Current Affairs 26th November 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country has recently passed its free trade agreement (FTA) with India?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Australia
C. France
D. Germany
Answer [B] Australia
2. Arittapatti has been notified as the first Biodiversity Heritage Site of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Telangana
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
3. Article 324 of the Constitution, which was seen in the news, is related to the appointment of which position?
A. President
B. Governor
C. Election Commissioner
D. Supreme Court Judge
Answer [C] Election Commissioner
4. As per the recent OECD report, what is the GDP forecast for India for FY23?
A. 6.1%
B. 6.6%
C. 7.2%
D. 7.5%
Answer [B] 6.6%
5. Which institution issued a working paper on decline of India’s rankings on global indices?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
C. Department of Economic Affairs
D. Department of Administrative Reforms the Prime Minister
Answer [B] Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
6. Which of the following Union Ministers inaugurated the Entrepreneurship Cell and Centre of Innovation (COI) at the Delhi campus on 23 November 2022?
A. Ashwini Vaishnaw
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Amit Shah
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer [A] Ashwini Vaishnaw
7. Indian army is participating in a bilateral joint training Exercise …….. with Indonesian special Forces at Karawang. Indonesia from 21 November 2022.
A. Mitra Shakti
B. Hand-in-Hand
C. Cyclone
D. Garuda Shakti
Answer [D] Garuda Shakti
8. In which city was the 27th Conference of DGPs and Heads of CPOs of the North East held in November 2022?
A. Dispur
B. Kohima
C. Agartala
D. Guwahati
Answer [C] Agartala
9. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021. Who has been awarded in the Land Adventure Category?
A. Anuj Mehra
B. Satish Kunj
C. Ravi Mehta
D. Naina Dhakad
Answer [D] Naina Dhakad
10. Which of the following intermediate range ballistic missile was successfully test fired from APJ Abdul Kalan island, Odisha on November 23,2022?
A. Prithvi
B. Agni-3
C. Nag
D. Akash
Answer [B] Agni-3
11. Which is the first state to create the role of Director General of Audit?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
12. ‘Chin-Kuki-Mizo Ethnic Communities’ are associated with which country?
A. China
B. Russia
C. Bangladesh
D. Thailand
Answer [C] Bangladesh
13. Operation Turtshield was launched by which country?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. Indonesia
Answer [B] India
14. Which country launched the ‘Orion spacecraft’?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. UAE
D. Israel
Answer [B] USA
15. The European Parliament has designated which country as state sponsor of terrorism?
A. China
B. Russia
C. Afghanistan
D. Pakistan
Answer [B] Russia
16. The Tamil Nadu Government on 22 November 2022 declared the Arittapatti village in ……. District as a biodiversity heritage site.
A. Chennai
B. Coimbatore
C. Ariyalur
D. Madurai
Answer [D] Madurai
17. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in November 2022?
A.T G Sitharam
B. Janardan Sahu
C. Nabin Panda
D. Ravni Thakur
Answer [A] T G Sitharam
18. A three day groundnut festival ‘Kadalekai Parishe’ was held in which of the following cities?
A. Bengaluru
B. Mumbai
C. Madurai
D. Chennai
Answer [A] Bengaluru
19. Which Indian city became the first city in South Asia to top CDP’s Climate action list in November 2022?
A. Delhi
B. Jaipur
C. Mumbai
D. Lucknow
Answer [C] Mumbai
20. Who among the following was sworn in as Malaysia’s new Prime Minister on 24 November 2022?
A. Tunku Abdul Rahman
B. Mahathir Mohammed
C. Abdullah Ahmad
D. Anwar Ibrahim
Answer [D] Anwar Ibrahim