EXCEL CIVILS ACADEMY DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS Date: 21-11-2020
1. With respect to “Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)”, consider the following statements: 1) It provides for generating gas from municipal waste as well as forest and agri waste. 2) The gas produced at compressed bio-gas plants can be used as fuel to power automobiles. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. The Virtual Court (traffic) and e-Challan project have been recently inaugurated in which of the following north eastern states? a) Nagaland b) Assam c) Sikkim d) Tripura
3. Recently, who among the following has won the 2020 Booker Prize for fiction with his/her debut novel Shuggie Bain? a) Margaret Atwood b) Bernardine Evaristo c) Anna Burns d) Douglas Stuart
4. Seismic Survey Campaign by Oil India Limited will be undertaken in which of the following states? a) Maharashtra b) Tamil Nadu c) Assam d) Odisha
5. With respect to “World Fisheries Day”, consider the following statements: 1) It started in 1950 where “World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers” met at New Delhi leading to formation of “World Fisheries Forum”. 2) It is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the fishing communities to highlight the importance of lives of water creatures to humans. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
6. With respect to ““Awaas Diwas”, consider the following statements: 1) It is celebrated to commemorate the launch of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G). 2) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) aims to provide “Housing for All” by 2022. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. With reference to New Development Bank (NDB), consider the following statements: 1) It is a multilateral development bank to support infrastructure and sustainable development efforts in Asia. 2) It has observer status in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
8. Consider the following statements about the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM): 1) The mission is a combined effort of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the
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Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). 2) Param Siddhi and Pratyush are the two supercomputers developed under the NSM ranking in top 500 computers of the world. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. With reference to Willow Warbler, consider the following statements: 1) Their natural habitat is in Amazon forests. 2) Their status in IUCN Red List is Least Concerned. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
10. With reference Lilavati Award, consider the following statements: 1) It is an innovative education program to empower women. 2) It is launched by the Ministry of Education. 3) The award has been named after a book written by Baudhayana. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
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