Q.1 Who has been appointed as the next Chief of Naval Staff?
a. Ajit Kumar P
b. Atul Kumar Jain
c. R Hari Kumar
d. Ajendra Bahadur Singh
Q.2 When is World Science Day for Peace and Development?
a. November 9th
b. November 10th
c. November 11th
d. November 12th
Q.3 Which state government will launch an anti-open burning campaign from November 11?
a. Punjab
b. Delhi
c. Haryana
d. UP
Q.4 Power Minister has inaugurated the diversion of the Marusudar River of “Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project” in which state?
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Telangana
d. Himachal Pradesh
Q.5 Which state government has launched the ‘Shramik Mitra’ scheme to provide benefits to construction workers?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Delhi
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.6 The National Legal Services Day is being celebrated on which date?
a. November 10
b. November 09
c. November 12
d. November 11
Q.7 Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first woman from which country to walk in space?
a. Malaysia
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Japan
Q.8 Who is the author of the new book titled “The Cinema of Satyajit Ray”?
a. Divya Dutta
b. Avtar Singh Bhasin
c. Amitav Ghosh
d. Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Q.9 What is Inti tanager (Heliothraupis o’neill), a recently discovered species?
a. Bird
b. Spider
c. Fish
d. Snake
Q.10 Who has been selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020’?
a. Priyanka Mohite
b. Sonia Sharma
c. Kajal Malik
d. Roshni Tripathi
Answers –
Q.1 c) The Ministry of Defence announced on November 9, 2021, that Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar will take charge as the next Chief of the Indian Navy after the incumbent, Admiral Karambir Singh, retires on November 30. Vice Admiral Kumar has been serving as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.
Q.2 b)
Q.3 b) The Delhi government on November 9, 2021, announced that it will be launching the Anti-Open Burning Campaign from November 11 to December 11, 2021 in Delhi to curb instances of open burning and air pollution in Delhi.
Q.4 a) The Union Power Minister R K Singh virtually inaugurated the diversion of the Marusudar River of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar, J&K.
Q.5 b) Delhi Government launched the ‘Shramik Mitra’ scheme to ensure benefits of government schemes reach construction workers in the national capital
Q.6 b)
Q.7 b) Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space during her first extravehicular operation on the Shenzhou-13 mission.
Q.8 d)
Q.9 a) The newly-discovered species, named the Inti tanager (Heliothraupis o’neill), belong to the large family of Thraupidae which includes more than 370 songbird species.
Q.10 a) Maharashtra-based, 28-year old mountaineer Priyanka Mohite has been selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020’ for outstanding contribution in the field of land adventure.