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Current Affairs Nov-2020

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221. Which state has announced to withdraw general consent to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

A
Gujarat

B
Tamil Nadu

C
Punjab

D
Haryana

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Correct Answer : C [Punjab]

Explaination : [Punjab has become the latest state to withdraw general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases. After this resolution, the CBI has to seek permission from the state government to probe every case. As per the related act, all states except Delhi and the Union Territories have the discretion to give their consent to the CBI to probe in the state.]

222. Which state/UT is to constitute Anti-electrocution cells to protect wild elephants?

A
Madhya Pradesh

B
West Bengal

C
Gujarat

D
Assam

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Correct Answer : B [West Bengal]

Explaination : [The West Bengal government has planned to constitute anti-electrocution cells to protect wild elephants in the state. These multi-departmental cells will have members including those from the Forest Directorate, Electricity Department, District Administration and Police along with the Local Panchayat members. It was also decided to alter the high-tension lines and electric poles to avoid hurting the animals.]

223. What amount of grant is announced by the Finance Minister for COVID vaccine research?

A
Rs 500 Crore

B
Rs 750 Crore

C
Rs 900 Crore

D
Rs 1200 Crore

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Correct Answer : C [Rs 900 Crore]

Explaination : [Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently announced a grant of Rs 900 crore for research and development of COVID-19 vaccine. The grant has been announced to the Department of Biotechnology for the vaccine research. The grant is provided for Covid Suraksha mission. The actual cost of vaccine and distribution expenses will be announced later.]

224. Which economic measure of India grew positively by 0.2%, after 6-month contraction?

A
Index of Industrial Production

B
Consumer Price Index

C
Wholesale Price Index

D
Producer Price Index

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Correct Answer : A [Index of Industrial Production]

Explaination : [India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has grown by 0.2 per cent in September on a year on year basis. After continuous contraction of six months, IIP has entered into the positive side of growth. During the month of August, a 7.36 per cent contraction was recorded. Recovery in consumer goods, electricity and mining sectors was noted.]

225. PUBG Corporation has made an announcement of relaunch in which country?

B
India

C
Brazil

D
China

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Correct Answer : B [India]

Explaination : [The gaming company PUBG Corporation has recently made an announcement to relaunch the game with a version specially created for India. The company has also planned for setting up an Indian subsidiary with an investment of USD 100 million. The Indian arm would hire over 100 IT professionals specialised in business, e-sports and game development.]

226. Djibouti, to which India has provided 50 Metric Tons of food aid, is located in which continent?

A
Asia

B
Africa

C
Europe

D
South America

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Correct Answer : B [Africa]

Explaination : [India has provided 50 Metric Tons of food aid to the African country Djibouti. This is a part of India’s assistance to friendly countries to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Djibouti is located on the northeast coast of the Horn of Africa. This humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Djibouti has been delivered by INS Airavat.]

227. How many countries are the members of Group of 77 (G-77) coalition has?

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Correct Answer : D [134]

Explaination : [The Group of 77 (G-77) was established on 15 June 1964 by 77 developing countries. At present, the members of the coalition have increased to 134 countries. Recently, the 44th Annual Meeting of the G-77 Foreign Ministers was held recently. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN T S Tirumurti attended the forum and reaffirmed India’s commitment towards G77 bloc.]

228. 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]

Explaination : [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).]

229. 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]

Explaination : [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.]

230. Which tennis player has clinched the ATP Tour Finals 2020 in London?

A
Dominic Thiem

B
Daniil Medvedev

C
Rafael Nadal

D
Novak Djokovic

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Correct Answer : B [Daniil Medvedev]

Explaination : [24-year-old Russian Tennis player Daniil Medvedev has clinched the ATP Finals 2020 in London, after beating US Open champion Dominic Thiem. The young tennis player, who beat five-time champion Novak Djokovic and world number two Rafael Nadal earlier in the tournament, became the first man to beat all three of the world’s top-ranked players at the season finale.]

231. CEFPPC, a scheme that was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?

A
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

B
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

C
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

D
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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Correct Answer : A [Ministry of Food Processing Industries]

Explaination : [The Union Government has recently approved 28 Food Processing Projects worth more than 320 crore rupees. They are supported with a grant of over Rs 107 crore by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. They are approved under the Scheme for Creation and Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC). The aim of the scheme is to create processing and preservation capacities and expansion of existing food processing units.]

232. What is the theme of the 15th G20 Summit of the year 2020?

A
Realising the Opportunities of the 21st Century for All

B
Extraordinary times; Extraordinary Steps

C
Pandemic preparedness

D
Sustainable Growth and Climate Resilience

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Correct Answer : A [Realising the Opportunities of the 21st Century for All]

Explaination : [Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to attend the two-day virtual 15th G20 Summit, which is being chaired by Saudi Arabia. The theme of the summit is “Realising the Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”. This summit is the second meeting of the G20 Leaders, this year. The last G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ summit was held in March 2020.]

233. Which is the first Indian city to design a plan for developing dedicated spaces for women?

A
Thiruvananthapuram

B
Mumbai

C
New Delhi

D
Hyderabad

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Correct Answer : B [Mumbai]

Explaination : [Mumbai has become the first Indian city to design a plan for developing dedicated spaces for women. This has been designed under the Revised Draft Development Plan 2034. Under the plan, as many as 90 land reservations are to be made across the state to address the social needs of women including education and health.]

234. As of 2020, which Indian company has received the biggest-ever investment of Google?

A
Jio Platforms

B
Avenue Supermarkets

C
Future Group

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Correct Answer : A [Jio Platforms]

Explaination : [Technology Giant Google has paid Rs 33,737 crore to Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) digital subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd. Google will now hold 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms and has joined the list of global investors including Facebook, Silver Lake, General Atlantic among others. This is also the biggest-ever investment of Google in an Indian company.]

235. The tenth edition of the National Science film festival is inaugurated in which state/UT?

A
West Bengal

B
Assam

C
Tripura

D
Uttarakhand

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Correct Answer : C [Tripura]

Explaination : [The tenth edition of the National Science film festival has been inaugurated in the state of Tripura. The festival will be held in virtual mode. VigyanPrasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, has been organizing this festival. This year, Vigyan Prasar is collaborating with the Tripura State Council of Science and Technology. As many as 372 films in different languages have been received.]

236. Which is the first Indian bank to reach the market capitalisation of Rs 8 trillion?

A
State Bank of India

B
HDFC Bank

C
ICICI Bank

D
Punjab National Bank

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Correct Answer : B [HDFC Bank]

Explaination : [HDFC Bank became the first bank in the Indian history to cross the Rs 8-trillion market capitalisation milestone. The stock price has also surpassed its previous lifetime high and stood at Rs 1464 apiece on the BSE. The private sector bank now stands at third position in the overall market-cap ranking of listed companies, after Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services that have crossed Rs 10 trillion.]

237. India announces launch of Phase-IV of High Impact Community Development Projects in which country?

A
Sri Lanka

B
Afghanistan

C
Nepal

D
Bangladesh

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Correct Answer : B [Afghanistan]

Explaination : [India has recently announced the launch of Phase-IV of the High Impact Community Development Projects in Afghanistan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced this during the 2020 Afghanistan Conference organized in Geneva, co-hosted by the United Nations, the Government of Afghanistan, and the Government of Finland. India would undertake over 100 projects worth 80 million dollars in Afghanistan.]

238. “Swasthya Sathi” is a health insurance scheme of which state?

A
Gujarat

B
Maharashtra

C
Haryana

D
West Bengal

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Correct Answer : D [West Bengal]

Explaination : [The “Swasthya Sathi” scheme is a health insurance scheme of the state of West Bengal, which was launched in Dec 2016. It provides secondary and tertiary health care up to Rs.5 lakh per annum per family. The Chief Minister of West Bengal has recently announced that the “Swasthya Sathi” scheme would cover entire population of the State.]

239. Which vaccine candidate of Russia, would be produced in India from the beginning of 2021?

A
mRNA-1273

B
BNT162

C
Sputnik V

D
ZyCoV-D

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Correct Answer : C [Sputnik V]

Explaination : [The promoter of the Sputnik V vaccine candidate – Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has entered into an agreement with Hyderabad based company named “Hetero Biopharma”. Under the agreement, the Sputnik V vaccine candidate would be produced in India from beginning of 2021. The Sputnik V vaccine is recently claimed to have reached an efficiency of 91.4% in Phase 3 trials.]

240. Which Indian state has passed order for 7.5% reservation to government school students?

A
Andhra Pradesh

B
Tamil Nadu

C
Telangana

D
Kerala

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Correct Answer : B [Tamil Nadu]

Explaination : [The Tamil Nadu government has recently passed an order to provide 7.5% reservation in medical colleges to students from government schools who have cleared NEET. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has recently given his assent to the Bill. As per the bill, those who studied from the 6th standard to higher secondary schools in schools managed by the state government will be benefitted.]