Current Affairs 21th November 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Union Ministry has notified draft rules under the Code on Social Security?
A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
C. Ministry of Social Justice
D. Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
Answer [B] Ministry of Labour and Employment
2. ‘Dharani’ portal, which was seen in news, was launched by which state government?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Telangana
3. Which F1 racing driver has clinched Turkish Grand Prix 2020 Championship?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Charles Leclerc
C. Max Verstappen
D. Sebastien Vettel
Answer [A] Lewis Hamilton
4. Which Indian company has commenced phase III trials of Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’?
A. Biocon
B. Serum Institute of India
C. Dr Reddys Lab
D. Bharat Biotech
Answer [D] Bharat Biotech
5. Home Ministry constituted teams to check compliance of COVID-19 guidelines in private hospitals to which state/UT?
A. Kerala
B. West Bengal
C. New Delhi
D. Maharashtra
Answer [C] New Delhi
6. What is the theme of the 12th BRICS summit 2020?
A. Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
B. Stakeholders of Shared Future
C. Innovative Future and Integrated Growth
D. Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture
Answer [A] Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
7. Which financial institution has allocated USD 20 million to help developing countries in accessing Covid-19 vaccine?
A. World Bank
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. BRICS Bank
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [D] Asian Development Bank
8. Researchers of IIT Kharagpur have developed food packaging material using which material?
A. Plastic
B. Nano composite
C. Cucumber peels
D. Banana peels
Answer [C] Cucumber peels
9. Which organization has commenced the testing of its Regulatory Sandbox on Retail Payment?
A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. NPCI
D. SBI
Answer [A] RBI
10. How many countries constitute the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)?
A. 5
B. 21
C. 17
D. 11
Answer [B] 21