Correct Answer: Jyoti Sharma

Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma has been appointed as Indian Army’s first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission. She will be appointed as the military legal expert with the Government of Seychelles.

Correct Answer: 5.6%

 Moody’s Investors Service cut India’s economic growth forecast for current year to 5.6% from 5.8% estimate earlier, saying GDP slowdown is lasting longer than previously expected.

Correct Answer: Odisha

A two-day preparatory meeting for the 2^nd BIMSTECH Disaster Management Exercise-2020 was held in Puri, Odisha. The second 7 Nations BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise 2020 is scheduled to be held in Puri and Konark in the month of February next year, where all seven nations- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri-Lanka and Thailand will participate.

Correct Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

In a bid to boost poultry farming in Kashmir, the scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology have imported Turkey to distribute among farmers and train them in its farming.

The move is likely to increase employment in the region after the farmers will start Turkey bird farming.

Correct Answer: Mathematician

Vashisththa Naryan Singh died recently was a famous Mathematician. He was born on April 2, 1942 in Basantpur village of Bhojpur District in Bihar. He graduated from Patna Science College. Singh received his Ph D on Cycle Vector Space Theory in the United States of America. He also worked for a brief period in NASA.

Correct Answer: Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accepted Prime Minister Narendera Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Repulic day celebration next year. Narendra Modi, is in Brazil for the 11^th BRICS summit.

Correct Answer: Both 1 & 2

14^th November is celebrated as birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the former Prime Minister of the country and this day is also celebrated as Children’s Day.

Correct Answer: 14^th November

World Diabetes Day is observed on 14^th November every year. Theme for this year is ‘Family and Diabetes’. IDF is raising awareness of the impact that diabetes has on the family and support network of those affected, and promoting the role of the family in the management, care, prevention and education of diabetes.

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh government has launched a dedicated web portal and a mobile app e-Ganna for sugarcane farmers of the state. This web portal and mobile will help farmers in getting cane supply slip online and eradicating cane mafia and middlemen.

Correct Answer: Muhammed Raffiq

Justice Muhammad Raffiq has sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office to him at the Raj Bhawan in the presence of CM Conrad K Sangma, his cabinet and senior officials. Justice Raffiq succeeded Ajay Kumar Mittal who is now the Chief Justice of MP High Court.

Correct Answer: MELPL

Indian Railways has entered into procurement cum maintenance agreement with Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL) as part of largest Foreign Direct Investment project of Indian Railways. MELPL is a joint venture of Indian Railways and M/s Alstom a French company.

Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagamohan Reddy launched “Mana Badi Nadu Nedu” (Our school then and now) programme on the eve of Children’s Day, whereby, the state government will provide Rs. 12,000 crores for infrastructure development in schools.

Correct Answer: India

India will host a BRICS Digital Health Summit on innovative solutions to a healthy lifestyle that will seek to integrate digital technology with healthcare informatics and diagnostics. .

Correct Answer: Telangana

Telangana’s first ‘Child-friendly’ police station was inaugurated on Thursday at the Rachakonda Medipally station by D Ishan, a 7 year old survivor of a lifetime disease who had wished to become the Police Commissioner for a day.