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1 .
Who is inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh?
A)
Narendra Modi
B)
Amit Shah
C)
Ram Nath Kovind
D)
Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer :   Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday(16th November 2021) inaugurated the 341-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh after landing on the highway airstrip in an IAF C-130 Hercules plane. The 3.2-km airstrip has been constructed on the expressway to facilitate emergency landing of fighter aircraft. The expressway links state capital Lucknow with Ghazipur and has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500 crore.

Published On : November 16, 2021
2 .
The Trilateral Maritime Exercise "SITMEX – 21" will be held between which countries?
A)
India, China and Russia
B)
India, Singapore and Thailand
C)
India, Japan and France
D)
India, Sri Lanka and Australia

Correct Answer :   India, Singapore and Thailand

The 3rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime Exercise named SITMEX–21 is being held from 15th Nov 2021 to 16th Nov 2021 in the Andaman Sea. The Navies of the India, Singapore and Thailand will participate in the event. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk is participating in the 3rd edition from India. It is an indigenously built Missile Corvette.
 
The event is being hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in the Andaman Sea with an aim to enhance the cooperation between the participating navies towards augmenting the overall maritime security in the region.

Published On : November 16, 2021
3 .
Who was T20 World Cup 2021 Player of the tournament?
A)
Kane Williamson
B)
Babar Azam
C)
Rohit Sharma
D)
David Warner

Correct Answer :   David Warner

David Warner was named T20 World Cup 2021 Player of the tournament. Warner finished the tournament with 289 runs from seven innings despite a slow start. He played a match-winning knock of 53 runs off 38 balls in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand. 

Published On : November 16, 2021
4 .
Renowned historian and author Babasaheb Purandare who has passed away recently wrote extensively about which of these rulers?
A)
Maharaja Bir Bikram
B)
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
C)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
D)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Correct Answer :   Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

The eminent historian, orator and noted author from Maharashtra, Balwant Moreshwar Purandare has passed away. He was 99. The celebrated author was popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare. He wrote extensively about Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Published On : November 16, 2021
5 .
Who said that Covid-19 booster dose is a scandal that must stop now?
A)
Xi Jinping
B)
Vladimir Putin
C)
Ursula von der Leyen
D)
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes

Correct Answer :   Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes has called the administration of COVID-19 booster doses a scandal that must stop now. He said every day there are 6 times more boosters administered globally than primary COVID19 vaccine doses in low-income countries.

Published On : November 16, 2021
6 .
Name South Africa’s last apartheid president who passed away at 85 years on November 11.
A)
FW de Klerk
B)
B.J. Voster
C)
M. Viljoen
D)
P.W. Botha

Correct Answer :   FW de Klerk

South Africa’s last apartheid president FW de Klerk passed away at the age of 85 on November 11, 2021 after suffering from mesothelioma cancer.

Published On : November 16, 2021
7 .
The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed after which Indian?
A)
Arun Jaitley
B)
Manohar Parrikar
C)
Sushma Swaraj
D)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer :   Manohar Parrikar

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh unveiled a plaque on November 15, 2021 to rename the institute after former Defence Minister late Manohar Parrikar.

Published On : November 16, 2021
8 .
India has recently flagged off which edition of the Scientific Expedition to Antarctica in November 2021?
A)
40th
B)
41st
C)
42nd
D)
43rd

Correct Answer :   41st

India successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on November 15, 2021. The first batch of its contingents comprising of 23 scientists and support staff has reached the Indian Antarctic station Maitri. Four more batches will be landing in Antarctica by mid-January 2022. The Indian Antarctic program began in 1981 and has completed 40 scientific expeditions.

Published On : November 16, 2021
9 .
44th Wangala festival begins in Which State?
A)
Manipur
B)
Assam
C)
Meghalaya
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Meghalaya

Meghalaya state people are celebrating the 44th edition of ‘Wangala’, the festival of 100 Drums Festival. Wangala Festival is a post-harvest festival of the Garos tribe and is observed to honour ‘Saljong’, the Sun God of Garos, which also marks the end of the harvest season. During the Festival, people offer sacrifices to please their deity Saljong, the Sun God.

Published On : November 15, 2021
10 .
When is Birsa Munda's birth anniversary?
A)
November 12th
B)
November 13th
C)
November 14th
D)
November 15th

Correct Answer :   November 15th

Birsa Munda, a tribal icon was born on November 15th, 1875. He had led an Indian tribal religious movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand.

Published On : November 15, 2021
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