Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 10 2023

1. What is the name of the Indian-origin New Jersey Senator, who has been re-elected for 3rd term?
(A) Beheruz Sethna
(B) Vin Gopal
(C) Paul Shrivastava
(D) Subra Suresh
(E) Satish Tripathi

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Vin Gopal, an Indian-American state Senator, won a third term in the New Jersey Senate.
He triumphed in the election, securing nearly 60% vote and overturning the district’s Assembly seats control.
He became the youngest member of the New Jersey State Senate at 38.
He is the first South Asian American Senator in New Jersey’s history.

2. In November 2023, Nirmala Sitaraman inaugurated 12 GST Seva Kendra of which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Karnataka
(E) Tamil Nadu

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Nirmala Sitaraman virtually inaugurated 12 GST Seva Kendra of Gujarat.
Union FM Nirmala Sitaraman urged businesses to give bills after each purchase to enhance transparency and support nation-building.
Inaugurated 12 GST Seva Kendras in Gujarat, highlighting ‘One Nation One Tax’ initiative.
Tax rates on essential goods dropped, increasing tax collections.
Applauded Gujarat’s GST Seva Kendra initiative, predicting enhancement in state’s GST collection.

3. Who has clinched 10m air rifle gold in National Games 2023 held in Goa?
(A) Ashi Chouksey
(B) Ramita Jindal
(C) Elavenil Valarivan
(D) Mehuli Ghosh
(E) Apurvi Chandela

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Mehuli Ghosh clinches 10m air rifle gold in National Games, Goa.
Outputting a total of 633.1 points during the initial qualification round, she managed to top the qualification chart, further cementing her strong start to the competition.
She belongs to West Bengal.
The 37th National Games is being held at Goa.

4. Which state has become first in National Games to cross 200 medal tally?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Odisha
(E) Tamil Nadu

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Maharashtra has so far bagged 203 medals including 70 Gold.
Till now Maharashtra has bagged 208 medals including 71 gold.
Services Sport Control Board also continued its second position in medal tally with a total of 112 medals including 55 Gold medals.
While Haryana stood at third position with a total of 145 medals including 50 gold medals.
The event is take place till November 9th at 28 venues across Goa.

5. What is the theme of World Radiography Day 2023?
(A) Cardiac Imaging
(B) Celebrating Patient Safety
(C) Breast Imaging
(D) Emergency Radiology
(E) Radiographers at the Forefront

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
World Radiography Day has been observed on 8th November 2023.
The health campaign of World Radiography Day is observed on November 8 worldwide to emphasize on the importance of radiology in healthcare system.
The theme chosen for World Radiography Day 2023 is “Celebrating Patient Safety.”
This special day commemorates the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895.

6. Who has become the batsman to score the fastest double century in ODI World Cup history?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) David Warner
(C) Suryakumar Yadav
(D) Heinrich Klaasen
(E) Glenn Maxwell

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Solution: Option E.)

Ans (E)
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has become the batsman to score the fastest double century in ODI World Cup history.
Maxwell achieved this feat in a match played against Afghanistan.
Maxwell’s score of 201* is also the highest score made by any batsman in the second innings of ODI.
Maxwell has also become the first non-opening batsman to score a double century in men’s ODI cricket.

7. Who launched the ‘Bharat Organics’ brand of National Cooperative Organics Limited?
(A) Droupadi Murmu
(B) Rajnath Singh
(C) Anurag Thakur
(D) Amit Shah
(E) Narendra Modi

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘Bharat Organics’ brand of the newly formed National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL).
He also said that it will emerge as the most “trusted” brand in India and abroad.
Shah also launched the logo, website and brochure of NCOL.
He also presented NCOL membership certificates to five cooperative societies.

8. Which player won the ‘Paris Masters’ title in lawn tennis?
(A) Grigor Dimitrov
(B) Carlos Alcaraz
(C) Novak Djokovic
(D) Andy Murray
(E) Daniil Medvedev

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Star tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won the Paris Masters title for the seventh time.
He defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final.
36-year-old Djokovic left behind his own record as the oldest champion of the tournament.
This was Djokovic’s 40th Masters 1000 title.

9. Which state government has recently issued an order to implement ‘Project Dolphin’?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
(E) West Bengal

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Recently, the Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order to implement ‘Project Dolphin’ under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat program of the Government of India.
It will be implemented during 2023-2024 at a cost of Rs 8.13 crore.
Under this, 60% of the amount will be given by the Central Government, while the remaining cost will be borne by the State Government.

10. With whom has the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department developed the Agriculture 24/7 platform?
(A) Tech Mahindra
(B) Wadhwani Institute
(C) TCS
(D) NITI Aayog
(E) NABARD

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has developed the Agriculture 24/7 platform in collaboration with the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI).
It is the first automated artificial intelligence platform powered by Google.org.
This platform scans news articles in multiple languages and translates them into English.