Current Affairs 19th November 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Union Ministry would monitor Digital news portals, online films and content providers?
A. Ministry of Communication
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
D. Ministry of Culture
Answer [C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2. Which sportsperson has clinched the ITTF Women’s World Cup Title?
A. Manika Batra
B. Chen Meng
C. Zhu Yuling
D. Liu Shewin
Answer [B] Chen Meng
3. ‘Internal Market Bill,’ which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. United Kingdom
D. India
Answer [C] United Kingdom
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to co-chair the India-ASEAN summit along with the head of which country?
A. Singapore
B. Thailand
C. Vietnam
D. Myanmar
Answer [C] Vietnam
5. As per a recent study by ‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’, the Coral reefs of which country is found to have degraded significantly?
A. India
B. United States
C. Australia
D. France
Answer [B] United States
6. Which Special Day was celebrated on November 10 with the theme of “Science for and with Society”?
A. World Science Day for Peace and Development
B. World Scientists Day
C. World Research and Development Day
D. World Society Day
Answer [A] World Science Day for Peace and Development
7. The Union Cabinet approved ‘Production Linked Incentive’ (PLI) scheme worth up to Rs 1.46 Lakh crore for how many sectors?
A. Five
B. Ten
C. Fifteen
D. Twenty
Answer [B] Ten
8. What is ‘ORF3d’, that was seen in the news recently?
A. Covid-19 Vaccine
B. Corona virus Gene
C. Missile
D. Satellite
Answer [B] Corona virus Gene
9. From which date the GST invoicing will be mandatory for any firm whose turnover exceeds Rs 100 Crore?
A. January 1, 2021
B. January 15, 2021
C. February 1, 2021
D. April 1, 2021
Answer [A] January 1, 2021
10. Typhoon ‘Vamco’ is expected to hit which country?
A. India
B. Japan
C. United States of America
D. Philippines
Answer [D] Philippines