Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 28, 2020
November 28, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. ‘RE-INVEST 2020’, an investing meet which was seen in the news recently, is organised by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
[B] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]
Notes:
RE-INVEST (Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo) is organised by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), to promote investment in renewable energy.
The 3rd edition of the Meet is scheduled to be held from November 26 to 28, 2020 with the theme of ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the virtual meeting. The first two editions were held in 2015 and 2018.
2. What is the name of the training modules launched for primary cooperative societies, by National Cooperative Development Corporation?
[A] Sahakar Pragya
[B] NCDC Sahakar
[C] Coop Educate
[D] PACS Skillcare
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Correct Answer: A [Sahakar Pragya]
Notes:
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched Sahakar Pragya, the 45 new training modules developed by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
The modules will impart training to primary cooperative societies in rural areas of the country. The National Cooperative Development Corporation is a statutory Corporation, under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
3. Which state has passed ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions for marriage?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Uttar Pradesh government has passed an ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions for marriage.
As per the ordinance, unlawful conversion for the sake of getting married through force, deceit, undue pressure will be considered a non-bailable offence and can lead to imprisonment of a maximum of 10 years and penalty of 50 thousand rupees.
4. The tenth edition of the National Science film festival is inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Tripura
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: C [Tripura]
Notes:
The tenth edition of the National Science film festival has been inaugurated in the state of Tripura. The festival will be held in virtual mode.
VigyanPrasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, has been organizing this festival. This year, Vigyan Prasar is collaborating with the Tripura State Council of Science and Technology. As many as 372 films in different languages have been received.
5. The land-attack version of which missile was test-fired in the Andaman and Nicobar?
[A] BrahMos
[B] Prithvi- III
[C] Agni- III
[D] Dhanush
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Correct Answer: A [BrahMos]
Notes:
Indian army has successfully test fired the land-attack version of the surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, in the Andaman and Nicobar.
The range of the new version of the missile has been extended to 400 km from the original 290 km. The Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy will carry out separate test-firing of the new version of the air-launched and naval versions of the missile.
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Anil
December 10, 2020 at 10:00 pmGood