Daily Current Affairs Quiz : November 13-14, 2022
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1. Which country is the host of the “No Money for Terror” conference?
[A] Russia
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India is set to host the “No Money for Terror” conference, after the meeting of Interpol and the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee.
The Ministry of Home Affairs under the Indian government is organising the third ministerial conference on ‘No Money for Terror’ in New Delhi. The aim of the conference is to take forward the discussions related to combating the financing of terrorism in the previous two conferences.
2. India’s multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) is set to be developed in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the work to develop the first multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) at Mappedu, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
Under the ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP)’, the road transport ministry is developing 35 multi-modal logistics parks. MMLP Chennai is being developed in an area of 184.27 acres.
3. What is the name of India’s first privately developed rocket?
[A] Akash
[B] Vikram- S
[C] Vikrant- S
[D] Surya
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Correct Answer: B [Vikram- S]
Notes:
India’s first privately developed rocket, named Vikram-S is set to be launched on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads.
Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace will become the first private space company in India to launch a rocket into space. The mission named ‘Prarambh’ will carry payloads of two Indian and one foreign customer and is set for launch from ISRO’s launchpad at Sriharikota.
4. Prime Minister inaugurated ONGC’s U-field onshore facilities in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited’s U-field onshore facilities in B R Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh.
U-field is situated in Krishna Godavari basin block in Bay of Bengal. Natural gas from the field will be brought to the onshore facility through undersea pipelines before being dispatched to the users.
5. Tashigang, world’s highest polling booth, is located in which state/ UT?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct Answer: A [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Around 98.08 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the world’s highest polling station booth in Tashigang, in Himachal Pradesh.
Of the 52 registered voters of the station, 51 stepped out to elect a new state government. Tashigang is situated at a height of 15,256 feet and was made a Model Polling station to make voting easy for senior citizens and disabled voters.
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