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1. Where was the National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) launched?

a. Bhutan
b. Vietnam
c. Bangkok
d. Singapore

S-c

E- National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) was launched in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was inaugurated by Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan. NISHTHA is a National Mission that aims to improve learning outcomes at Elementary level through integrated Teacher Training. It is a pioneering scheme being launched across the country, with a total of 86000 Elementary teachers of Government Schools being trained in J&K under the programme. It aims to build the capacities of 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government Schools across the country, faculty members of SIEs/SCERTs, DIETs, etc.

2. How much has India pledged to contribute for various operational activities of development across the UN agencies for the year 2020?

a. USD 13.5 million
b. USD 43.5 million
c. USD 33.5 million
d. USD 23.5 million

S-a

E- India has pledged to contribute USD 13.5 million for various operational activities of development across the UN agencies for the year 2020. India will contribute USD 5 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, USD 4.5 million to the UN Development Programme. The World Food Programme will get USD 1.92 million, USD 900,000 to the UN Children's Fund, USD 500,000 to the UN Population Fund, USD 200,000 dollars to the UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation and USD 150,000 dollars to the UN Commission on Human Settlements Programme. India will also be contributing USD 100,000 each to the UN Voluntary contribution for Financial and Technical Assistance for the implementation of Universal Periodic Review, UN Environment Programme and UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

3. FICCI has recommended the government of India to explore the models of Israel and Brazil for which of the following vegetables?

a. Onion
b. Tomato
c. Cucumber
d. Rice

S-a

E- • India should explore low-cost modern technology models from countries like Israel and Brazil for storing the commodity, according to the industry body FICCI. • Onion is currently witnessing a spike in retail onion price up to Rs 100/kg on tight supply, • The government's Tomato Onion Potato (TOP) scheme announced in the 2018-19 Budget was expected to address the problem of surplus in producing areas, but the scheme has not taken off, it said, adding that the government should provide railway rakes for reducing transportation cost. • FICCI stated that ad-hocism in export bans had serious repercussions and there was a need to remove onion from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act and undertake agriculture marketing reforms to facilitate direct purchase from the farmer in a transparent way.

4. How many defence startups will be funded by India in the next five years?

a. 200
b. 300
c. 250
d. 400

S-c

E- India will fund at least 250 defence startups over the next five years as it seeks new technologies to give a cutting edge to the armed forces. The plan is to achieve at least 50 ‘tangible innovations’ by the startups that can be inducted over the coming years. The defence ministry will be earmarking at least Rs 500 crore for its Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative and will try to bring together innovators with public and private sector industry and the armed forces to find new technology solutions.

5. Which of the following has launched ‘Project Zero’ in India to block counterfeit goods?

a. Myntra
b. Flipkart
c. Snapdeal
d. Amazon

S-d

E- In a bid to ensure that customers receive authentic goods when shopping on Amazon announced to bring "Project Zero" to India. "Project Zero" introduces additional proactive mechanisms and powerful tools to identify, block and remove counterfeits. Over 7,000 brands have already enrolled in Project Zero across US, Europe and Japan. A number of Indian brands participated in a pilot to help the company test the experience in India. “Project Zero" combines Amazon's advanced technology and innovation with the sophisticated knowledge that brands have of their own intellectual property and how best to detect counterfeits of their products. It does so through three powerful tools: Automated protections, self-service counterfeit removal tool and product serialization.

6. Where is the Sisseri River bridge situated?

a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Meghalaya

S: b

E: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Sisseri River bridge at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. The 200-metre long bridge between Jonai-Pasighat-Ranaghat-Roing road will provide connectivity between Dibang Valley and Siang to meet the long-pending demand of the people of Arunachal Pradesh as it would cut down the travel time from Pasighat to Roing by about five hours. The Sisseri River bridge provides connectivity to Tinsukia via Dhola-Sadia bridge. It was constructed by Project Brahmank of Border Roads Organisation (BRO). This bridge is also strategically important from military view point and will be a part of Trans Arunachal Highway. The bridge will play an important role in the overall development adding that it would open more avenues in the fields of employment, trade & tourism.

7. Where will be India-US tri-services exercise 'Tiger Triumph' conducted?

a. Vishakhapatnam
b. Bengaluru
c. Vijaywada
d. Hyderabad

S-a

E- The maiden India-US joint tri-services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise named 'Tiger Triumph' is scheduled to begin at Visakhapatnam from November 13. In consonance with the growing partnership between India and the US, Tiger Triumph is scheduled on the Eastern seaboard from November 13 to 21, 2019.

8. When is the National Education Day celebrated in India?

a. 13 November
b. 12 November
c. 10 November
d. 11 November

S-d

E- National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November in India. The day aims to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. On 11 September 2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had decided to celebrate 11 November as National Education Day. The ministry decided to commemorate the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad for his contribution to the cause of education in India. The National education day is celebrated from the year 2008.

9. Where was the 11th BRICS summit held?

a. Brazil
b. India
c. Russia
d. China

S-a

E- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Brazil to attend the 11th BRICS Summit, met Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazil’s capital Brasilia and discussed on various issues. The BRICS summit 2019 theme is 'Economic Growth for an Innovative Future'. The five BRICS nations account for almost 50 percent of the world's economic growth. The BRICS bloc comprises five major developing economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

10. Who among the following has been sworn in as Patna HC chief justice?

a. Justice Sanjay Karol
b. Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
c. Justice Saharab Bobde
d. Justice Muhammad Raffiq

S-a

11. Who among the following has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC?

a. Justice Sanjay Karol
b. Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
c. Justice Saharab Bobde
d. Justice Muhammad Raffiq

S-d

12. Who among the following has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC?

a. Justice Sanjay Karol
b. Justice Muhammad Raffiq
c. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal
d. Justice Amreshwar Sahi

S-c

13. Who among the following will become the first woman officer from the Navy to be posted as a Defence Attache at an Indian mission abroad?

a. Anjali Singh
b. Karabi Gogoi
c. Mohana Singh
d. Bhawana Kanth

S-b

E- Lt. Cdr. Karabi Gogoi will become the first woman officer from the Navy to be posted as a Defence Attache at an Indian mission abroad. She has been posted as the Assistant Naval Attache at the Indian embassy in Moscow. The Navy has selected Lt. Commander Karabi Gogoi as Assistant Naval Attache at the Moscow Embassy, making her the second woman defence personnel to be appointed for a diplomatic assignment. In September, Wing Commander Anjali Singh became India's first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the Indian missions abroad. Singh, who is trained on MiG-29 fighter aircraft, is the Deputy Air Attache in the Indian mission in Moscow.

14. Who among the following will be the chief guest at Republic Day 2020?

a. Jair Bolsonaro
b. Francis Hollande
c. Emanuel Macron
d. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

S-a

E- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in 2020. Prime Minister Modi met Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit, which is being held in Brasilia.

15. Who among the following has been appointed as the Indian Army's first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission?

a. Jyoti Sharma
b. Mihira Sharma
c. Nikita Sharma
d. Bhavana Sharma

S-a

E- Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma has been appointed as the Indian Army's first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission. She will be appointed as the military legal expert with the government of Seychelles. The main role of Jyoti would be to update the government of Seychelles officials on the defence and military act.