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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • November 19, 2021 Current Affairs
1.
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2021 is being celebrated on which date?
November 21
November 19
November 22
November 20
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2021, also known as Gurupurab, is being celebrated on November 19, 2021, which will mark the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

2.
Which film will be screened at the Indian Panorama segment in the 52 International film festival Goa?
Soorarai Pottru
Koozhangal
Sarpatta Parambarai
Jai Bhim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tamil film Koozhangal will be screened at the Indian Panorama segment in the 52 International film festival Goa.

3.
Which city is hosting the 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in 2021?
Shimla
Gurugram
Lucknow
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a two-days 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh through video conferencing.

4.
Who is the author of the book "The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India"?
Adeel Hussain
Jaideep Hardikar
Mukesh Batra
Debashish Mukerji
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The book titled "The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India" has been authored by Debashish Mukerji.

5.
Which Indian city has the maximum CCTV coverage, according to a report published in South Asia Journal?
Chennai
Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
According to a recent report published in South Asia Journal, Chennai has the maximum CCTV coverage per square kilometre and per 1,000 population among the 130 cities studied worldwide.

6.
National Naturopathy Day is celebrated every year on which date?
November 17
November 15
November 18
November 16
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Naturopathy Day is celebrated in India on 18 November every year, to promote positive mental and physical health through a drugless system of medicine, called Naturopathy.

7.
The WePOWER India Partnership Forum has been organised by which organisations in virtual format?
World Bank and ADB
ADB and UNDP
AIIB and ADB
World Bank and UNDP
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The event has organised by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).

8.
How many athletes and coaches have been conferred with the first-ever SAI Institutional Awards?
86
246
124
211
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur presented the first-ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches in New Delhi.

9.
India's first Grass Conservatory "Germplasm Conservation Centre" has been inaugurated in which state?
Himachal Pradesh
Uttrakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first 'Grass Conservatory' has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Almora district in Uttrakhand.

10.
Janette Brittin has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021 along with Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. Brittin played for which country?
South Africa
Zimbabwe
England
New Zealand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.

11.
Revamped Rezang La War memorial has been inaugurated in which state/ UT?
Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Sikkim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Leh to inaugurate a newly-revamped war memorial in Ladakh 's Rezang La, which was built to honour the 13 Kumaon regiment that defeated the Chinese Army during the 1962 war.

12.
World Philosophy Day is being celebrated globally on which date?
November 15
November 18
November 16
November 17
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the Third Thursday of November each year. In 2021, the day falls on 18 November.

13.
When will Water Heroes - Share Your Stories contest start?
November 30
November 20
November 25
December 01
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Jal Shakti Ministry's "Water Heroes - Share Your Stories" contest will start from December 1, 2021, and will go on till November 30, 2022.

14.
Uttar Pradesh's first anti-air pollution tower will be inaugurated in which city?
Ghaziabad
Lucknow
Kanpur
Noida
Answer: Option
Explanation:
UP's first air pollution control tower opened in Noida.

15.
India's first dedicated fisheries business incubator has been inaugurated in which place?
Pune
Dehradun
Kochi
Gurugram
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first-of-its-kind, dedicated fisheries business incubator has been inaugurated in Gurugram of Haryana to nurture fisheries start-ups under real market-led conditions. The incubator is known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC).

16.
India has been re-elected to UNESCO executive board till which year?
2024
2022
2025
2023
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has been re-elected to the United Nations' cultural and education organisation (UNESCO) Executive Board for a four-year term from 2021-25.

17.
As per UBS Securities, what is the projected GDP growth rate projection of India in 2021-22?
9.5%
10.5%
8.5%
11.5%
Answer: Option
Explanation:
UBS Securities has made GDP growth rate projections for India for 2021-22 (FY22) at 9.5%.

18.
The Ministry of Defence has organised the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv in which city?
Bhopal
Surat
Jhansi
Varanasi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

19.
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee?
Sourav Ganguly
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The President of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, has been appointed as the Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, during the ICC Board Meeting held.

20.
Who will be enrolled as the first member of the NCC Alumni Association?
Amit Shah
Narendra Modi
Rajnath Singh
Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a former NCC cadet, will be enrolled as the first member of the NCC Alumni Association during the culmination event of 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv' in Jhansi.