Current Affairs 26th November 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Day related to the AYUSH Ministry is celebrated on November 18, since 2018?
A. Ayurveda Day
B. Homeopathy Day
C. Naturopathy Day
D. Unani Day
Answer [C] Naturopathy Day
2. Which Union Ministry of India has launched a portal for Land management system (LMS), for the first time?
A. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Defence
3. Which financial services company has partnered with USAID to launch ‘Project Kirana’ for women entrepreneurs in India?
A. VISA
B. Mastercard
C. American Express
D. Rupay
Answer [B] Mastercard
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched RuPay Card phase-2 in which neighbouring country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh
D. Bhutan
Answer [D] Bhutan
5. What is the name of the festival, celebrated across Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in November, dedicated to Sun God?
A. Chhath
B. Dussehra
C. Karva Chauth
D. Kartik Deep
Answer [A] Chhath
6. Operation ‘Calypso’, which was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?
A. Drug Smuggling
B. Money Laundering
C. Child Trafficking
D. Tax evasion
Answer [A] Drug Smuggling
7. When is World Philosophy Day observed by UNESCO every year?
A. 3rd Sunday of November
B. 1st Sunday of November
C. 3rd Sunday of October
D. 3rd Thursday of November
Answer [D] 3rd Thursday of November
8. India has held its first stand-alone Summit meeting in the past two decades, with which country?
A. Liechtenstein
B. Luxembourg
C. Monaco
D. Lithuania
Answer [B] Luxembourg
9. What is the name of the challenge launched to prevent hazardous cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks?
A. Safaimitra Suraksha
B. Pradhan Mantri Safaimitra
C. Safe Safaimitra
D. Swachh Bharat Safaimitra
Answer [A] Safaimitra Suraksha
10. The United Nations has adopted a resolution tabled by EU and OIC, related to which event?
A. Covid-19 outbreak
B. Rohingya Crisis
C. Tigray Region crisis
D. Vaccination
Answer [B] Rohingya Crisis