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November - 2021 Current Affairs
1 .
Rihanna has been named as the national hero of which nation?
A)
US
B)
Canada
C)
Barbados
D)
Russia

Correct Answer :   Barbados

Rihanna has been declared as the national hero of Barbados. The country made the announcement after removing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and entering a new era as a republic.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
2 .
Home Affairs Ministry has extended Covid containment measures till when?
A)
December 31st
B)
December 25th
C)
December 1st
D)
November 30th

Correct Answer :   December 31st

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on November 30, 2021 extended the validity of Covid containment measures till December 31, 2021 in view of the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant- Omicron. The Home Ministry has directed the state governments to take proactive containment measures.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
3 .
Who is the new Twitter CEO?
A)
Larry Page
B)
Biz Stone
C)
George Kurian
D)
Parag Aggarwal

Correct Answer :   Parag Aggarwal

Twitter Co-founder "Jack Dorsey" announced on November 29, 2021, that he will be stepping down as the Chief Executive of Silicon Valley. Dorsey paved the way for an IIT-Bombay Graduate and Indian-origin Parag Agrawal to be the new CEO of Twitter. Parag Agrawal has become the youngest CEO in the top 500 companies.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
4 .
Who is new chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)?
A)
Ajay Jain
B)
V Sangeeta
C)
Sandeep Kumar
D)
Vivek Johri

Correct Answer :   Vivek Johri

Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri has been appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), an order issued on Sunday(28-11-2021) by the personnel ministry said.
 
Johri, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer, is currently working as the member in the board.
 
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Johri as the chairman of the CBIC, it said.
 
He succeeds M Ajit Kumar who completes his tenure this month(November 2021) end.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
5 .
Who is becomes non-executive Director on Hero MotoCorp?
A)
Rajnish Kumar
B)
Kenichi Ayukawa
C)
Heiji Maruyama
D)
Mr. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

Correct Answer :   Rajnish Kumar

Hero Motocorp said that Rajnish Kumar, former chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of the company.
 
Mr. Kumar completed his three-year term as chairman of SBI in October 2020. He is credited with steering the bank successfully through very challenging times and adopting key technology transformations. During his tenure, the bank developed YONO, a digital platform, which established SBI as a global leader in the adoption of technology and innovation.
 
Mr. Kumar is a career banker with nearly four decades of service with the State Bank of India. His expertise in corporate credit and project finance is well recognised. He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of many other prestigious companies viz. HSBC, Asia Pacific, L&T Infotech and is also the non-executive chairman of resilient innovations (BharatPe).

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
6 .
Which state celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 in india?
A)
Assam
B)
Meghalaya
C)
Karataka
D)
Uttarakhand

Correct Answer :   Meghalaya

The three-day Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma, and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki. It was celebrated from November 25 to 27. The festival was held in two venues, Ward’s Lake and Polo Grounds in Meghalaya. The annual festival coincides with the actual blooming of the cherry blossom flowers. It is also known as the Prunus Cerasoides, these flowers underline the Himalayas and cover the east and west Khasi hills.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
7 .
When is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People observed?
A)
November 27th
B)
November 28th
C)
November 29th
D)
November 30th

Correct Answer :   November 29th

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is an UN-organized day held every year on November 29th. The day aims to educate the public on the question of Palestine and support a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is observed to mark the anniversary of resolution 181, wherein the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine on November 29, 1947.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
8 .
Who had won the Ballon d'Or 2019 award?
A)
Kaká
B)
Luka Modrić
C)
Lionel Messi
D)
Cristiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer :   Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi had won the 2019 Ballon d’Or award, which is one of the oldest and most prestigious individual awards in football that is presented annually by the French news magazine France Football. Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award a record six times while he was playing for Barcelona.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
9 .
For the first time, 57 norovirus cases have been suspected in which city?
A)
Palakkad
B)
Ernakulam
C)
Alappuzha
D)
Thrissur

Correct Answer :   Thrissur

Norovirus has reportedly infected 57 people including 54 students and three workers in a hostel of St. Mary’s College, "Thrissur". The health officials suspect that the virus must have spread through food or drinking water. This is the first time that the norovirus infection has been reported in Thrissur.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11
10 .
When did National Cadet Corps(NCC) celebrate the 73rd anniversary of its raising?
A)
November 28th
B)
November 27th
C)
November 26th
D)
November 25th

Correct Answer :   November 28th

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) observed the 73rd anniversary of its raising on November 28, 2021. NCC is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces and the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world.

Published On : 11/01/2021 16:58:11