Current Affairs 8th November 2021 : Daily GK Update in English (PART 1)
1. Where is Indian Oil Corporation planning to set-up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant?
A. Panipat, Haryana
B. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
C. Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
D. Nashik, Maharashtra
Answer [A] Panipat, Haryana
2. Who will Chair the 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) that was recently (in Nov’21) set-up to look after the implementation of ‘PM Gati Shakti’ programme?
A. Prime Minister
B. Secretary of Road Transport & Highways
C. Cabinet Secretary
D. Chairman of Railway Board
Answer [C] Cabinet Secretary
3. Where did Sarbananda Sonowal recently (in Oct’21) inaugurated 5 new vessels including 3 Floating Border Outposts & 2 Fully Electric Ferries?
A. Goa Shipyard Ltd
B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
C. Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
D. Cochin Shipyard Ltd
Answer [D] Cochin Shipyard Ltd
4. What is the discount offered by the Indian Government (as of Nov’21) on purchase of sovereign Gold Bonds through Digital Mode?
A. Rs 100 per gram
B. Rs 500 per gram
C. Rs 250 per gram
D. Rs 50 per gram
Answer [D] Rs 50 per gram
5. What is the minimum raw gold deposit limit set by the Central Govt. in the Revamped Gold Monetisation Scheme (R-GMS)?
A. 10 grams
B. 20 grams
C. 1 gram
D. 5 grams
Answer [A] 10 grams
6. Who authored the Children’s book, “The Story of the First Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to the Aztecs”?
A. Shashi Deshpande
B. Anuja Chauhan
C. Subhadra Sen Gupta
D. Indu Sundaresan
Answer [C] Subhadra Sen Gupta
7. When is World Vegan Day annually observed?
A. 1st November
B. 2nd November
C. 3rd November
D. 4th November
Answer [A] 1st November
8. When was the ‘Sovereign Gold Bond’ scheme launched by the Government of India?
A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2015
D. 2018
Answer [C] 2015
9. As per World Food Programme’s recent announcement, which country is ‘marching to starvation’?
A. Venezuela
B. Afghanistan
C. Syria
D. Sudan
Answer [B] Afghanistan
10. India recently celebrated the ‘Innovation Day’, along with which country?
A. Finland
B. Denmark
C. Germany
D. Sweden
Answer [D] Sweden
11. Cook Strait, which was seen in the news, recently is located in which country?
A. New Zealand
B. UK
C. Australia
D. France
Answer [A] New Zealand
12. What is the name of the website launched by Indian climate experts for assessing equity in climate action?
A. Climate Equity Monitor
B. Bharat Climate Monitor
C. Bharat Climate Dashboard
D. Global CC Monitor
Answer [A] Climate Equity Monitor
13. ‘STRIVE’ is World Bank funded project being implemented by which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Education
B. Ministry of Skill Development
C. Ministry of Culture
D. Ministry of Labour and Employment
Answer [B] Ministry of Skill Development
14. Which Indian State is set to commence the census of Indus river dolphins?
A. West Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
D. Bihar
Answer [B] Punjab
15. Which organization delivered First Ship of Project 15B Class Destroyer – Yard 12704 (Visakhapatnam) to the Indian Navy?
A. DRDO
B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders
C. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
D. HAL
Answer [C] Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
16. Which country has recently proposed a ‘Wealth Tax’?
A. India
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Switzerland
Answer [C] USA
17. Proba-1, which has celebrated its 20th birthday recently, was launched by which space agency?
A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. JAXA
D. ESA
Answer [D] ESA
18. Who is the head of the expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court to probe Pegasus allegations?
A. Justice Ranjan Gogoi
B. Justice A K Sikri
C. Justice Karnan
D. Justice R. V. Raveendran
Answer [D] Justice R. V. Raveendran
19. India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $100 million loan to promote agribusiness network in which state?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer [C] Maharashtra
20. ‘Presidential Task Force for One Country, One Law’, which was seen in the news, has been set up by which country?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan
D. North Korea
Answer [B] Sri Lanka
21. Which company signed an MoU (in Nov’21) with the Ministry of Rural Development to empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) through DAY-NRLM scheme?
A. Flipkart
B. Amazon
C. Microsoft
D. TCS
Answer [A] Flipkart
22. Which University topped the 2022 QS World University Rankings listed by Quacquarelli Symonds?
A. Tsinghua University, China
B. National University of Singapore
C. Peking University, China
D. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Answer [D] National University of Singapore
23. Which Country conducted a 2-day long ‘Desert Warrior’ exercise with the Indian Air Force?
A. Egypt
B. Israel
C. Sudan
D. Libya
Answer [A] Egypt
24. In November 2021, Asian Development Bank approved a $61 Million loan for the Urban Development Project benefiting which city?
A. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
B. Jaipur, Rajasthan
C. Patna, Bihar
D. Agartala, Tripura
Answer [D] Agartala, Tripura
25. Which Bank signed an MoU (in Nov’21) with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to encourage listing of Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) & Start-ups?
A. HDFC Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Indian Bank
Answer [A] HDFC Bank