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Q: President Ram Nath Kovind
addressed the annual convocation of Vishwa Bharti University in Shantiniketan
in West Bengal. Who is the founder of Vishwa Bharti University?
Dada
Bhai Naroji
Bhim
Rao Ambedkar
Ravinder
Nath Tagore
Dayanand
Saraswati
Correct Answer: Ravinder Nath Tagore
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the annual convocation of Vishwa Bharati University in Shantiniketan in West Bengal. Vishwa Bharati University was founded by Ravindra Nath Tagore in 1921. Ravinder Nath Tagore was the first Asian to get Noble Prize in 1913. He got Noble Prize for Literature.
Q. Who has become the first Indian
bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international?
1. Yuzvendra Chahal
2. Deepak
Chahar
3. Ravinder Jadeja
4. Kurnal Pandya
Correct Answer: Deepak Chahar
Deepak
Chahar has become first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international.
Chahar ended the match with figures of 3.2 over 6 wickets 7 runs against
Bangladesh at VCA stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra. Deepak Chahar recorded best ever
T20 international figures he went past Sri-Lanka’s Ajanta Mendis.
Q. Who is the longest serving British Indian M.P. who announced retirement recently?
1. Keith Vaz
2. Harminder Singh
3. Tanman Jeet Dhesi
4. Nus Ghani
Correct Answer: Keith Vaz
Britain’s
longest serving Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz announced his retirement from the
parliament. The 62 year old was found to have “ expressed a willingness” to
purchase cocaine for others during an encounter with male prostitutes.
Q. Who has become the new Chief
Justice of Patna High court?
1. A.P Shai
2. Sanjay Karol
3. B. Subermaniam
4. Ravi Shankar Jha
Answer: Sanjay Karol
Justice Sanjay Karol has sworn in as new Chief Justice of
Patna High Court. Justice Karol Succeeded Justice AP Sahi who has been
transferred the Madras High court. Karol was earlier the Chief Justice of
Tripura High court.
Q. Who has become the new Chief
Justice of Madras High court?
1. Sanjay
Karol
2. S. Mani Kumar
3. A.P Shai
4. Akhil Kureshi
Correct Answer: A.P Shai
Justice AP Shai was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High court. The office was administrated to the Chief Justice by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Edapaddi Palaniswami and Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal were also present along with other Ministers.
Q. Evo Morales announced his
resignation amid growing opposition after an International Audit found serious
irregularities in recent elections. He belongs to which country?
` 1. South Sudan
2. Bolivia
3. Turkey
4. Peru
Correct Answer: Bolivia
Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned after nearly 14 years in power. Auditors found irregularities in recent elections.
Capital of Bolivia is Sucre and currency of Bolivia is Bolivian boliviano.
Q. Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ has hit the
coastal area of Indian state West Bengal. Which country gave name ‘Bulbul’ to
this cyclone?
1. Bangladesh
2. Pakistan
3. Myanmar
4. India
Correct Answer: Pakistan
Cyclone
‘Bulbul’ hit the coast at Sunderbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest which
straddles Bangladesh and India, and is home to endangered species including
Bengal tigers and Irrawaddy dolphins. Name ‘Bulbul’ is given by Pakistan to
this cyclone.
Q. Which Indian state has decided to
convert its Telugu medium schools into English medium schools?
1. Telangana
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Tamilnadu
4. Karnataka
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh government has decided to implement English medium in government schools till sixth class. Chief Minister YS Jagmohan Reddy took the decision to introduce English medium in government schools from class 1 to 6th class. Telugu will continue to be a compulsory subject for all classes.
Q. According to Sample Registration System
(SRS) report Maternal Mortality Rate in India has declined by 6.15%. Which
state was registered with the highest MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate)?
1. Bihar
2. Assam
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand
Correct Answer: Assam
Sample Registration System Report highlighted that MMR has decreased by 6.15% as compared to the previous survey 2014-16. The report found the number of MMR per lakh live births.
Assam (229) was registered with the highest MMR while Kerala (42) was at lowest.
Q. Which day is celebrated as
National Education Day in India?
1. 9th November
2. 5th September
3. 11th November
4. 10th November
Correct Answer: 11th
November
The National
Education Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Independent India’s
first Education Minister, freedom fighter, Scholar and eminent educationist
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad. He was the visionary behind India’s premier
institutes- the IITs, IISc and school of Architecture and planning. He was also
responsible for setting up of apex bodies such as AICTE and UGC.
Q. The Ministry of Home Affairs has
stripped which writer of his overseas citizen of Indian (OCI) card?
1. Tarek Fatah
2. Nirav Modi
3. Aatish Taseer
4. Taslima Nasrin
Correct Answer: Aatish Taseer
The Ministry of Home Affairs has revoked British born writer Aatish Taseer’s OCI card for concealing key information. MHA claimed that Taseer hid the fact that his late father was of Pakistani origin.
Q. Who inaugurated the India Pavilion along with CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Company (ADNOC) Sultan Al Jaber at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum exhibition and conference in UAE?
1. Rajnath Singh
2. Dharmender Pradhan
3. Smriti Irani
4. S. Jayshankar
Correct Answer: Dharmender Pradhan
Union
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmender Pradhan inaugurated the India
Pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.
The India Pavilion has been set up by the Federation of Indian Petroleum
Industry, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons and Confederation of Indian
Industry.
Q. Who has become the youngest Indian Cricketer to score a half century in International Cricket match?
1. Prithvi Shaw
2. Smriti Mandhana
3. Harmanpreet Kaur
4. Shafali Verma
Correct Answer: Shafali Verma
Fifteen year old Shafali Verma became the youngest Indian Cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket. Her 49 ball 73 runs in the first T20 international against West Indies surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s 30 year old record.
Q. Where was the Def-Connect in
November 2019 organized by the defence ministry to showcase the accomplishments
of the innovations for Defence Excellence Initiative (iDEX)?
Mumbai
New
Delhi
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Correct Answer: New Delhi
Defence
ministry organized Def-Connect in New Delhi on 11th November 2019 to
showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
initiative. Defence minister Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest of the event.
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