Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 12, 2020 – GKToday

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 12, 2020

1. As per the recent statement from the UN, 9 million people are at risk of displacement in which country?

[A] Azerbaijan
[B] Armenia
[C] Ethiopia
[D] United States

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Correct Answer: C [Ethiopia]
Notes:
United Nations has recently warned that around nine million people are at the risk of displacement in Ethiopia.
As per the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA report, about 6 lakh people depend on food aid. Due to the declaration of emergency by the Ethiopian government, there was blockage in food and other aid.
2. Who is the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC)?

[A] Ramesh Chand
[B] Ajay Narayan Jha
[C] N K Singh
[D] Ashok Lahiri

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Correct Answer: C [N K Singh]
Notes:
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) led by the Chairman N K Singh has recently submitted its Report to President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Last year, the Commission submitted its report with recommendations for the year 2020-21 and it was accepted and tabled in the Parliament. Now, the Commission has submitted recommendations for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
3. ‘(Atal Innovation Mission) AIM-Sirius Innovation Programme’ has been launched for the students of India and which country?

[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] Thailand
[D] South Korea

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Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
Russia’s SIRIUS and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has recently launched ‘AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0’.
It is a 14-day virtual programme for Indian and Russian schoolchildren. It is also the first Indo-Russian bilateral youth innovation initiative, which envisages to develop technological solutions for both countries.
4. Sarnath Light and Sound show has been inaugurated recently by the Prime Minister in which state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Bihar

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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated several development projects in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, via video conferencing.
The development projects include Sarnath Light and Sound show, infrastructure facilities for protection and conservation of cows, Varanasi city smart lighting work among others.
5. The model of anti-satellite missile system, that was seen in news, has been inaugurated in which city?

[A] Kolkata
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Panaji

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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated a model of the anti-satellite missile system.
The model, which is seen as a symbol of national technological advancement, has been inaugurated at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) headquarters in New Delhi. In 2019, DRDO conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’.

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