Important Weekly Current Affairs Quiz from 15th - 21st November, 2020
1. Which insurance company collaborated with PayBima via Digital Sales to drive Life Insurance Protection?
Ans:- Tata AIA Life Insurance.
2. Chen Meng claimed the ITTF Women's World Cup title. Which country does she belong to?
Ans:- China.
3. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died, the long-serving PM of which country was he?
Ans:- Bahrain.
4. What was India's rank in BMI ranking?
Ans:- 196.
5. On which date is World Pneumonia Day annually observed?
Ans:- 12 November.
6. Which bank has SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0 launched for SMEs?
Ans:- HDFC.
7. Which date is the annual Public Service Broadcasting Day celebrated in India?
Ans:- 12 November.
8. Which state government has added fish nutrition to the diet map for anganwadi?
Ans:- Odisha.
9. Which state government has released two mobile apps?
Ans:- Telangana.
10. Who has been appointed as the Chief of Staff to the acting US Defense Secretary?
Ans:- Kash Patel.
11. Which organisation will set up a Traditional Medicine Global Centre in India?
Ans:- WHO.
12. Moody's projected India GDP for 2020 at what percent?
Ans:- -8.9%
13. On which date is World Kindness Day being observed globally?
Ans:- 13 November.
14. The Jeevan Seva app for secure and timely transport of COVID-19 patients to and from hospitals was launched by which state/UT?
Ans:- Delhi.
15. Asif Basra died, what profession did he belong to?
Ans:- Actor.
16. On which date is Ayurveda Day nationally observed?
Ans:- November 13.
17. Which state CM launched 'Project Air Care'?
Ans:- Haryana.
18. Which country has received 50 metric tonnes of food aid recently from India?
Ans:- Djibouti.
19. Whose autobiography is to be titled as 'I Am No Messiah'?
Ans:- Sonu Sood.
20. Sanchaman Limboo died, the former CM of which state was he?
Ans:- Sikkim.
21. Where did India successfully test the surface of every weather rapid reaction to an air missile?
Ans:- Balasore.
22. The government of Madhya Pradesh has launched the 'Aatma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh 2023' roadmap. What field will the special focus of the roadmap be on?
Ans:- Education And Health.
23. 'Bharat Darshan-Dakshin Bharat Yatra' will be launched on December 12 by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). What is the Yatra theme?
Ans:- Show India to Indians.
24. On November 13, on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti, 'National Ayurveda Day' fell in 2020. What year is 'National Ayuveda Day' observed?
Ans:- 2016.
25. The Draft Banking Regulation 2020 was approved by the Authority of the International Financial Services Centers. The meeting will take place in what territory of the Union?
Ans:- Delhi.
26. On November 14, World Diabetes Day is celebrated. What was World Diabetes Day's theme?
Ans:- The Nurse and Diabetes.
27. Which state government has launched the 'Air Care Project' to fight rising air pollution?
Ans:- Haryana.
28. Who has been appointed as a BJP Party in-charge of political crucial in Uttar Pradesh?
Ans:- Radha Mohan Singh.
29. In which state is India's first Sandalwood Museum being set up?
Ans:- Karnataka.
30. An incentivisation structure has been introduced by the Sports Ministry to extend monetary support to 500 private academies, under which scheme?
Ans:- Khelo India.
31. Who attended the 8th BRICS Ministerial Meeting for Science, Technology and Innovation?
Ans:- Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
32. Recently, Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL) has acquired how much of the Urban Ladder Home Decor Solutions Private Ltd. equity shears?
Ans:- 96%.
33. Who represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit?
Ans:- Dr. S. Jaishankar.
34. Which country's prime minister presided over the 15th Summit of East Asia?
Ans:- Vietnam.
35. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveil the "Statue of Peace"?
Ans:- Rajasthan.
36. Which organisation has tested the Rapid Reaction missile successfully?
Ans:- DRDO.
37. Who received the 2020 Children's World Peace Prize?
Ans:- Sadat Rahman.
38. By overtaking what player, Aryna Sabalenka entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings?
Ans:- Serena Williams.
39. What is the theme of world Kindness day?
Ans:- The World We Make - Inspire Kindness.
40 Which site will be chosen as a wetland site under the Ramsar protection treaty?
Ans:- Lonar Lake.
41. On World Pneumonia Day, the Department of Health & Family Welfare launched the SAANS campaign in which state?
Ans:- Odisha.
42. Which state government has initiated the 2020 Kalaignar Karunanidhi Breakfast Scheme?
Ans:- Puducherry.
43. Which scheme was launched by India in the eighth BRICS to help women science and technology researchers?
Ans:- SERB Power.
44. November 16 is being celebrated in India annually as which day?
Ans:- National Press Day.
45. Which of the following sites are added to the Ramsar sites list?
Ans:- Keetham Lake & Lonar Lake.
46. Which district bagged the 2019 award for water conservation efforts from the Union Jal Shakti ministry?
Ans:- Kadapa.
47. On which date is the International Day for Tolerance celebrated?
Ans:- 16 November.
48. For what reason has the Structural Engineering Research Centre built the Emergency Retrieval System?
Ans:- Quick Retrieval of power Transmission.
49. Which film won prize for Best of India Short Film Festival 2020?
Ans:- Natkhat.
50. Who has been named as Panasonic's chief executive officer (CEO)?
Ans:- Yuki Kusumi.
51. Which is the First ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use list?
Ans:- nOPV2.
52. The term of Director of the Compliance Directorate (ED) has been extended by the Union Government by one year. Who is ED's director?
Ans:- Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
53. Which of these delivered the first Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle hardware to ISRO?
Ans:- L&T.
54. Which of the institutes below hosted the Consumer Culture Lab's virtual launch?
Ans:- IIM Udaipur.
55. International Students' Day is observed on which date?
Ans:- 17th November.
56. On the sidelines of the 37th ASEAN summit, how many Asia Pacific countries have signed the world's largest free trade agreement led by China?
Ans:- 15.
57. Which bank introduced the National Popular Mobility Debit Card recently?
Ans:- Karnataka Bank Ltd.
58. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation authorise drones to be used for agricultural activities by which institute?
Ans:- International Crops Research Institute, Hyderabad.
59. November 17 is celebrated as which day?
Ans:- National Epilepsy Day.
60. Who was honoured with the 2020 Prof. AN Bhaduri Memorial Lecture Award?
Ans:- Dr. Sushanta Kar.
61) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of 'Equitas Small Finance Bank limited'?
Ans:- Smriti Mandhana.
62) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Financepee?
Ans:- Rohit Sharma.
63) Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of HDFC Mutual Funds?
Ans:- Navneet Munot.
64) Who is the author of book How To Be A Writer Is?
Ans:- Ruskin Bond.
65) According to worlds best cities report 2020, national capital Delhi is at which place?
Ans:- 62.
66) National Naturopathy Day is observed on which date?
Ans:- 18 November.
67) Who is the new speaker of Bihar Assembly?
Ans:- Nand Kishore Yadav.
68) Which non-banking company launched American Express (Amex) card?
Ans:- MobiKwik.
69) Which state government launched the Oil Palm Project?
Ans:- Manipur.
70) Who is the author of book 'Reporting India: My Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist'?
Ans:- Prem Prakash.