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Q. Who has become the first Indian to be a board member of New
York’s Metropolitan Museum?
Kiran Manjumdar
Priyanka Chopra
Nita Ambani
Kiran Bedi
Correct Answer: Nita Ambani
Businesswoman Nita Ambani has been
elected to the board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She is
the first Indian to be honoured with the role of a trustee in the Museum’s 149
year history.
Q. Where will the 39th India International Trade Fair
2019 be held?
New Delhi
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Chandigarh
Correct Answer: New Delhi
39th edition of India
International Trade Fair 2019 will be inaugurated by Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. Theme of 39th
IITF is ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Theme is inspired by India’s achievement of
rising up to 63rd rank on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business
index from 142nd rank in 2014.
Q. Which office will be now covered under RTI Act 2005 according to
Supreme Court judgement?
President’s Office
Prime Minister’s Office
CJI’s Office
Home Ministry’s Office
Correct Answer: CJI’s Office (Chief Justice of India)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the office of Chief
Justice of India is a “public authority” and comes under the ambit of Right to
Information Act. 2005 while also adding that the transparency only strengthens
the judicial independence. A five-judge bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
delivered its judgment.
Q.
Nicholas Pooran was suspended by ICC for four matches for ball tampering. Which
country does he belong to?
South Africa
Sri-Lanka
West Indies
England
Correct Answer: West Indies
Nicholas Pooran of West Indies was
slapped with a four match suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
for breaching level 3 of its Code of Conduct. Pooran was charged with violation
Article 2.14 of the code, which related to changing the condition of the ball.
Headquarter of ICC is in Dubai, UAE.
Q. Which country has won the first prize at BRICS Young Scientist
forum’s conclave in Brazil?
Russia
India
South Africa
China
Correct Answer: India
India has received the first prize
at BRICS Young Scientist forum’s conclave in Brazil. The 4th
conclave was held in Brazil from 6-8 November. Ravi Prakash, who is a PhD
scholar from Indian Council of Agriculture Research-National Dairy Research
Institute, has bagged the first position for inventing an affordable
indigenously designed milk chilling unit for small to marginal rural dairy
farmers.
Q. Supreme Court has upheld the disqualification of 17 MLA’s of
which state Legislative Assembly?
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Tamilnadu
Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Karnataka
The Supreme Court allowed the 17
rebel Congress-JDS MLAs to contest upcoming Assembly by-polls in Karnataka and
said that they cannot hold any post till they are re-elected.
Q. Who has won three Gold Medals at Asian Shooting Championship?
Apurvi Chandela
Dhanush Srikanth
Deepa Kumari
Manu Bhakar
Correct Answer: Dhanush Srikanth
Indian Shooter Dhanush Srikanth
bagged three Gold Medals in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Asian
Shooting Championships in Doha (Qatar). The debutant won the medal in junior
men’s 10m air rifle individual, mixed-gender and team events.
Q. Which country’s Air Force has attacked Gaza strip in response of
around 200 rockets attack.
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Turkey
Correct Answer: Israel
Israel was attacked with over 200
rockets from militants in the Gaza strip on November12. The rocket barrage came
after Israel confirmed the killing of top Islamic Jihad leader, Bahaa Abu
al-Ata in an Air raid at his in Gaza city.
Q. Which State Government has added Gurudwara Kartarpur in Pakistan
in its ambitious scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Scheme’?
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
The Madhaya Pradesh government on Wednesday included
Gurdwara Durbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan in its ambitious scheme, which
sponsors a pilgrimage for the people of the state. An order to add the holy
Sikh shrine in the Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Scheme was issued by the Spiritual
Department of the state.
Q.
Which Indian has been named in Time magazine 100 next list?
Marry Kom
Priyana Chopra
Nirmala Sitaraman
Dutee Chand
Correct Answer: Dutee Chand
Time magazine has named Indian
athlete Dutee Chand to its first ever Time 100 Next, a new expansion of the
Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. The list highlights
100 rising starts who are shaping the future of business, entertainment,
sports, politics, health, science and activism.
Q. Which Company has won ASSOCHAM Award for best women empowerment
initiatives?
TATA Steel
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
Larson and Turbo
Reliance
Correct Answer: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
Jindal Steel
& Power Ltd. (JSPL) has been
honoured with the Women Achievers Award by the Associated Chamber of Commerce
& Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) for best women empowerment initiatives.
JSPL’s Managing Director VR Sharma received the award from Union Minister for
Women & Child Development Smriti Irani during Women Leadership & Women
Empowerment Summit held at New Delhi on November 13.
Q. What is the revised GDP growth rate of India estimated by the
economic research team of SBI for financial year 2019-20?
6%
5.7%
5.2%
5%
Correct Answer: 5%
The economic research team from the
SBI has revised India’s GDP growth rate to 5% from its earlier 6.1% for
financial year 2019-20. Main reason behind revised rate was continuous global
slowdown in the index of industrial production.
Q. Where will be the second round of the 2+2 dialogue between India
and US held?
New Delhi
Washington DC
Mumbai
New York
Correct Answer: Washington DC
The second round of the 2+2 dialogue
between India and the United States will take place on 18th December
in Washington DC. Foreign and the defence ministers of the US and India will
meet to discuss the strategic and security interests of both nations. The first
round of the meeting on the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in New Delhi in
September 2018.
Q. Where was the joint military exercise ‘Shakti’ between India and
France held?
Pithoragarh
Arunachal Pradesh
Bikaner
Vishakhapatnam
Correct Answer: Bikaner
The joint
military exercise ‘SHAKTI-2019’ between the armies of India and France was held
at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The ceremony was reviewed
by Brigadier General Jean Christoper Bechon, Commandant 6th Light
Armoured Brigade, French Army and Major General Inderjit Singh, General Officer
Commanding, Gandiv Division of Sapta Shakti Command.
Q. Which country will host the 19th council of heads of
government of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) in 2020?
Russia
China
South Africa
India
Correct Answer: India
India will host the 19th
council of heads of government of the SCO in 2020 in New Delhi. SCO has its
headquarter in Beijing China. India and Pakistan were admitted as full time
members in 2017.