Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020
21. The International Court of Justice is based in which country?
[A] United States
[B] United Kingdom
[C] The Netherlands
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [The Netherlands]
Notes:
The United Nations’ apex judicial body, the International Court of Justice is based in The Hague, Netherlands.
Recently, four current members of the court, the judges from Japan, China, Slovakia and Uganda were re-elected and the Germany’s was elected. The 15-member world court seeks to settle disputes between countries.
22. Which Union Ministry has introduced a new incentive scheme to 500 private academies?
[A] Union Defence Ministry
[B] Union Home Ministry
[C] Union Sports Ministry
[D] Union Labour Ministry
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Correct Answer: C [Union Sports Ministry]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Sports has launched an incentive scheme, under which monetary support would be provided to 500 private academies. This would be done under the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years from FY 2020-21.
The private sports academies in India would be ranked based on the quality of coaching, achievement of players, infrastructure availability etc.
23. Which F1 racing driver has clinched Turkish Grand Prix 2020 Championship?
[A] Lewis Hamilton
[B] Charles Leclerc
[C] Max Verstappen
[D] Sebastien Vettel
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Correct Answer: A [Lewis Hamilton]
Notes:
British Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton has recently secured a seventh Formula One world title, after winning the Turkish Grand Prix title.
With this victory, he equalled the record of seventh Formula One world title, with three races of the season remaining. He has become one of the most successful Formula One drivers of all time, as this is also his 94th career win.
24. ‘Department of Investment and Public Asset Management’ has signed an agreement with which organisation, for advisory services?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] World Bank
[D] Asian Development Bank
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Correct Answer: C [World Bank]
Notes:
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has signed an agreement with World Bank.
Under the agreement, World Bank will provide advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization, as per the recent statement of Union Ministry of Finance. DIPAM handles the monetization of non-core assets of government CPSEs under strategic disinvestment of value of ₹100 crore and above.
25. Who has been appointed as the first Chairperson of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub?
[A] Narayana Moorthy
[B] Azim Premji
[C] Ratan Tata
[D] Kris Gopalakrishnan
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Correct Answer: D [Kris Gopalakrishnan]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Kris Gopalakrishnan as the first Chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). He is the co-founder of IT major Infosys.
Earlier in the month of August 2020, RBI had announced the setting up of Innovation Hub to promote innovation IN the financial sector.
26. Which Indian personality has been named as the state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Sonu Sood
[C] Sushant Singh Rajput
[D] Ranveer Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Sonu Sood]
Notes:
Famous Actor Sonu Sood has been recently named as state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Election Commission has honoured the actor with the title, after he earned appreciation from across the country for his work to help the migrant labourers during the nation-wide lockdown. His auto-biography is also to be released with the title of “I Am No Messiah.”
27. Which private bank has been placed under moratorium with a cap in deposit withdrawals, by the Reserve Bank of India?
[A] Lakshmi Vilas Bank
[B] Karur Vysya Bank
[C] Ratnakar Bank
[D] Dhanlaxmi Bank
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Correct Answer: A [Lakshmi Vilas Bank]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India has placed Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) under moratorium and has capped its deposit withdrawals.
The RBI has also proposed to amalgamate the bank with DBS Bank India. This decision followed the steep deterioration of the financial position of LVB over the past three years. Due to the rise in bad loans and provisions, the bank has been witnessing heavy loans.
28. What is the name of India’s Super computer, which is placed among the top 500 world’s most powerful non-distributed computer systems?
[A] Param Siddhi
[B] Param Shivay
[C] Param Shakti
[D] Adi Shakti
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Correct Answer: A [Param Siddhi]
Notes:
India’s Artificial Intelligence supercomputer Param Siddhi has been placed at the 63rd rank among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.
The high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer has been established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
29. Which country has announced that it would reduce the number of armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq?
[A] Russia
[B] United States
[C] China
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
The United States has announced to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each by January 15 next year.
This critical decision has been announced by the Acting US Defence Secretary Christopher C Miller, in line with the incumbent President Donald Trump’s campaign promise. However, the move was immediately opposed by the Opposition Democratic Party.
30. Which state is to establish India’s first Green Energy Convergence Project?
[A] Kerala
[B] Odisha
[C] Goa
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Goa]
Notes:
India’s first convergence project to generate green energy is to be launched in the state of Goa. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a MoU regarding the project.
Apart from implementation of decentralized solar energy projects, EESL shall also replace over 6000 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and distribute over 16 Lakh LED bulbs for rural households.
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