1. Lakshmi Ramakrishna Srinivas has been appointed as Additional Director of which bank?
(A) South Indian Bank
(B) Canara Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) Axis Bank
(E) Bank of India
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Lakshmi Ramakrishna Srinivas, one of the pioneers in the field of banking, has been appointed as Additional Director of South Indian Bank.
She has been appointed as a non-executive independent director of the bank for a period of three years from November 20, 2023.
Lakshmi has 38 years of experience in the banking sector.
2. Malayalam novelist, P Valsala, who has passed away recently, was the former president of which academy?
(A) Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad
(B) Kerala Sahitya Academy
(C) Bharatiya Jnanpith
(D) Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
(E) Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer P Valsala passes away at the age of 85.
She was known as the narrator Thirunelli, as several of her works depicted the life of the tribals in the Wayanad district.
Valsala also served as the President of the Kerala Sahitya Academy.
She was conferred several awards including the Ezuthachchan Puraskaram and the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award.
3. ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 has been started in which city?
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Udaipur
(C) Jaipur
(D) Kota
(E) Bikaner
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 kick starts at the Kota Kasablanka Mall, a prominent shopping destination in South Jakarta, Indonesia on 22nd November 2023.
Aim of this festival is to raise awareness and create a market for millets and millets-based products among the ASEAN Member states.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is leading a delegation from India.
4. Which Bollywood actor has topped in IMDb’s list of most popular Indian stars of 2023?
(A) Akshay Kumar
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Salman Khan
(D) Amir Khan
(E) Hrithik Roshan
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has emerged as numero uno on IMDb’s top 10 list of most popular Indian stars of 2023.
Alia Bhatt, who claimed the second spot on the list for the second year in a row, had a major success in “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” and made her Hollywood debut opposite Gal Gadot in Netflix movie “Heart of Stone”.
5. Sourav Ganguly has been named as the Brand Ambassador of which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Assam
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Odisha
(E) Uttarakhand
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was named the Brand Ambassador of West Bengal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the opening day of the seventh global business summit in Kolkata.
Sourav Ganguly is the former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the primary administrative body for the sport in the country.
6. 2nd edition of Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23 will be conducted in which city?
(A) Bikaner
(B) Saljhandi
(C) Perth
(D) Brisbane
(E) Adelaide
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
The Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising of 81 personnel departed for Australia to take part in the second edition of Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23.
The exercise will be conducted at Perth, Australia from 22nd November to 06th December 2023.
Exercise AUSTRAHIND was instituted in 2022 and the first edition was conducted in Mahajan, Rajasthan.
7. Which country has inaugurated world’s largest single-site solar power plant?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) UAE
(C) Russia
(D) USA
(E) Japan
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
The United Arab Emirates has inaugurated the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
The 2-gigawatt Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic Independent Power Project (IPP) is located 35 kilometres from Abu Dhabi city and will generate enough electricity to power almost 200,000 homes.
8. In which country will the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 be organized?
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) South Africa
(D) Australia
(E) New Zealand
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
The ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 will now be organized in South Africa instead of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan cricket was recently suspended by the ICC after which this decision was taken.
Its last event was held in West Indies in 2022 where India won the title for the fifth time.
9. In which state has President Draupadi Murmu launched the National Education Campaign named “New Education for New India”?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Chhattisgarh
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
President Draupadi Murmu has launched the National Education Campaign titled “New Education for New India” in Odisha.
It is being organized by Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya, Sambalpur.
On this occasion, he said that the new National Education Policy will play an important role in building a new India.
New National Education Policy will play an important role in building a New India.
10. Saffron of which district of Jammu and Kashmir has been given the tag of Geographical Indication?
(A) Samba
(B) Bandipora
(C) Kulgam
(D) Kishtwar
(E) Poonch
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Saffron, from Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry.
This type of saffron is cultivated and harvested in high altitude areas.
The famous most expensive variety of saffron is known as ‘Kumkum’.
It is the main cash crop of Kishtwar district.