Current Affairs Quiz- November, 2019
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21. Which country has assumed the Chairship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for 2019-2021?
[A] Israel
[B] UAE
[C] India
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [UAE]
Notes:
The 19th IOCR-COM (Council of Ministers) meeting was held in Abu Dhabi under the theme of “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean” from 5-7 November 2019. In it, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) assumed the Chairship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for 2019-2021. IORA is the most innovative, unique and broad-based platform for inter-regional partnership, connecting through the seas the world’s most dynamic regions of South, South-East and West Asia, Oceania and Africa. India is the largest contributor to the IORA Special Fund. Recently, it made a fresh contribution of $1 million to the fund.
22. The Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan has started in which city?
[A] Shimla
[B] Pune
[C] Ranchi
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
The Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan has started in New Delhi on 9th of November 2019. Thousands of Sanskrit lovers from 17 countries are attending the 3-day mega event.
23. Ramakant Gundecha, who passed away recently, was the renowned maestro of which classical Hindustani musical form?
[A] Dhrupad
[B] Khyal
[C] Tarana
[D] Ghazal
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Correct Answer: A [Dhrupad ]
Notes:
Ramakant Gundecha (56), the Padma Shri-awardee Dhrupad vocalist, has passed away in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 9th November 2019. He was the younger one among the famous Gundecha brothers (Umakant-Ramakan).They were the founders of the Gurukul Drupad Sansthan in Bhopal.
24. The 50th WEF annual Meeting 2020 is being held in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Paris
[C] Davos
[D] New York
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Correct Answer: C [Davos ]
Notes:
In Switzerland, the 50th anniversary of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is being held in Davos in January. Over 100 Indian CEOs, several political leaders and many Bollywood stars are expected to participate in the meeting. The annual meeting of rich and powerful from across the world is expected to be even a bigger affair this time because it would be its 50th anniversary.
25. What is the theme of 2019 edition of International Day of Radiology (IDoR) ?
[A] Cardiac Imaging
[B] Sports Imaging
[C] Emergency Imaging
[D] Brain Imaging
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Correct Answer: B [Sports Imaging]
Notes:
The International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is observed every year on 8th of November to promote the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare. The day coincides with the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays. The 2019 theme ‘Sports Imaging’ , focuses on musculoskeletal radiology which plays a crucial role of imaging in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of sports injuries.
26. On which date, the 2019 edition of Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated in India?
[A] November 13
[B] November 11
[C] November 12
[D] November 10
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Correct Answer: C [November 12]
Notes:
The Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated every year on 12th of November to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio (AIR – Delhi) in 1947. The Father of the Nation addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after partition.
27. Which state government has decided to institute Suraj award to promote organ donation?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: D [Odisha ]
Notes:
To encourage organ donation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an annual award in the name of Suraj Sethi, whose organs were transplanted in six persons following hisdeath in a road accident on October 29.He was a resident of Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district & was working at Surat.
28. Which state government has launched e-Ganna App for sugarcane farmers?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a dedicated web portal and a mobile application “e-Ganna App” for sugarcane farmers of the state. Now, the ane supply slip will be issued to the farmers by sugar mills online. The portal and the App will ensure transparency in the process of getting slips, and facilitate sugarcane supply by farmers to mills and check irregularities. It will also help in eradicating cane mafia and middleman and strengthen cane development societies.
29. Which Indian scholar has won the 2019 BRICS-Young Innovator Prize?
[A] Sunil Rajput
[B] Ravi Prakash
[C] Laxmi Jain
[D] Deepankar Kumar
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Correct Answer: B [Ravi Prakash]
Notes:
Ravi Prakash, a PhD scholar of ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI- Bengaluru), has won the $25,000 BRICS-Young Innovator Prize for inventing an affordable indigenous milk chilling unit for smaller and marginal rural dairy farmers. Prakash was a part of 21-member delegation sent to Brazil by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for the 4th BRICS-Young Scientist Forum (YSF- 2019).
30. The first ever international buyer seller meet on agriculture and horticulture produce has started in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
The first-ever international buyer seller meet on agriculture and horticulture produce has started at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Union Ministry of Agriculture, this event is part of the initiative of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to bring the North-Eastern states of India on the export map.The 10 International buyers from 7 countries of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, UAE, Sultanate of Oman and Greece participated in the meet and interacted with exporters.
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