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Daily Current Affairs MCQ's with Explanation Daily Current Affairs MCQ’s with Explanation Android APP 20th Nov 2020 Q.1. Which state has recorded the best female sex ratio in the country, according to the 2018 report on “vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System”? किस रा煍य ने "नागररि पंजीिरण प्रणाली िे आधार पर भारत िे मह配वपरणण आंिडे" पर 2018 िी ररपोर्ण िे अनुसार, देश मᴂ सबसे अ楍छा महहला ललंग अनपातु दजण किया है ? (a) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णाचल प्रदेश (b) Nagaland / नागालℂड A (c) Manipur / मणणपुर (d) Assam / असम (e) Sikkim / लसक्किम Ans.1.(a) Exp. Q.2. Vijayanagara has become which state's 31st district recently? ववजयनगर हाल ही मᴂ किस रा煍य िा 31 वां क्जला बन गया है? (a) Tamil Nadu / तलमलनाडु (b) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश (c) Karnataka / िनाणर्ि C (d) Kerala / िेरल (e) Odisha / ओडडशा Ans.2.(c) Exp. Q.3. Which of the following country has recently announced that they will ban sales of new diesel and gasoline cars in 2030? नन륍नललणित मᴂ से किस देश ने हाल ही मᴂ घोषणा िी है कि वे 2030 मᴂ नई डीजल और गैसोलीन िारⴂ िी बबक्री पर प्रनतबंध लगाएंगे? (a) Saudi Arabia / सऊदी अरबबया (b) Japan / जापान E (c) India / भारत (d) USA / यर.एस.ए. (e) United Kingdom / बिर्ेन Ans.3.(e) Exp. The United Kingdom will ban the sale of new cars that run only on fossil fuels in 2030, a move that is designed to phase out polluting vehicles earlier than any other major economy and support the country's recovery from the pandemic. The ban is part of a broader "green industrial revolution" blueprint announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that includes £12 billion ($16 billion) in government investment. The government hopes the private sector will chip in over three times that amount. Q.4. What is the rank of India’s supercomputer Param Siddhi in the list of world’s 500 most powerful supercomputers? दनु नया िे 500 सबसे शक्कतशाली सुपर िं प्यरर्रⴂ िी सरची मᴂ भारत िे सुपर िं प्यरर्र परम लस饍धध िा रℂि कया है? (a) 12th / 12 वााँ (b) 35th / 35 वााँ D (c) 49th / 49 वााँ (d) 63rd / 63 वााँ (e) 89th / 89 वााँ Ans.4.(d) Exp. Indian supercomputer Param Siddhi has achieved 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world. Param Siddhi is the high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at C-DAC. “It is a historical first. India today has one of the largest supercomputer infrastructures in the world and that is evidenced by the ranking that Param Siddhi-AI has received. Q.5. Goldman Sachs has projected India's FY21 GDP to ____________. गो쥍डमैन सैकस ने भारत िे FY21 जीडीपी िा परवाणनमानु ____________ पर लगाया है। (a) -5.1% (b) -7.2% (c) -9.5% D (d) -10.3% (e) -11.6% Ans.5.(d) Exp. Q.6. Which city has been named the best city in the world, according to "World's Best Cities for 2021" list by Vancouver based Resonance Consultancy Ltd? विℂ र वर क्थित रेजोनᴂस िंस쥍र्ᴂसी लललमर्ेड 饍वारा "ववश्व िे 2021 िे ललए सवणश्रेष्ठ शहर" सरची िे अनुसार, किस शहर िो दनु नया िा सबसे अ楍छा शहर िहा गया है? (a) Paris / पेररस (b) Geneva / क्जनेवा D (c) Malaysia / मलेलशया (d) London / लंदन (e) New York / न्यरयॉिण Ans.6.(c) Exp. Q.7. Name the Tennis player who has won the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy for the 6th time, for finishing 2020 as the year-end No. 1 (world number one). उस र्ेननस णिलाडी िा नाम बताइए क्जसने 6 वीं बार एर्ीपी र्र र नंबर 1 ट्रॉफी जीती है , 2020 िो वषण िे अंत नंबर 1 (ववश्व नंबर एि) िे 셂प मᴂ समाप्त िरने िे ललए। (a) Dominic Thiem / डोलमननि धिएम (b) Alexander Zverev / अलेकजᴂडर 煍वेरेव (c) Novak Djokovic / नोवाि जोिोववच (d) Rafael Nadal / राफेल नडाल C (e) Pancho Gonzales / पंचो गⴂजा쥍स Ans.7.(c) Exp. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has given the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy on 15 November 2020, for finishing 2020 as the year-end No. 1 (world number one). With this, he has become the only second player in tennis history, after Pete Sampras, to receive the trophy sixth time. Earlier Djokovic had finished as world number one in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018. Before this, only Pete Sampras has managed to finish six years on top of the rankings which he did between 1993 and 1998. Q.8. Which company has delivered first launch hardware for Gaganyaan mission ahead of schedule? किस िंपनी ने गगनयान लमशन िे ललए पहला लॉन्च हाडणवेयर ननधाणररत समय से पहले हदया है? (a) Tata Motors / र्ार्ा मोर्सण (b) Ashok Leyland / अशोि लेलℂड (c) Mahindra & Mahindra / महहंद्रा एंड महहंद्रा D (d) Larsen & Turbo / लासणन एंड र्बो (e) Defence Research and Development Organisation / रक्षा अनुसधं ान और वविास संगठन Ans.8.(d) Exp. Engineering major Larsen & Toubro on November 17 said it has delivered the first hardware -- a booster segment -- for the Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule. "Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by COVID-19, the Middle segment of the world's third-largest solid propellant rocket booster - 'S-200', has been delivered ahead of schedule with zero-defects. Q.9. Which Small Finance Bank has recently appointed Smriti Mandhana as brand ambassador of its women-centered product ‘Eva’? किस लघु ववत्त बℂि ने हाल ही मᴂ थमनृ त मंधाना िो अपनी महहला िᴂहद्रत उ配पाद 'ईवा' िा िांड एंबेसडर ननयुकत किया है? (a) Jana Small Finance Bank / जना लघु ववत्त बℂि (b) Suryoday Small Finance Bank / सयर ोदय लघु ववत्तDबℂि (c) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank / उ配िषण लघु ववत्त बℂि (d) Equitas Small Finance Bank / इक्कवर्ास लघु ववत्त बℂि (e) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank / उ煍जीवन लघु ववत्त बℂि Ans.9.(d) Exp. Q.10. On which date International Men’s Day is observed every year? अंतराणष्ट्रीय पु셁ष हदवस हर साल किस तारीि िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 18 November / 18नव륍बर (b) 19 November / 19नव륍बर (c) 20 November / 20नव륍बर B (d) 21 November / 21नव륍बर (e) 22 November / 22नव륍बर Ans.10.(b) Exp. The world is celebrating International Men’s Day, which is observed every year on November 19. It celebrates the achievements and contributions of men and boys to the nation, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare. Jerome chose November 19 to honour his father’s birthday and to celebrate how on that date in 1989, Trinidad and Tobago’s football team united the country with their endeavours to qualify for the World Cup. Theme 2020: ‘Better health for men and boys’ Q.11. World Philosophy Day is observed on the __________________ every year. ववश्व दशणनशास्र हदवस हर साल _____________ िो मनाया जाता है। (a) Third Thursday of November / नवंबर िा तीसरा गु셁वार (b) Third Friday of November / नवंबर िा तीसराAशुक्रवार (c) Third Saturday of November / नवंबर िा तीसरा शननवार (d) Third Sunday of November / नवंबर िा तीसरा रवववार (e) Third Monday of November / नवंबर िा तीसरा सोमवार Ans.11.(a) Exp. World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year (19 November in 2020) to strengthen people's commitment to philosophy by fostering philosophical analysis, research, and studies on major contemporary issues. It also raises awareness about the importance of philosophy. World Philosophy Day was first celebrated on November 21, 2002. Q.12. Meghwal who has passed away recently, was a/an _____________. भंवरलाल मेघवाल क्जनिा हाल ही मᴂ ननधन हो गया है, एि _____________ िे। (a) Freedom Fighter / थवतंत्रता सेनानी (b) Politician / राजनीनतज्ञ B (c) Theater Actor / धिएर्र एकर्र (d) Classical singer / शाथत्रीय गायि (e) Journalist / पत्रिार Ans.12.(b) Exp. Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal passed away. The five-time MLA represented the Sujangarh assembly constituency of Churu district of the state. Q.13. Mridula Sinha has passed away recently. She was the first woman Governor of which state? मदृ लु ा लसन्हा िा हाल ही मᴂ ननधन हो गया है। वह किस रा煍य िी पहली महहला रा煍यपाल िीं? (a) Haryana / हररयाणा (b) Rajasthan / राजथिान C (c) Goa / गोवा (d) Assam / असम (e) Andhra Pradesh / आंध्र प्रदेश Ans.13.(c) Exp. Former Goa Governor and BJP leader Mridula Sinha died at AIIMS in Delhi on 18th Nov. President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi were among the prominent personalities to pay tribute to the first woman Governor of Goa. A native of Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Sinha (77) will be remembered for starting cultural events called ‘chaand ke saath’ in the lawns of Governor House. India’s No.1 Online Test Portal Online Test Series BANK RRB NTPC JAIIB CAIIB GIPSA PARA13.2 NISM III EXAMS Visit: test.ambitiousbaba.com Download Ambitious Baba APP 100% Success Guarantee.
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