CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2017 November 16- 25 (Chapter-01)

1. Who will inaugurate the 2017 International Gita Mahotsav (IGM)?

Ram Nath Kovind

2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved expansion of which Yojana for a pan India coverage from 2017-18 to 2019-20?

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana

3. Which app was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government services?

Umang

4. Who will be sworn-in as the new President of Zimbabwe?

Emmerson Mnangagwa

5. Public Service Broadcasting Day observed on which day?

November 12

6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the fifth edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in New Delhi with which theme?

Cyber4All: Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable Development

7. The Union Government promulgated which ordinance to encourage bamboo cultivation in non-forest areas?

Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017

8. Ritu Phogat has clinched silver in which category at the under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship-2017 in Poland?

48kg

9. Who has been appointed as chairman of the grievance redressal committee of insolvency professional agency of cost accountants’ apex body ICAI?

Neeraj Aarora

10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved 'Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra' scheme for which period?

2017-18 to 2019-20

11. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs extended the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme for implementation in how many districts?

640

12. Which city to host the 15th MIFF for Documentary, Short, Animation Film?

Mumbai

13. World Fisheries Day was observed on?

November 21

14. The first ever North East Development Summit (NEDS) 2017 was held where?

Imphal, Manipur

15. Indian railways installed Asia’s largest Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system in which state?

West Bengal

16. Who has won the best actor award at the most prestigious 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)?

Rajkummar Rao

17. Who has been appointed as UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV?

Quarraisha Abdool Karim

18. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of 15th Finance Commission (FC) under which article?

Article 280 (1)

19. Who became the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy?

Shubhangi Swaroop

20. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW)?

Leave no one behind – End violence against women and girls

21. World Television Day was observed on?

November 21

22. The world's fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test fired from which Indian Air Force's (IAF) fighter jet?

Sukhoi-30MKI

23. Name the first Indian woman physician who was honoured with the Google Doodle.

Rukhmabai Raut

24. Which city will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para-Badminton World Championships in 2019?

Basel(Switzerland)

25. Which state government has announced setting up of a Gender Budget Cell for better implementation of various schemes of the Women and Child Development (WCD) by other government departments?

Maharashtra

26. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of which country on November 21, 2017?

Zimbabwe

27. Who became the first woman to be appointed as Black Rod at the House of Lords, UK?

Sarah Clarke

28. Which union ministry has launched a Digital Signature campaign on Constitution Day?

Ministry of Human Resources Development

29. Which public sector bank has announced plans to launch blockchain-enabled smart contracts and Know Your Customers (KYC) by next month?

State Bank of India

30. The first India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX 2017) was held in which state?
Meghalaya 
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