1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the “India Manufacturing Show” in which city?
(A) Chennai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Mumbai
(D) Hyderabad
(E) New Delhi
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Raksha Mantri inaugurated the event in Bengaluru, Karnataka on November 02, 2023.
The show has been jointly organized by Laghu Udhyog Bharti & IMS Foundation and supported by the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
The theme of the event is ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.
Rajnath Singh also underlined the ability of small industries to adapt to the requirement changes.
2. Who has been appointed as CEO & MD of Tata Power Renewable Energy?
(A) N Chandrasekaran
(B) Anjali Bansal
(C) Deepesh Nanda
(D) Vibha Padalkar
(E) Saurabh Agrawal
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
Tata Power has appointed Deepesh Nanda as CEO & MD of its subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited.
He joined Tata Power from GE Gas Power, where he was the Chief Executive Officer for South Asia.
3. Who has been awarded the second Rohini Nayyar prize?
(A) Deenanath Rajput
(B) Dushyant Singh
(C) Kapil Sibbal
(D) Ashvendra Sinha
(E) Satyendra Jai
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Deenanath Rajput, a former software engineer, was awarded the 2nd Rohini Nayyar prize for his significant contributions to the empowerment of tribal women in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
Rajput, after a brief stint in the software industry, decided to venture into social work and founded a women-only Farmers’ Producer Organisation in the Naxal-affected regions of Bastar.
4. Who has won the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” award?
(A) Vihaan Talya Vikas
(B) Laurent Ballesta
(C) Sergey Gorshkov
(D) Bao Yongqing
(E) Marsel van Oosten
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Vihaan Talya Vikas, a remarkable 10-year-old from Bengaluru has clinched the top prize in his category at the renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Held in London, this prestigious competition is organized by the Natural History Museum, is often referred to as the “Oscars of Photography”.
Vihaan’s winning photograph captures a spider in an intriguing position with a sculpture of Lord Krishna, nestled on the outskirts of his city.
5. Name the Indo-American author, who has won British Academy Book Prize for Cultural Understanding.
(A) Raghu Raj
(B) S Balachandar
(C) Rama Bansil
(D) Nandini Das
(E) Jennifer Balakrishnan
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
India-born author Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.
She was nominated for her book “Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire”.
Das is a Professor of English literature at the University of Oxford.
The winning book is her debut and describes the role of the British and Mughals in transforming India’s history.
6. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3P event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2023?
(A) Vijay Kumar
(B) Divyansh Singh Panwar
(C) Vaibhav Singh
(D) Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar
(E) Saurabh Chaudhary
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
India’s star shooter Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar has won the gold medal in the men’s 50 meter rifle 3P event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2023.
The mixed trap team of Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Manisha Keer and Prithviraj Tondiman also won the gold medal.
It is noteworthy that the Asian Shooting Championship 2023 is being organized in Changwon, Republic of Korea.
7. Which country will host the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2034?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Argentina
(C) Portugal
(D) Germany
(E) Brazil
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
International Football Federation (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Gulf country Saudi Arabia will host the FIFA World Cup 2034.
Earlier, Australia refused the bid for the 2034 FIFA Men’s Football World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be organized in Morocco (Africa) and 2030 will be organized in Portugal and Spain (Europe).
8. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the branch of State Bank of India in which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan
(D) Thailand
(E) Myanmar
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the branch of State Bank of India in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara were present on the occasion.
SBI’s efforts have helped in the smooth extension of 1 billion dollar credit line by the Government of India to Sri Lanka.
9. In which stadium of India was the statue of great cricket player Sachin Tendulkar unveiled?
(A) Arun Jaitley Stadium
(B) Brabourne Stadium
(C) Wankhede Stadium
(D) Eden Gardens
(E) Narendra Modi Stadium
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
The statue of great cricket player Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unveiled a grand bronze statue of Sachin at the Wankhede Stadium.
Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket 10 years ago i.e. in 2013 at Wankhede Stadium itself.
Sachin is depicted in his trademark ‘lofted drive’ pose in this statue.
10. The Iconic “Throne Room” at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata has named after whom?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Patel
(E) Subhas Chandra Bose
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
The iconic “Throne Room” at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata has been renamed to commemorate the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Independent India.
This decision, a tribute to the stalwart freedom fighter, was made by Governor C V Ananda Bose on the occasion of Patel’s birth anniversary.
The ‘Throne Room’ will now bear the name “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Unity Room”.