CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2020 November
1) 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State was held on which date in the year 2020?
Answer: November 10.
Answer: November 10.
2) Bahrain’s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa has passed away at the age of?
Answer: 84.h
3) India’s first solar-based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) launched in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.
4) ‘Your Best Day Is Today!’ book written by whom?
Answer: Indian Actor Anupam Kher.
5) ‘2020 National Legal service day’ observed on which date?
Answer: 9 November.
6) Which online shopping store company launched of its first all-women Virtual Customer Service (VCS) site in Bengaluru?
Answer: Amazon India.
7) Who launched Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat on November 8, 2020?
Answer: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
8) Which Indian State has launched a pioneering eco-sustainable programme called ‘Parivarthanam’?
Answer: Kerala.
9) Which country has been removed from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism?
Answer: Sudan.
10) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 trophy won by which team?
Answer: Mumbai Indians (MI).
11) World’s first 6G experiment satellite launched into space by which country in Asia?
Answer: China.
12) SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0 for SMEs launched by which bank in India?
Answer: HDFC Bank.
13) To launch its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments services in India, Whatsapp partnered with how many Banks?
Answer: 5 Banks.
14) ‘National Cancer Awareness Day 2020’ observed on which date?
Answer: November 7, 2020.
15) Who is to become the 46th President of the United States?
Answer: Joe Biden.
16) “Plastic Lao MASK LE JAO” initiative launched by whom in India?
Answer: Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC).
17) Which country in Europe successfully test-fire the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic region?
Answer: Russia.
18) To modernize 150 state-run ITIs, Tata Technologies has inked a deal for Rs 4,600 crore with which state government of India?
Answer: Karnataka Government.
19) Which bank has acquired over 57,700 shares in CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd for Rs 36.38 crore?
Answer: Axis Bank.
20) Which is India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge?
Answer: Dobra-Chanti suspension bridge, Uttarakhand.
21) ‘2020 World Science Day for Peace and Development’ observed on which date?
Answer: 10 November.
22) India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge inaugurated in which state?
Answer: Uttarakhand.
23) Which Navy has launched the fifth Scorpene submarine “Vagir”?
Answer: Indian Navy.
24) Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) company “Syska Group” announced whom as its new brand ambassador?
Answer: Rajkummar Rao.
25) Government of Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company in India for priority delivery of 3 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses?
Answer: Serum Institute of India.
26) India’s first solar energy powered miniature train was inaugurated on which date and where?
Answer: On November 2nd, 2020 at Veli Tourist Village in Kerala.
27) Airports Authority of India (AAI) has handed over which airport to the Adani group on lease for a period of 50 years?
Answer: Lucknow airport.
28) Which is the Typhoon has been claimed as the world’s strongest typhoon of 2020?
Answer: Super Typhoon Goni.
29) Former prime minister of Turkey, Mesut Yilmaz has passed away on 30 October 2020 in Turkey. How many times he served as Prime Minister of Turkey?
Answer: Three times.
30) ‘2020 World Vegan Day’ celebrated on which date?
Answer: November 1st, 2020.
31) India’s first ‘Tyre park’ to launch in which state?
Answer: West Bengal.
32) ‘2020 World Urbanism Day’ observed on which date?
Answer: November 8.
33) India’s first zero alcohol sanitiser launched by whom?
Answer: IIT Delhi startup named ‘Nano safe Solutions’.
34) China successfully launched 13 satellites in a single rocket on November 6, 2020. Which rocket used in this mission?
Answer: Long March 6 rocket.
35) Earth observation satellite EOS-01 belongs to which country?
Answer: India.
36) ‘Life + 36 critical illness Insurance’ on Flipkart launched by which company?
Answer: Aegon Life Insurance.
37) India received 2nd batch(three Rafale jets) of Rafale Aircraft from France on which date?
Answer: 4th November 2020.
38) To raise awareness on the COVID-19 virus amongst children, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras developed which game?
Answer: “IITM COVID Game”.
39) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced which company as title sponsor for BCCI’s Women T20 Challenge 2020?
Answer: Jio.
40) In India, Tamil Nadu Governor provides how much reservation to NEET quota Bill for the students of state government schools in medical courses?
Answer: 7.5%.
41) Libra is the cryptocurrency of which social media company going to launch in 2021?
Answer: Facebook.
42) India’s first seaplane service launched in which state?
Answer: Gujarat.
43) ‘International Children’s peace prize 2020’ won by whom?
Answer: Sadat Rahman.
44) 8th BRICS Ministerial Meeting was held on which date in 2020?
Answer: November 13.
45) ‘The World We Make – Inspire Kindness’ was the theme of which day?
Answer: 2020 World Kindness Day.
46) Which state launched ‘Jeevan Seva’ app to aid COVID patients and their families?
Answer: Delhi.
47) From India who has been recognized as the world’s youngest author by the International Book of Records?
Answer: Abhijita Gupta.
48) To mark the 151st birth anniversary celebrations of Jain monk Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, 151-inch-tall statue “Statue of Peace” has been unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which state?
Answer: Rajasthan.
49) World Diabetes Day is celebrated annually on which date?
Answer: 14 November.
50) 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held on which date in 2020?
Answer: 14 November 2020.
51) Which space agency has launched the 51st mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which delivered 10 satellites in orbit of Earth?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
52) ‘F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020’ won by whom?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton.
53) Who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the third edition of the India International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB 2020)?
Answer: Late Indian actor, Om Puri.
54) ’19th Meeting of SCO Ministers of Foreign Economy’ hosted by which country?
Answer: India.
55) What was the theme of 4th edition of India Energy Forum in 2020?
Answer: “India’s Energy Future in a World of Change”.
56) For online land and property registrations which the state of India launched a web portal ‘Dharani’?
Answer: Telangana.
57) Handloom and Handicraft products are the main attraction for tourist in the ‘Ekta Mall’. Where this mall was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi?
Answer: Near the Statue of Unity.
58) Air launched a version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile test-fired by Indian Air Force at where?
Answer: In the Bay of Bengal.
59) ‘200-km ITBP ‘Fit India Walkathon’ launched by which minister in India?
Answer: Union minister Kiren Rijiju.
60) World’s 1st scientoonist book entitled “Bye Bye Corona” written by whom?
Answer: Dr Pradeep Srivastava.
61) ‘International Day for Tolerance 2020’ celebrated on which date?
Answer: 16 November.
62) ‘Turkish Grand Prix 2020’ won by whom?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton.
63) ‘Capital Foundation National Award 2020’ awarded to whom?
Answer: Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra.
64) ‘National Press Day 2020’ celebrated by whom?
Answer: November 16.
65) Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for 4th time?
Answer: Nitish Kumar.
66) Who has been appointed as the CEO of Japan’s Panasonic Corp?
Answer: Yuki Kusumi.
67) Which organization has been chosen as laureate in the ‘institutional category’ for the 2020 United Nations Population Award?
Answer: HelpAge.
68) Which movie won top prize at the third edition of Best Of India Short Film Festival 2020?
Answer: Natkhat.
69) ‘2020 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize’ won by whom?
Answer: Centre Resolution Conflicts.
70) ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2020’ celebrated on which date?
Answer: November 15.
71) Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 crore on which bank in India?
Answer: Punjab National Bank (PNB).
72) ‘National Epilepsy Day’ observed on which date?
Answer: 17 November.
73) ‘Second phase of Exercise Malabar 2020’ between Australia, India, Japan and the United States was held between which dates?
Answer: From 17 to 20 November 2020.
74) Who is the author of book “Insomnia: Army Stories”?
Answer: Rachna Bisht Rawat.
75) ’12th edition of BRICS Summit’ held on which date?
Answer: 17 November 2020.
76) Which country hosted ’12th edition of BRICS Summit’?
Answer: Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth.
77) To increase awareness of cyber frauds, “Mooh Bandh Rakho,” campaign launched by which bank?
Answer: HDFC Bank.
78) Former lieutenant governor (LG) of Pondicherry ‘Chandrawati Devi’ passed away on which date?
Answer: November 15, 2020.
79) ‘Reporting India: My Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist’ book written by whom?
Answer: Prem Prakash.
80) Name the person has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.?
Answer: Navneet Munot.
81) Where is Asia’s first solar power-enabled Textile Mill?
Answer: Maharashtra.
82) Banking regulator the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed whom as the first chairperson of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)?
Answer: Senapathy Gopalakrishnan.
83) Which Space Exploration Technologies Corp., launched the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft?
Answer: SpaceX.
84) Which city is the best for 2021 according to worlds best cities report 2020?
Answer: 62.
85) Between which two countries the ‘7th round of Foreign Office Consultations’ was held?
Answer: India and Kazakhstan.
86) ‘World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020’observed worldwide on which dates?
Answer: 18-24 November.
87) “International Men’s Day” observed on which date?
Answer: November 19.
88) When was the “2020 World Toilet Day (WTD)” celebrated?
Answer: November 19.
89) In India what was the theme of “Lilavati Award 2020”?
Answer: Women’s Empowerment.
90) In the World Talent Ranking of EMD which country topped?
Answer: Switzerland.
91) U-17 Women’s FIFA World cup in 2022 to be held in which country?
Answer: India.
92) “Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth” was the theme of which Summit hosted by Russia?
Answer: 12th edition of BRICS Summit.
93) ‘2020 World Children’s Day’ celebrated on which date?
Answer: November 20.
94) ‘Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar award 2020’ honoured to whom?
Answer: Richa Chadha.
95) 2020 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) celebrated on which date?
Answer: November 19.
96) When the ‘World Television Day 2020’ was celebrated?
Answer: November 21.
97) “Inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the AfCFTA and COVID-19 era” was the theme of which day in 2020?
Answer: United Nations Africa industrialization day (AIW2020).
98) Name the person won the “Exim Banks BRICS Economic Research Award 2020”?
Answer: Dr Adam Yao Liu.
99) By 2030 which country in the world will be first to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars?
Answer: Britain.
100) Which Indian film actor honoured with the “Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Puraskar 2020”?
Answer: Naseeruddin Shah.
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