Current Affairs: 24th November 2021

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1) On World Children's Day 2021, Which state's
Police Department ran a campaign "Goes Blue"?
• On World Children's Day 2021, the Assam Police
Headquarters and Guwahati Police Commissionerate
A. Jharkhand have run a campaign name 'Goes Blue,' reaffirming
their commitment to protecting children's rights.
• Every year 20 November is celebrated as World
B. Assam Children's Day. UNICEF, the UN Agency that deals
with Child Rights globally, started the ‘Go Blue’
C. Bihar campaign.
• The Blue colour has been used to illuminate iconic
landmarks around the world, indicating solidarity
D. West Bengal with the protection of children's rights around the
world.
Ans-B
2) Who has won the "Best Actor" award at the
International Emmy Awards 2021?
• The 2021 International Emmy Awards was 49th
edition of the annual ceremony held in New York City
on November 22, 2021.
A. Gerard Butler • The award recognised excellence in television
programs produced and aired originally outside the
B. James McAvoy U.S., and non-English language US primetime
program between the dates of January 1, 2020 and
December 31, 2020.
C. David Tennant • From India, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was nominated for
Best Actor for his performance in Serious Men,
D. Hayley Squires Sushmita Sen-led Aarya was nominated for Best
Drama and comedian Vir Das was nominated for Best
Comedy. Ans-C
3) Which state government has launched "Mother
on Campus" Scheme?

• The “Mother on Campus” Scheme was launched by

A. Meghalaya the Tripura Government. The scheme was launched
to ensure safe, clean and homely atmosphere in the
student hostels.
B. Tripura • Under the scheme, two mothers can stay in the
hostel. They can stay for a week. The mothers of all
C. Mizoram children will be allowed to stay in the hostel in
rotation.
• The scheme was launched to make students more
D. Nagaland attentive in their studies.
Ans-B
4) Which Union Minister has flagged off the first-
ever All India Survey on Domestic Workers?

A. Pralhad Joshi • Union Minister for Labour and Employment

Bhupender Yadav flagged off the first-ever All India
B. Piyush Goyal Survey on Domestic Workers on 22 November 2021.
• It is being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
• On the occasion, he also released an instruction
C. Amit Shah manual with a questionnaire for the All India Survey
on Domestic workers, which will cover 37 states/UT’s
D. Bhupender and 742 districts across the country.
Yadav
Ans-D
5) Ministry of Textiles Piyush Goyal announced the
setting up of a "Handloom Village" in -

• The Ministry of Textiles has decided to establish a

Handloom Village at Moirang, Manipur, according to
A. Assam Union Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal.
• In the inaugural ceremony of the Thematic Exhibition
B. Mizoram of Crafts and distribution of Pehchan Cards in Imphal,
the Union Minister who arrived for a two-day visit to
the State announced the establishment of a
C. Manipur Handloom Village.
• Piyush Goyal, speaking at the event, stated that India
D. Nagaland is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to
commemorate the 75th year of Independence.
Ans-C
6) India & World Bank inks $250 million loan
agreement to improve quality of learning in -

A. Andhra Pradesh • The Government of India has signed a legal

agreements with the World Bank worth $250 million
for a project to improve quality of learning in the
B. Tamil Nadu state of Andhra Pradesh.
• Over 50 lakh students from all grades and stages of
C. Kerala school education will benefit from the project, titled
“Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation
Project”.
D. Karnataka
Ans-A
7) Which Oil Corporation has been awarded with
the "Community Collaboration Award" at ACES
Awards 2021?
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited has been awarded the
A. HP ‘Community Collaboration Award’ under Asia
Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES)
B. IndianOil 2021.
• It was organized by MORS Group, Malaysia in
November 21.
C. Essar Oil • IndianOil was also ranked 212nd among the world’s
largest corporations in Fortune ‘Global 500’ listing.
D. Bharat • IndianOil born in 1959 is India’s largest integrated
Petroleum and diversified energy company.
Ans-B
8) Where will the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022
be played?

• BCCI secretary Jay Shah has announced that the

A. UAE Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played in
India.
• The 2020 IPL along with the second leg of the 2021
B. India IPL were held in the UAE because of the COVID19
situation in India.
C. Sri Lanka • He announced this at the title celebrations of
Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
• Two new teams will be entering a mega-auction this
D. Pakistan time.
Ans-B
9) Which bank has launched the ‘Trade Emerge’
online platform for exporters and importers?
• Private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched an
online platform called ‘Trade Emerge’ for Indian
A. PNB Bank exporters and importers to offer them digital banking
and value-added services.
• The cross border trade will become hassle-free,
B. ICICI Bank expeditious and convenient with Trade Emerge
because an array of services are being offered in one
C. HDFC Bank place so companies will not require to coordinate
with multiple touchpoints.
• The exporters and importers who are not customers
D. Yes Bank of ICICI Bank can also avail the benefit of this
platform.
Ans-B
10) Who has written the book "Pride, Prejudice and
Punditry"?

• ‘Kitaab’, an initiative of Prabha Khaitan Foundation,

A. Shashi Tharoor organized the launch of the book "Pride, Prejudice
and Punditry" by Shashi Tharoor.
• The book launch event was held at ITC Maurya, New
B. Amrita Pritam Delhi.
• The event was presented by Shree Cement Limited.
C. Jhumpa Lahiri • The book has been published by Aleph Book
Company.
• At the event Shashi Tharoor was in conversation with
D. Anupam Kher novelist David Davidar.
Ans-A
11) The "Zircon" hypersonic cruise missile was
successfully test fired by -

• The Russian military carried out successful test-firing

A. Egypt of its “Zircon” hypersonic cruise missile recently.
• The missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov
B. Israel warship towards a test target set in Arctic waters of
the White Sea in northern Russia.
• The missile eliminated its target with a direct hit.
C. Russia • Hypersonics can travel more than five times the
speed of sound and are much harder to track and
D. UAE intercept.

Ans-C
12) Recently, Who has been honored with "Bir
Chakra"?

A. Bipin Rawat
• Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan
B. Sandeep Singh Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra in an
investiture ceremony on 22 November 2021.
C. Abhinandan • Varthaman shot a Pakistan F-16 fighter aircraft during
aerial combat on February 27 a day after the Balakot
Varthaman airstrike in 2019.
• Vir Chakra is the third highest wartime gallantry
D. Pratap Chandra medal in India.
Lal
Ans-C
13) Who has inaugurated the "National Workshop
on Child Rights"?

• Union Minister of Women and Child Development

A. Narendra Modi Smriti Irani inaugurated a national workshop on Child
Rights on 21 November 21.
• It was organized by National Commission for
B. Amit Shah Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as part of Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav.
C. Smriti Irani • Ministry of Women and Child Development hosted
various activities and events between 14-21
November 21 as part of celebrations of 75 years of
D. None of these independent India.
Ans-C
14) Which player has won men’s single title at the
2021 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament?

• In badminton, top-seeded Kento Momota of Japan

A. Shi Yuqi beat Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-17, 2111 to
win men’s singles title at 2021 Indonesia Masters
B. Kento Momota Super 750 badminton tournament.
• The $600,000 tournament was held at Bali in
Indonesia from November 16 to 21, 2021.
C. Lin Dan • In women’s single, fourth-seeded An Seyoung of
South Korea defeated top-seed Akane Yamaguchi of
D. Viktor Axelsen Japan 21-17, 21-19 to win the title.

Ans-B
15) Which is the 1st North East Indian State to sign
MoU with World Food Program?

• The Meghalaya govt has signed an MoU with the

A. Meghalaya United Nations World Food Programme to streamline
and strengthen the public distribution system in the
B. Assam state.
• The partnership will help the WFP authorities and
the state government work together towards
C. Mizoram Sustainable Development Goal two – Zero Hunger.
• Meghalaya is the first state in the northeast to have
D. Nagaland entered into an agreement with the WFP.

Ans-A
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