63
Q

____ created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.

A

Priyanca Radhakrishnan

64
Q

____ won the top prize at the third edition of Best of India Short Film Festival 2020.

A

‘Natkhat’

  • starring and co-produced by Vidya Balan
65
Q

On the occasion of Children’s Day, a first-of-its-kind in the world, library on the tram for children was launched in _____.

A

Kolkata, West Bengal

66
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Modi has virtually unveiled the ____ dedicated to Jain Monk Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji Maharaj.

A

‘Statue of Peace’

67
Q

SpiceJet has launched dedicated freighter services connecting ____ with the rest of the country.

A

Leh