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CURRENT AFFAIRS NONOVEMBERVEMBER -- 20192019 VOLUME - XI ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA Ph : 0884 - 2340236. ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. CURRENT AFFAIRS - NOVEMBER 2019 VOLUME - XI 1. Recently the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released a special commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda to mark his ____________ birth anniversary A. 100 B. 150 C. 125 D. 175 E. 130 Answer: C 2. What is the enhanced e-payment target by volume set by government for FY 20? A. 35 billion B. 45 billion C. 60 billion D. 55 billion E. 50 billion Answer: B 3. Recently, Government accords 'Maharatna' status to which among the following PSU companies? A. Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil Corporation B. Indian Oil Corporation and Power Grid Corporation C. Bharat Petroleum and Power Grid Corporation D. Hindustan Petroleum and Power Grid Corporation E. Hindustan Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Power Grid Corporation and Power Grid Corporation Answer: D 4. Name the first state of India to enact a law on contract farming? A. West Bengal B. Andhra Pradesh C. Assam D. Tamil Nadu E. Maharashtra Answer: D 5. Which among these banks has issued the highest number of FASTag till now? A. Axis Bank B. HDFC Bank C. RBL Bank D. ICICI Bank E. Yes Bank Answer: D 6. Who among these is not one of the Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Government of India? A. Rajinder Khanna B. Datta Padsalgikar C. Ajit Doval D. Pankaj Saran E. None of these Answer: C 7. Who has been appointed as the new Adjutant General of the Indian Army? A. Dheeraj Shah B. Arvind Dutta C. Suresh Chawla D. Ashwini Kumar E. None of these Answer: B 8. Who received the Golden dragon award at Cardiff international film festival 2019 held in Wales, UK ? A. Nawazuddin Siddiqui B. Pankaj Tripathi C. Anurag Kashyap D. Saif Ali Khan E. None of these Answer: A 9. What is the theme for the 35th ASEAN Summit? A. Resilient and innovative Asean B. Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community C. Our People, Our Community, Our Vision D. Advancing Partnership for sustainability E. None of these Answer: D 10. How many achievements of India are listed in the Guinness World Records 2020? A. 60 B. 80 C. 70 D. 50 E. 100 Answer: B 11. India’s first Indian BrainAA AAtlas (IBA) DDhasD been developedIII TT Tby which YYinstitute?Y AAA A. IIIT Hyderabad B. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad C. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad D. Vasavi College of Engineering Hyderabad E. IIT Mumbai Answer: A 12. Which country has topped the EIUs 2019 Global Microscope Report on Financial Inclusion index? A. Mexico B. Peru C. Chile D. Colombia E. Russia Answer: D 13. What is the rank of India in the 2019 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion report by The Economist Intelligence Unit? A. 5th B. 11th C. 9th D. 20th E. 6th Answer: A 14. Pooja Rani is associated with which sports? A. Shooting B. Wrestling C. Golf D. Boxing E. Running Answer: D 15. Gurudas Dasgupta who died recently was a veteran leader of which of these party? A. Communist Party of India B. Indian National Congress C. Telugu Desam Party D. Rashtriya Janata Dal E. Bharatiya Janata Party Answer: A 16. Name the first female head of the UN Refugee who passed away recently? A. Sakura Ando B. Kazu Ando C. Michiko Inukai D. Sadako Ogata E. None of these Answer: D ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. 2 17. Actress Geetanjali passed away recently, she hailed from which state ? A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala C. Andhra Pradesh D. Telangana E. None of these Answer: C 18. Who took charge as India's new Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? A. Pavan Kapoor B. Shivshankar Menon C. Nirupama Rao D. Kanwal Sibal E. None of these Answer: A 19. Where was the KVS-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Parv inaugurated? A. India Gate, New delhi. B. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra C. Lohagad Fort, Maharashtra D. Lonavla, Maharashtra E. None of these Answer: A 20. For which project National Aluminium Company bagged the National CSR Award? A. Hamesha Nalconiant B. Nalco Ki Ladlit C. Namasyat D. Nalco Nisargt E. Naginaa Nalcot Answer: B 21. Who has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of the union territory Jammu & Kashmir? A. Girish Chand Murmu B. R.K Mathur C. D K Joshi D. Praful Patel E. V.P. Singh Badnore Answer: A 22. Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO T. Latha has resigned recently. Where is the bank headquartered at? A. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu B. Mysore, Karnataka C. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh D. Thrissur, Kerala E. Warangal, Telangana Answer: D 23. Srei Equipment Finance Ltd has partnered with which bank to offer loans to the MSME sector & retail customers under a co-lending arrangement? A. Bank of Baroda B. Canara bank C. Indian Bank D. United Bank of India E. Syndicate Bank Answer: D 24. Name the first Indian pair to enter the finals of a BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the Yonex French Open 2019. A. Srikanth Kidambi and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy B. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty C. Srikanth Kidambi and Chirag Shetty D. Parupalli Kashyap and Srikanth Kidambi E. None of these Answer: B 25. Which institute has signed an MoU (Memorandum of understanding) with Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie GmbH (FiZ), Germany in New Delhi for research in the field of genomics ? A. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare(NIHFW) B. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) C. Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology(IGIB) D. Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College(AUTC) E. None of these Answer: B 26. When is the World Vegan Day observed? A. First Friday of November B. First Saturday of November C. November 2 D. November 1 AAA DDDE. October III 31 TTT YYY AAA Answer: D 27. Which among these cities from India has recently been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Gastronomy? A. Mumbai B. Dehradun C. Kochi D. Hyderabad E. Vishakhapatnam Answer: D 28. Where is the worlds’ first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange launched at? A. Malaysia B. Japan C. Singapore D. China E. Philippines Answer: C 29. Which country has officially launched 5G Service? A. China B. India C. Taiwan D. Japan E. USA Answer: A 30. Union Minister and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that Bamboo Technology Parks would be set up in __________. A. Jammu and Kashmir B. Ladakh C. New Delhi D. Only (A) and (B) E. All the above Answer: D 31. Kolkata International Film Festival is set to begin on November 8. Which is the focus Country of this year’s festival? A. Bhutan B. Nepal C. Malaysia D. Russia E. Germany Answer: E 32. TRAI has fixed the phone call ring time on mobile phones to ____________ A. 30 seconds B. 15 seconds C. 60 seconds D. 45 seconds E. 55 seconds Answer: A ADITYA COLLEGE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMS Santhinagar, KAKINADA, Ph : 0884 2340236. 3 33. Which of the following institute will set up a space technology cell in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization and becomes academic partner of ISRO in various research areas? A. IIT Gandhinagar B. IIT Delhi C. IIT Jodhpur D. IIT Varanasi E. IIT Guwahati Answer: B 34. Name the MD & CEO of Dhanalaxmi Bank who resigned recently? A. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai B. Shyam Srinivasan C. T. Latha D. Salim Gangadharan E. None of these Answer: C 35. Who has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Southern Air Command (SAC). A. Amit Tiwari B. Aadarsh Agarwal C. Siddharth Gupta D. Manish Tiwari E. None of these Answer: A 36. Which city hosted the Global Ayurveda Summit 2019? A. Hyderabad B. Kochi C. New Delhi D. Mumbai E. Chennai Answer: B 37. 7th India-US Economic & Financial partnership meeting was held in New Delhi. Who co-chaired the meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman? A. Steven T Mnuchin B. Mike Pompeo C. John Bolton D. William Barr E. Mark T. Esper Answer: A 38. India to conduct 1st joint military exercise with which country focus on counter-terrorism? A. Turkmenistan B. Tajikistan C. Uzbekistan D. Kazakhstan E. Kyrgyzstan Answer: C 39. Who among these has been included in 10-member athlete ambassadors group for boxers from India for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020? A. Vijender Singh B. M. C. Mary Kom C. Shiva Thapa D. Amit Panghal E. None of these Answer: B 40. Which of the following actors has been selected for the ‘Icon of Golden Jubilee of IFFI’ award? A. Amitabh Bachchan B. Rajinikanth C. Kamal Hasan D. Chiranjeevi E. Mohanlal Answer: B 41. Which is the selected location for the 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership meet that to be held in November? A. India B. Cambodia C. Vietnam D. Singapore E. Thailand Answer: E 42. Coal India limited has targeted to achieve one billion tonne of coal by which year? A. 2022 B. 2024 C. 2025 D. 2028 E. 2030 Answer: B 43. Who will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Jubilee of International Film Festival of India? A. Isabelle Hupert B. Meryl Streep C. Mohanlal D. Rajinikanth E. None of these Answer: A 44. Which country will host the COP 25 climate summit on 2019 December 2-13? A. Chile B. Germany C. Spain D. Poland E. Mexico Answer: C 45. Which neighbouring country of India is suffering from outbreak of ‘African Swine Fever’? A.