Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021
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21. What is the name of the fourth Scorpene Submarine recently delivered by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to the Indian Navy?
[A] INS Vela
[B] INS Veera
[C] INS Bomman
[D] INS Vijay
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Correct Answer: A [INS Vela]
Notes:
The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) delivered the fourth Scorpene Submarine of Project P-71 to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS Vela.
MDL had earlier delivered three similar submarines named Kalvari, Khanderi, and Karanja. The fifth submarine in the series, Vagir, was launched in November 2020 while the sixth one is in the advanced stage of outfitting.
22. Daniel Ortega won the fourth consecutive presidential term in which country?
[A] Nicaragua
[B] Syria
[C] Fiji
[D] Marshall Islands
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Correct Answer: A [Nicaragua]
Notes:
Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term in elections held in Nicaragua. This also happens to his fifth overall term.
According to official partial results from the country’s Supreme Electoral Council, Ortega had 75% of votes with ballots in 49% of polling stations counted. Most of the opponents were said to be detained or jailed.
23. Which country’s Army Chief was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army recently?
[A] Nepal
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Bhutan
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Correct Answer: A [Nepal]
Notes:
Nepal Army Chief General Prabhu Ram Sharma was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army by President Ram Nath Kovind.
It is a customary practice by the two countries to confer the honorary rank of General on each other’s Army Chiefs. Gen. Sharma took over as the Chief of the Army Staff in September 2021. He is also a graduate of the National Defence College in India.
24. Which Indian state has approved the Protection and Regularization of Contractual Employees Bill-2021?
[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Sikkim
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: A [Punjab]
Notes:
The Punjab Cabinet recently approved a bill for regularisation of services of 36,000 employees who were working on contract, ad hoc, daily wages and temporary basis in various government departments.
The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, gave nod to the Punjab Protection and Regularization of Contractual Employees Bill-2021 for regularisation of the services of contract employees.
25. Which is the 101st country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] India
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: D [USA]
Notes:
The United States of America (USA) has become the 101st country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This announcement was made by the US at the UNFCCC COP26.
The International Solar Alliance is an intergovernmental alliance initiated by India which is headquartered at Gurugram. It was founded in the year 2015.
26. “Retail Direct Scheme” and “Integrated Ombudsman Scheme” have been launched by which organisation?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
[C] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
[D] Securities and Exchange Board of India
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Correct Answer: A [Reserve Bank of India]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India’s “Retail Direct Scheme” and “Integrated Ombudsman Scheme” has been launched and dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Under the Retail Direct Scheme, retail investors can buy and sell government securities online. The Integrated Ombudsman Scheme helps improve the grievance redressal mechanism on customer complaints.
27. Which country is set to host the UN climate change conference COP27 in 2022?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] Egypt
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Correct Answer: D [Egypt]
Notes:
The United Nation Climate Change conference – Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP) 27 would be hosted by Egypt in the year 2022 and the COP 28 would be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2023.
The COP is the decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Convention has 197 Parties and is striving to achieve the goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
28. Parker Solar Probe, which was seen in the news recently, was launched by which country?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
NASA’s fastest spacecraft ever flown – the Parker Solar Probe was launched in the year 2018 to investigate the sun. This spacecraft has gotten closer to the sun than any other missions. The craft has been designed to move at a very high speed and withstand very high temperatures.
Recently, it has been found that hypervelocity dust impacts have led to plasma explosions on Parker Solar Probe.
29. The first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility has been inaugurated in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Karnataka
[C] Goa
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Union Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow.
The facility is run by Aerolloy Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC industries. It will manufacture parts for Aircraft Engines, Helicopter Engines, and structural parts for aircrafts, UAV, Submarines, Artillery Guns, Space Launch Vehicles and Strategy Systems etc.
30. The Government passed Ordinances extending the tenures of CBI and ED chiefs up to how many years?
[A] Four
[B] Five
[C] Six
[D] Seven
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Correct Answer: B [Five]
Notes:
The Government passed two Ordinances extending the tenures of the Chiefs of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to up to five years.
The chiefs of the two central agencies currently have two-year tenure. With the Ordinance, the current ED chief S K Mishra, who is already on an extension, would continue as a Chief. The chiefs of the top agencies can be given extensions every year for up to three years after they complete the two-year term
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