Current Affairs 18th November 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. 16 November 2021 marked which anniversary of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)?
A. 70                       
B. 75
C. 80                       
D. 85
Answer [B] 75
2. Union Minister for Commerce, Industry, Food, and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal virtually launched India’s first Food Security Museum in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu                   
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka                     
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Tamil Nadu
3. Which of the following Indian Naval Ships is participating in the 3rd edition of India, Singapore, and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX – 21, in November 2021 in Andaman Sea?
A. INS Kora                      
B. INS Khukri
C. INS Kadmatt               
D. INS Karmuk
Answer [D] INS Karmuk
4. First Audit Diwas will be observed at the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office premises, on which day?
A. 16 November               
B. 17 November
C. 18 November             
D. 19 November
Answer [A] 16 November
5. 16 November is observed as International Day for Tolerance annually. It is being celebrated ever since UN marked the year of Tolerance in which year?
A. 1990                  
B. 1995
C. 2000                   
D. 2005
Answer [B] 1995
6. India on 15 November 2021 launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica. The Indian Antarctic program began in which year?
A. 1961                       
B. 1971
C. 1981                      
D. 1991
Answer [C] 1981
7. A grass conservatory spread across 2 acres and having 90 species of grass was inaugurated in which district of Uttarakhand in November 2021?
A. Dehradun                    
B. Pithoragarh
C. Rudraprayag               
D. Almora
Answer [D] Almora
8. In November 2021, who has won the Thooya Tamizh Patralar award instituted by the Tamil Nadu government?
A. K Ramachandran                  
B. V Varatharajan
C. M Mahadevan                      
D. P Subramaniam
Answer [B] V Varatharajan
9. In November 2021, the United Nations has appointed whom as its Resident Coordinator in India?
A. Paul Romer                     
B. Shomni Sharp
C. Dave Brat                         
D. Jeffrey Sachs
Answer [B] Shombi Sharp
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uttar Pradesh in November 2021, to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway in which district?
A. Sultanpur                      
B. Sitapur
C. Shravasti                       
D. Siddharthnagar
Answer [A] Sultanpur