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Q. When was the Samvidhan Divas or National Constitution Day observed for the first time in India?
(a) 1995
(b) 1999
(c) 2008
(d) 2015
Answer
Answer: (d) 2015
Explanation: On 19 November 2015, the BJP-led government declared 26 November as Constitution Day. The first Constitution Day was observed on 26 November 2015.
Q. Who is the first awardee of the Honorary fellowship award of the Royal Aeronautical Society?
(a) Thomas Sopwith
(b) The Duke of Edinburgh
(c) Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle
(d) The Prince of The Netherlands
Answer
Answer: (a) Thomas Sopwith
Explanation: The first awardee of the Honorary fellowship award of the Royal Aeronautical Society was Sir Thomas Sopwith. He was awarded in 1950.
Q. India ranked _________ as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world.
(a) 12th
(b) 23rd
(c) 47th
(d) 65th
Answer
Answer: (a) 12th
Explanation: Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, reported that India ranked 12th in the diplomatic sweepstakes in the report. India has 123 embassies and high commissions, and 54 consulates, across the world.
Q. Which country was elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee for the first time on 27 November 2019?
(a) UAE
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Dubai
(d) Iran
Answer
Answer: (b) Saudi Arabia
Explanation: Saudi Arabia was elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee for the first time on 27 November 2019. The Kingdom was elected to the UN heritage body’s executive board for the term 2019-2023. The approval confirms Saudi Arabia’s international status and its role in building peace and contributing effectively to the establishment of the principles of culture and science.
Q. India signed an MoU with ________ to improve the field of education.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Greece
(c) Germany
(d) Vietnam
Answer
Answer: (d) Vietnam
Explanation: India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam to improve the field of education.
Q. Which Country topped as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world?
(a) US
(b) China
(c) India
(d) France
Answer
Answer: (b) China
Explanation: Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, reported that China has overtaken the United States as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world. India ranked 12th in the diplomatic sweepstakes in the report.
Q. The government has proposed to invest around _________ in HLL Biotech Ltd’s complex near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
(a) Rs.350 crore
(b) Rs.450 crore
(c) Rs.550 crore
(d) Rs.650 crore
Answer
Answer: (c) Rs.550 crore
Explanation: The government has proposed to invest around Rs.550 crore in HLL Biotech Ltd’s complex near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The government plans to divest its entire stake on HLL Biotech which is a subsidiary of state-run HLL Lifecare.
Q. Which state government is going to set up the state’s first vulture conservation centre?
(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer
Answer: (b) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up the state’s first vulture conservation and breeding centre in farenda area of Maharajganj district. The major aim behind the move is to conserve the endangered vulture population.
Q. When was the Food Corporation of India (FCI) established?
(a) 1956
(b) 1965
(c) 1972
(d) 1978
Answer
Answer: (b) 1965
Explanation: Food Corporation of India (FCI) was established in 1965 by the government of India. It was constituted under the Food Corporations Act, 1964. It functions under the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Q. A report by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that Assam is the _________ highest tobacco consuming state in India.
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
Answer
Answer: (d) 4th
Explanation: A report by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that Assam is the fourth highest tobacco consuming state in India.
Q. CCEA increased the authorized capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to __________ from Rs.3,500 crore.
(a) Rs.5,000 crore
(b) Rs.7,500 crore
(c) Rs.10,000 crore
(d) Rs.12,000 crore
Answer
Answer: (c) Rs.10,000 crore
Explanation: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the PM Narendra Modi approved to increase the authorized capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to Rs.10,000 crore. Earlier the capital allocated for FCI was Rs.3,500 crore.
Q. Which State imposed a complete ban on gutka and pan masala in the state for a year?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
Answer
Answer: (c) Assam
Explanation: The Assam state government imposed a complete ban on gutka and pan masala in the state for a year. The State government passed an order under clause (a) of Sub-section 2 of Section 30 of the Food Safety and Security Act, 2006 with an immediate effect.
Q. Which Bill bans e-cigarettes and makes the production, manufacturing, transport, sale, import, export, distribution, storage or advertisements of such alternative smoking devices a cognizable offence?
(a) Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2018
(b) Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
(c) Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Amendment) Bill, 2018
(d) Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Answer
Answer: (b) Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
Explanation: Lok Sabha passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019. The bill will replace the ordinance issued on 18 September 2019. The Bill makes the production, manufacturing, transport, sale, import, export, distribution, storage or advertisements of such alternative smoking devices a cognizable offence.
Q. Which country was recently elected to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for first time?
(a) Israel
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Venezuela
(d) Brazil
Answer
Answer: (b) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:Saudi Arabia was recently elected to the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time. The development came after the Kingdome won the membership of UNESCO Executive Board.
Q. Which nation’s President signed enacted two laws in support of Hong Kong protesters?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) US
(d) France
Answer
Answer: (c) The US
Explanation:US President Donald Trump has signed two bills into law, which supports the Hong Kong protesters. The bill requires the US State Department to certify once in a year that Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to retain its special US trading consideration.
Q. Who among the following MPs described Nathuram Godse, as a “patriot” during Lok Sabha proceedings?
(a) Pragya Thakur
(b) Gajendra Patel
(c) Sakshi Maharaj
(d) Gautam Gambhir
Answer
Answer: (a) Pragya Thakur
Explanation:Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was removed from the key parliamentary panel- the defence committee after she described Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, as a “patriot” during Lok Sabha proceedings. The MP will not be able to attend any BJP parliamentary party meetings during the current session.
Q. Abdulla Yameen gets 5 years jail for money laundering. He is the former President of which nation?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Egypt
(c) Zambia
(d) Maldives
Answer
Answer: (d) Maldives
Explanation:The former President of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a money laundering case on November 28, 2019. The order was passed by a five-judge bench of a court in Maldives. Yameen also has to pay a penalty of USD 5 million.
Q. Who will chair the Expert Committee constituted to review the Draft National Sports Code?
(a) Mukundakam Sharma
(b) Gagan Narang
(c) Bhaichung Bhutia
(d) Anju Bobby George
Answer
Answer: (a) Mukundakam Sharma
Explanation:The Union Sports Ministry recently constituted a 13-member expert committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakam Sharma to review the Draft National Sports Code. The other members of the committee are Gagan Narang, Bhaichung Bhutia, Anju Bobby George, Pulella Gopichand, Ajay Singh, Sudhanshu Mittal, Adille Sumariwala BP Baishya and Dr A Jayathilak.
Q. India will have how many union territories after the merger of Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Answer
Answer: (b) 8
Explanation:The Lok Sabha recently passed a bill for the merger of two union territories Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The name of the new union territory will be Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu. India will now have 8 Union Territories.
Q. Which former Sri Lankan cricketer has been appointed as the Governor of Northern Sri Lanka Province?
(a) Kumar Sangakkara
(b) Sanath Jayasuriya
(c) Muthiah Muralidharan
(d) Mahela Jayawardene
Answer
Answer: (c ) Muthiah Muralidharan
Explanation:Former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralidharan has been appointed as the Governor of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. This province is a Tamil majority. Muralidharan has taken 534 in 350 ODIs and 13 wickets in 12 T20s.
Q. Who among the following has recently been appointed as the Ambassador of Japan to India?
(a) Amida Wong
(b) Satoshi Suzuki
(c) Hana Ribasi
(d) Jirome Kirade
Answer
Answer: (b) Satoshi Suzuki
Explanation:Satoshi Suzuki has been appointed as Japan’s ambassador in India. He has given this responsibility when both countries want to take their bilateral relations to the new heights.
Q. Which state is hosting the NuGen Mobility Summit 2019?
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Delhi
(d) Maharashtra
Answer
Answer: (a) Haryana
Explanation:The NuGen Mobility Summit-2019 is being held at the International Center of Automotive Technology (ICAT) in Manesar, Haryana during November 27-29, 2019.