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- India will take over the Presidency of the G20 Group to host the G20 Summit in which year?
A) 2022
B) 2021
C) 2023
D) 2024
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Option C
Explanation:India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2023. India was earlier slated to host the summit in 2022.
- India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 is organised in which place?
A) Andaman Sea
B) Lakshadweep Sea
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Arabian Sea
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Option A
Explanation:The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been organised from 23 to 25 November 2020 in Andaman Sea.Indian Navy (IN) is the host for the 2020 edition of SIMBEX.
- What is the theme of the 59th National Pharmacy Week (NPW), which was celebrated from November 16-22, 2020?
A) Pharmacists for a Healthy India
B) Educate Before You Medicate — Knowledge is the Best Medicine — Talk With Your Pharmacist
C) Know your Medicines: Ask your Pharmacist
D) Pharmacists: Frontline Health Professionals
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Option D
Explanation:The 59th National Pharmacy Week (NPW) was celebrated throughout the country from November 16-22, 2020..The theme of the NPW 2020 is “Pharmacists: Frontline Health Professionals”The Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) organises NPW during the third week of November every year.
- Which country was the host nation for the APEC Summit 2020 held recently?
A) Japan
B) Malaysia
C) Thailand
D) Indonesia
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Option B
Explanation:The 2020 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held on 20 November 2020 under the Chairmanship of Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
- The India International Cherry Blossom Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. The festival is held annually in which city?
A) Kohima
B) Agartala
C) Shillong
D) Imphal
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Option C
Explanation:The 5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival, has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is held every year in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya.
- ANANDA is a digital application launched by which organisation recently?
A) LIC
B) RBI
C) SEBI
D) SBI
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Option A
Explanation:Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched a first-of-its kind digital application called, “ANANDA” for the agents to onboard a new Life Insurance Policy, even without physically meeting the customer. ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents NewBusiness Digital Application.
- The first-ever dedicated Moss Garden in India has been set up in which state?
A) Assam
B) Kerala
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
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Option D
Explanation:India’s first Moss Garden has been unveiled at Khurpatal in Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
- Tarun Gogoi who has died recently was the former Chief Minister of which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Manipur
D) West Bengal
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Option B
Explanation:Three-time Assam Chief Minister from Congress party Tarun Gogoi, has passed away after been undergoing treatment for post-Covid complications. He was 84.
- Name the player who beat Dominic Thiem to win 2020 ATP Tour Finals
A) Daniil Medvedev
B) Andrey Rublev
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Alexander Zverev
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Option A
Explanation:In Tennis,Daniil Medvedev (Russia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) to win the 2020 ATP Tour Finals, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, held in London on 22 November 2020.
- The Indian Navy has recently received its ninth P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The deal to buy P-8I aircraft was signed by India with ________
A) Airbus
B) Kawasaki
C) Boeing
D) Sukhoi
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Option C
Explanation:The Indian Navy have received its ninth P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The ninth aircraft has been received under the nearly $1 billion deal signed by Indian Navy with the Boeing for four additional planes in 2016.
- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has organised the Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from__
A) 16-22 Nov
B) 23-27 Nov
C) 20-26 Nov
D) 17-23 Nov
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Option B
Explanation:Airports Authority of India (AAI) is observing the Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from 23 November to 27 November 2020.
- Shaik Khaja Hussain, who passed away recently was a noted poet known for his work in
A) Telugu
B) Malayalam
C) Marathi
D) Urdu
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Option A
Explanation:Noted Telugu poet, journalist, scriptwriter Shaik Khaja Hussain, has passed away after brief illness. He was 70. Popularly known as Devi Priya, the renowned poet bagged the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017, for his book Gaali Rangu.
- SIMBEX-20 is which edition of the annual maritime drill?
A) 29th
B) 22nd
C) 25th
D) 27th
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Option D
Explanation:The SIMBEX series of exercises is being held between IN and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), annually since 1994.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation aims to achieve long term objective of Zero fatality by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2023
C) 2030
D) 2028
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Option C
Explanation:The Ministry of Civil Aviation aims to achieve long term objective of Zero fatality by the year 2030 as envisaged by ICAO in its Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP-2020-22) through better managed safety systems of stakeholders.
- Which country will host the APEC Summit 2021?
A) Britain
B) New Zealand
C) Germany
D) Australia
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Option B
Explanation:The APEC Summit 2021 will be hosted by New Zealand. APEC headquarter – Singapore
