CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2021 November
CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2021 November: Questions & Answers for PSC, SSC, UPSC, RRB etc. Examinations
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1. 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
Answer: Option 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.
2. 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
Answer: Option B
Delhi Government launched the 'Shramik Mitra' scheme to ensure benefits of
government schemes reach construction workers in the national capital.
3. Which Institution has launched a video life certificate service for pensioners?
A. SIDBI
B. ICICI
C. PFRDA
D. SBI
Answer: Option D
The State Bank of India has launched a video life certificate service for pensioners.
4. 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
Answer: Option D
A new book titled 'The Cinema of Satyajit Ray' written by the author Bhaskar
Chattopadhyay and published by Westland details the life of legendary Indian Filmmaker - 'Satyajit Ray'.
5. Isomorphic Labs is an AI-based drug discovery startup by which company?
A. Adobe
B. TCS
C. Alphabet Inc
D. Microsoft
Answer: Option C
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. has launched a new company in London called Isomorphic Labs.
6. Which Indian city has joined UNESCO's Creative Cities Network 2021?
A. Bodh Gaya
B. Lucknow
C. Jaipur
D. Srinagar
Answer: Option D
Srinagar joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2021 under the Crafts and Folk Arts category.
7. 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
Answer: Option 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.
8. Which film will be screened at the Indian Panorama segment in the 52 International film festival Goa?
A. Soorarai Potter
B. Koozhangal
C. Sarpatta Parambarai
D. Jai Bhim
Answer: Option B
Tamil film Koozhangal will be screened at the Indian Panorama segment in the 52
International film festival Goa.
9. Which city is hosting the 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in 2021?
A. Shimla
B. Gurugram
C. Lucknow
D. New Delhi
Answer: Option A
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a two-day 82nd All India Presiding
Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh through video conferencing.
10. Which Indian city has the maximum CCTV coverage, according to a report published in South Asia Journal?
A. Chennai
B. Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Mumbai
Answer: Option A
According to a recent report published in South Asia Journal, Chennai has the maximum CCTV coverage per square kilometre and per 1,000 population among the 130 cities studied worldwide.
11. India's first Grass Conservatory "Germplasm Conservation Centre" has been inaugurated in which state?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttrakhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer: Option B
India's first 'Grass Conservatory' has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Almora district in Uttrakhand.
12. Uttar Pradesh's first anti-air pollution tower will be inaugurated in which city?
A. Ghaziabad
B. Lucknow
C. Kanpur
D. Noida
Answer: Option D
UP's first air pollution control tower opened in Noida.
13. The Ministry of Defence has organised the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. Surat
C. Jhansi
D. Varanasi
Answer: Option C
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
14. Which state will soon become the only one in India to have five international airports?
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option D
Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports
after PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
15. Which state has bagged the Best Marine State Award for 2021-22 on the World Fisheries Day 2021?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Answer: Option A
Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the
Department of Fisheries.
16. The international conference and exhibition on ICT 'Connect 2021' will be organized by which organization?
A. ASSOCHAM
B. FICCI
C. CII
D. NPCI
Answer: Option C
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise its flagship event 'Connect 2021' in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
17. Which state has been adjudged as the best Inland state for fisheries on the occasion of the 'World Fisheries Day' 2021?
A. West Bengal
B. Telangana
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option B
Inland states - Telangana has been adjudged as the best Inland state for fisheries on the occasion of the 'World Fisheries Day' 2021.
18. What is the range of GDP growth projection for India in the financial year 2021-22 as per the State Bank of India (SBI) Ecowrap report?
A. 8.3% - 8.6%
B. 9.7% - 9.9%
C. 8.1% - 8.3%
D. 9.3% - 9.6%
Answer: Option D
The State Bank of India (SBI) economists in its research report - Ecowrap, has revised upwards the GDP growth projection for India to a range of 9.3% - 9.6% for FY22 (2021-22).
19. Who did launch the SWADESH project?
A. Amit Shah
B. PM Modi
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Dr Jitendra Singh
Answer: Option D
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and
Technology, launched Project SWADESH.
20. Which state in India has approved the proposal to launch the first Cyber Tehsils?
A. Uttrakhand
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer: Option C
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to create Cyber Tehsils.
21. Under RBI's new directives, what is the minimum initial capital required to set up a new universal bank?
A. Rs 500 crore
B. Rs 700 crore
C. Rs 1000 crore
D. Rs 800 crore
Answer: Option C
The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth is required to set up a new
the universal bank has been increased to Rs 1000 crore (from present Rs 500 crore).
22. Santa Tanty who has passed away was a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian poet of which literature?
A. Malayalam
B. Assamese
C. Bengali
D. Marathi
Answer: Option B
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian poet of Assamese literature Sananta Tanty has passed away after a prolonged illness.
23. INS Vela has been commissioned at which place by the Indian Navy?
A. Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
B. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
D. Goa Shipyard Limited
Answer: Option A
The Indian Navy formally commissioned the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
24. Which bank has partnered with NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards 'Veer' for Armed Forces?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. Yes Bank
D. Axis Bank
Answer: Option B
Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered with NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards 'Veer' for
Armed Forces.
25. Which Indian state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021)?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Telangana
D. Gujarat
Answer: Option A
In this year's Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021), Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have taken the top three positions, among the 18 large states in governance performance.
26. Microsoft has taken over which company to become the largest company by market cap?
A. Apple
B. Google
C. Intel
D. Adobe
Answer: Option A
Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world's most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation.
27. Which one is the name of the first global hackathon launched by RBI?
A. DEVELOPER 2021
B. BLOCKCHAIN 2021
C. HARBINGER 2021
D. BANKING 2021
Answer: Option C
The Reserve Bank of India has launched its first global hackathon named "HARBINGER 2021 - Innovation for Transformation".
28. IBM Corporation has launched a client innovation centre in which city?
A. Aurangabad
B. Mysuru
C. Dehradun
D. Bhopal
Answer: Option B
IBM Corp. launched a client innovation centre in Mysuru with support from the
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM).
29. Which state has been emerged as the best-performing state in the Global Drug Policy Index which was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium in November 2021?
A. Tripura
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Gujarat
Answer: Option D
In the index, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab emerged as the best performing states for the mobility of goods and efficiency of the logistics chain.
30. Hase art, a unique painting style is a traditional art practised in which Indian state?
A. West Bengal
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option C
Hase art is a unique painting style practised by the Devaru community residing in
Shivamogga district and Uttara Kannada in Karnataka.
31. Who is the top-ranked Indian batsman on ICC T20I Batting Rankings?
A. Virat Kohli
B. KL Rahul
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: Option B
Indian batsman KL Rahul moved up three places to be ranked 5th, while skipper Virat Kohli dropped four places to the eighth rank in the latest ICC men's T20I Batting Rankings released on November 10, 2021.
32. Which Union Ministry is set to launch the "Nutrition Smart Village" initiative?
A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. Ministry of Food Processing industries
Answer: Option B
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to launch a programme on "Nutrition Smart Village" to strengthen the Poshan Abhiyan. This scheme is a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
33. Which of the following companies has launched the World's 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its merchant partners?
A. PhonePe
B. Amazon Pay
C. Google Pay
D. Bharat
Answer: Option D
Bharat launched the World's 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its
merchant partners.
34. Moirang, often mentioned in news, is located at which place?
A. Nagaland
B. Manipur
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer: Option B
The Union Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal announced that the Ministry of Textiles has decided to set up a Handloom Village at Moirang of Manipur.
35. India's first fisheries business incubator- 'LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC)' was inaugurated in which city?
A. Gurugram
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. Cochin
D. Gandhinagar
Answer: Option A
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala
inaugurated India's first-of-its-kind, dedicated fisheries business incubator known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Gurugram.
36. Ganga Expressway is an ambitious project of which state government?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Punjab
Answer: Option C
The Ganga Expressway, an ambitious project of the Uttar Pradesh government,
connecting Meerut to Prayagraj district has got environmental clearance.
37. The NEIAFMR which is an autonomous National Institute under the Ministry of AYUSH is in which state?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Assam
D. Tripura
Answer: Option A
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has
announced the expansion of the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR) in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh by developing new infrastructure within the campus.
38. Which state government has received the State Award for Beryl Thanga for her novel?
A. Manipur
B. Meghalaya
C. Assam
D. Jharkhand
Answer: Option A
Novelist Beryl Thanga has received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book - E Amadi Adungegi Ithat.
39. Who has been selected for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation Council?
A. Parupalli Kashyap
B. Shrikant Kidambik
C. Prakash Padukone
D. Pullela Gopichand
Answer: Option C
Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone has been selected for the prestigious 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Badminton World Federation Council.
40. Who is the author of the book 'Conversations: India's Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes and More'?
A. Mahesh Sharma
B. Naman Ahuja
C. Brijinder Nath Goswamy
D. Jyotindra Jain
Answer: Option C
Renowned art historian and critic Brijinder Nath Goswamy has announced his new book based on and around the Indian arts.
41. The 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) has been held in which city?
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Guwahati
D. Hyderabad
Answer: Option A
The event has been organised at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi campus from November 24-27, 2021.
42. The Noida International Airport is which number international airport of Uttar Pradesh?
A. 6th
B. 5th
C. 4th
D. 3rd
Answer: Option B
It is the fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid
the Foundation Stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
43. Which Indian company has started clinical trials of a nasal spray to prevent COVID-19?
A. Lupin
B. ITC
C. Aurobindo Pharma
D. Sun Pharma
Answer: Option B
A diversified Indian company, ITC Limited, confirmed on November 25, 2021, that it has begun clinical trials of a nasal spray that can prevent COVID-19 infection.
44. Which state government has formed a Yamuna Cleaning Cell?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Uttarakhand
D. Delhi
Answer: Option D
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that a Yamuna Cleaning Cell will be
constituted to expedite inter-departmental coordination and execution of projects for cleaning the heavily polluted Yamuna river.
45. RBI imposes Rs 1 Crore Penalty on which bank for violating norms?
A. HDFC
B. PNB
C. ICICI
D. SBI
Answer: Option D
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on the State Bank of India (SBI) or violating subsection (2) of section 19 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
46. For the first time, 57 norovirus cases have been suspected in which city?
A. Alappuzha
B. Palakkad
C. Ernakulam
D. Thrissur
Answer: Option D
Norovirus has reportedly infected 57 people including 54 students and three workers in a hostel of St. Mary's College, Thrissur.
47. In the Multidimensional Poverty Index, which state has been elected as the highest level of multidimensional poverty state in India?
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option A
Bihar has been adjudged as the state with the highest level of multidimensional poverty with 51.91% of the population.
48. Which state has passed 'Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill 2021', to levy a Green tax on vehicles?
A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Punjab
Answer: Option B
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the AP Motor Vehicles Taxation
(Amendment) Bill, 2021, for enhancing the tax on motor vehicles and net additional revenue of Rs.409.58 crore per annum.
49. Ahmed Nasir Al Raisi of UAE has been appointed as the new chief of which police organization?
A. CBI
B. CARFT
C. Interpol
D. CAPF
Answer: Option C
The International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, held its annual General
Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey.
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