ASEAN Summit | COP25 Summit | Current affairs November

1. Which actor will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India 2019?

Isabelle Huppert

2.How many MoUs have been signed between India and Germany?

17

3. Which nation has recently committed to tackling money-laundering issues along with India?

US

4. Which country is hosting COP25 Summit?

Spain

5.Which of the following cities is hosting the 35th ASEAN Summit?

Bangkok

6. Choose the name of the organization which revealed that 1.3 million Indian payment cards are wrongly up for sale on the Dark Web.

ZDNet

7.Which PoK districts has not been included in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India’s new political map?

Jhelum Valley

8.Who has directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP to ensure there are no power cuts in the states?

Supreme Court

9.Which country won the Rugby World Cup 2019?

South Africa

10.Which city is hosting the National Tribal festival?

New Delhi

11. Public Health Emergency has been declared in which state?

Delhi 

12. India recently signed an MoU with which country in the field of prevention of marine litter?

Germany

13. Which Indian Institute has recently prepared Indian Brain Atlas for first time in the country?

IIT Hyderabad

14. Which city is hosting 35th ASEAN Summit?

Bangkok

MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1. Which of the following is a correct definition of “Isohyets”?

 [A] Lines on a map showing equal rainfall
 [B] Lines on a map having same mean temper
[C] Lines on a map having same barometric pressure
[D] Lines on a map showing equal height from mean sea level

Answer:Lines on a map showing equal rainfall

2.The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?

[A] Monsoon
[B] Jet stream
[C] Cyclones
[D] Desert storms

Answer:Monsoon

3. Which of the following regions was called “Gedrosia” during times of Alexander, the great?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Baluchistan

Answer:Baluchistan

4. Rummindei Pillar Inscription which talks about taxation in Maurya era has been found at which of the following places?

[A] Junagarh in Gujarat
[B] Ranchi in Jharkhand
[C] Bhabru in Rajasthan
[D] Lumbini in Nepal

Answer:Lumbini in Nepal

5. Which of the following rulers were contemporary of Buddha?
[A] Bimbisar of Magadha
[B] Prasenjit (Pansedi) of Kosala
[C] Udayan of Avanti
[D] All of Above

Answer:All of Above

6. The Greek Ambassador Deimachus of Plataea had visited the court of which of the following rulers of Magadha?

[A] Dhanananda
[B] Chandragupta Maury
[C] Bindusara
[D] Asoka

Answer:Bindusara 

7. Who among the following is writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’?
[A] Simuka
[B] Panini
[C] Bhadrabahu
[D] Patanjali

Answer:Bhadrabahu 

8. Buddhism from India was introduced to which current region by Kasyapa Matanga?

[A] China
[B] South East Asia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Africa

Answer:China 

9. Which of the following was denoted by the term “Kahapana” or “Karshapan” during ancient
India?

[A] A cloth
[B] A trader
[C] A monk
[D] A coin

Answer: A coin

10. What was Arikamedu during ancient India?
[
A] A coastal settlement and trade centre
[B] A mountain
[C] A city in Aravalli Mountains in Gujarat
[D] A Lake

Answer:A coastal settlement and trade centre 

Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary | PRANAM Commission|National Book Trust (NBT) -Current Affair march

1.The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary in New Delhi.The second edition dictionary includes total 6000 words.The ISL Dictionary is also available on ISLRTC’s YouTube channel.The aim of the dictionary is to help spread the use of ISL which could result in better education and employment opportunities for hearing impaired persons.

2.The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal has announced a PRANAM Commission.the issues related to the Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill.The PRANAM Bill is an effort from the state government to protect elderly parents and unmarried differently abled siblings and give them financial security.

3.Government launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN) Yojana for augmenting income of farmers by providing income support to small and marginal farmer families.
Farmer familier having cultivartable land upto 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support of INR 6000 per year. PM Kisan Scheme,First Installment of Rs 2021 crores was directly sent into bank accounts of 1,010,6,880 (One Crore One Lakh Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty) Eligible Farmers.

4.UAE Emirate Abu Dhabi included Hindi as third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice.

5.The Union Minister of Human Resources and Development Prakash Javadekar launched the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) programme to provide industry-specific apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates.These apprenticeship courses will be available to them from academic year April-May, 2019.SHREYAS is a major effort in the direction to make degree students more skilled, capable, employable and gainful employment.

6.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed three banks, Dhanlaxmi .Bank, Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank from the PCA framework by moving them out of its weakbank watchlist.

7.Educationist and Author Govind Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT).National Book Trust (NBT) is an established by the Government Of India in the Year 1957 under the Department Of Higher Education, Ministry Of Human Resource Development.f Human Resource Developmentconducting literary events, activities for children, training in publishing throughout the country, participating in international book fairs to promote Indian literature.

8.Government launched Women Safety initiative of Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) in 16 States/UTs and Mumbai city. People in these states and UTs can now call a single pan India number 112 for any emergency. Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal were also launched.Home Minister Rajnath Singh also inaugurated a national cyber forensic lab and Cyber Prevention, Awareness & Detection Centre (CyPAD).

9.Gujarat government launched 2nd edition of water conservation scheme Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, which aims to deepen water bodies in state before monsoon to increase storage of rainwater to be used during times of scarcity.

10.83rd Senior National Badminton Championships, In Guwahati (Assam) -
Women's - Saina Nehwal won her fourth title, defeating P.V.Sindhu.
Men's - Sourabh Verma won by defeating Lakshya Sen.
Men's Doubles - Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Chirag Shetty.