Weekly MCQs 27th November to 4th December Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News
➢ QS Asia University Rankings 2021: For the continent’s best higher education institutions
▪ The top-10 list doesn’t feature any Indian university. The top three Indian universities to feature on the Asia Rankings are IIT Bombay (Rank 47), IIT Delhi (Rank 50), and IIT Madras (Rank 56).
▪ A total of 107 Indian institutes made it to the overall QS Asia Rankings. Of them, 7 bagged a spot in the top 100. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News
➢ QS Asia University Rankings 2021: For the continent’s best higher education institutions
➢ Top 5 University
▪ Rank 1:National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore ▪ Rank 2: Tsinghua University, China (Mainland) ▪ Rank 3: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore ▪ Rank 4: University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong SAR ▪ Rank 5: Zhejiang University, China (Mainland) Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News
➢ Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020: By Institute for Economics & Peace, is a global think tank headquartered in Sydney, Australia
▪ India has been ranked at 8th spot globally in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019. ▪ With a score of 9.592, Afghanistan has topped the index as the worst terror impacted nation among the 163 countries. ▪ It is followed by Iraq (8.682) and Nigeria (8.314) at second and third place respectively. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International News
➢ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern declared a climate emergency, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of future generations.
➢ NZ is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. NZ aims to generate all energy from renewable sources by 2035.
➢ Britain became the first in the world to declare a climate emergency Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live ➢ International News (Appointment)
❑ PM Jacinda Ardern names ‘incredibly diverse’ New Zealand cabinet
▪ Former Finance Minister Grant Robertson was named deputy prime minister, the first openly gay person to hold the position. He also retains the finance portfolio
▪ Women and the Maori community were also strongly represented in the 20- member cabinet, including new Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, who has a “moko kauae” – a traditional Maori tattoo on her chin. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live ➢ International News (Appointment)
❑ Priyanka Radhakrishnan (Kerala) of labour party is given charge as the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for Youth, Minister of Community and Voluntary Sector and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment.
▪ New Zealand Capital: Wellington ▪ Currency: Dollar Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News
▪ Cyclone Burevi is set to cause torrential downpour over southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as the fifth cyclone of the North Indian Ocean approaches the southern tip of the country.
▪ Burevi is a name suggested by the Maldives, as per the cyclone naming guidelines set by the World Meteorological Organisation
▪ Cyclone Nivar drenched several parts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live ▪ Tropical Storm “Cristobal”: Louisiana, Mississippi Coasts. (US) ▪ Tropical storm Amanda: El Salvador & Guatemala ▪ Cyclone Nisarga: Maharashtra, Gujarat ▪ Cyclone Amphan: West Bengal and Odisha ▪ Cyclone Maha: The Cyclone Maha in the Arabian Sea has crossed Lakshadweep. ▪ Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’: Bangladesh and West Bengal ▪ Cyclone Kyaar: South Gujarat, Saurashtra (cyclonic storm “Kyaar” hovering over the Arabian Sea.) ▪ Typhoon hagibis: Japan ▪ Cyclone Nivar: Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh. ▪ Cyclone Nivar – Tamil Nadu Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News
▪ Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched India’s first indigenously developed ‘100 Octane premium petrol
▪ The high octane premium grade petrol will be marketed under the brand ‘XP-100’.
▪ It has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at its Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh.
▪ Chairman of IOCL: Shrikant Madhav Vaidya Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News
▪ XP-100 will be made available in phased manner across the country and in the first phase, it will be made available in 10 cities.
▪ The cities are Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.
▪ Till date, such quality of fuel is available only in six countries including USA, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia and Israel. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News
▪ Education Ministry set up a task force for preparing a roadmap on imparting technical education under the chairmanship of Secretary of Higher Education Amit Khare.
▪ The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Education Minister, Ramesh Nishank
▪ IITs & NITs to offer courses in mother tongue from next year. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live State in News
▪ Jharkhand police prepares handbook titled ‘Cyber Security Awareness Handbook’ to educate people on cybercrime
▪ In its multi-layered drive to curb cybercrime, the Jharkhand police launched a 36-page handbook on various types of cyber incidents and measures to prevent them. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live State in News
▪ Karnataka, laid the foundation stone for a 11.5 megawatt power plant based on municipal waste in Bidadi, a town in Bengaluru.
▪ Set up by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and will help in converting 600 tonnes of municipal waste into 11.5 megawatt energy.
▪ The power plant project is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 260 crore and is likely to be operational by 2022. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Banking News
▪ India’s digital financial services platform Paytm partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to empower MSMEs with instant digital loans.
▪ This is the first lending partnership for Paytm with a small finance bank to help merchants get loans seamlessly.
▪ Loans to be disbursed to over ₹ 1 Lakh small businesses. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Banking News
▪ NABARD and SBI sign MoU to extend concessional refinance facility
▪ Karnataka regional office of NABARD & State Bank of India signed an MoU to extend concessional refinance facility to beneficiaries of watershed development & tribal development projects.
▪ It aims to benefit 45000 beneficiaries from 260 FPOs in 28 districts. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Sports News
▪ India captain Virat Kohli on 2nd Dec became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs, breaking a record held by legendary compatriot Sachin Tendulkar.
▪ Kohli reached the milestone during the third and final match against Australia here. Kohli, who needed 23 runs for the landmark coming into the match, touched the figure in his 242nd innings.
▪ In comparison, it took Tendulkar 300 innings to get there. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Who is the author of the book “On the Move: My Journey as a Relentless Entrepreneur”? “ऑन द मूव: माई जनी एज ए रिलᴂटलेस एंटिप्रेꅍयोि” पुतक के लेखक कौन हℂ? a) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw b) Roshni Nadar c) Hari Khemka d) Chanda Kochhar e) Narayana Murthy Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Important Days
▪ International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on December 3. ▪ The IDPWD day was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly.
▪ Aim: to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
▪ 2020 theme: ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’ Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live
Static GK 5 Question Question. Which stadium renamed in the honor of the former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma. a) Barabati Stadium b) Sector 42 Stadium c) Ekana Cricket Stadium d) Dikki Bandi stadium e) Mela Ground
• Meghalaya Cabinet decided to rename the Dikki Bandi stadium in Tura town after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma. Question. In these of the following which is the largest stadium ? a) Eden Garden b) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan c) Green Park d) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium e) Greenfield International Stadium
• Current Capacity: 85,000 Question. Which is the largest indoor stadium in India ? a) Indira Gandhi Sports Stadium : Puducherry b) Indira Gandhi Arena : New Delhi : 14,000 c) Netaji Indoor Stadium : Kolkata d) Yamuna Sports Complex : New Delhi e) Jaypee Integrated Sports Complex : Noida Question. Which is the Oldest stadium in India ? a) Eden Garden b) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan c) Green Park d) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium e) Greenfield International Stadium
• The stadium designed during 1841 and the name ‘Eden Gardens’ was chosen after the name of a very old park. • From 1864, this stadium got consideration as the First Cricket Stadium of India, made up by the British. Lord Auckland was the ‘Governor General of India’, Question. Which stadium renamed in the honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, now known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium a) Feroz Shah Kotla : Arun Jaitley b) Ekana Cricket Stadium c) Dikki Bandi stadium d) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan e) Green Park