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16 NOVEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. When is the Sattvik certificate plan is set to launch?
  1.    November 11
  2.    November 14
  3.    November 15
  4.    November 13
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> November 15

On November 15, 2021, this plan will be launched alongside IRCTC. In partnership with IRCTC, the Sattvik council will also release a vegetarian-friendly diet manual.


Question 2. Which is the fourth Scorpion submarine inducted into the Indian Navy?
  1.    Shishumar
  2.    Sindhughosh
  3.    Vela
  4.    Arihant
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vela

The Indian Navy has got the fourth Scorpene submarine of Project-75, Yard 11878 which will be commissioned as INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vela.


Question 3. Gadchiroli district is in which state, were 26 Naxals killed?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    West Bengal
  3.    Odisha
  4.    Maharashtra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Maharashtra

At least 26 Naxals were killed on Saturday in an encounter with the Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli district, said State's Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil.


Question 4. What is M87*, which is seen in the news?
  1.    A supermassive black hole
  2.    Navigation satellite a supermassive
  3.    Cryptocurrency
  4.    Navigation satellite launched by China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> A supermassive black hole

In 2019, astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope captured the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole (M87*) which was located at the centre of a galaxy Messier 87 (M87).


Question 5. The Kashi Corridor Project will be launched on which date?
  1.    December 13
  2.    November 13
  3.    December 11
  4.    December 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> December 13

On December 13, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor project in Varanasi.


Question 6. Which of the following agencies will launch its first planetary defence test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)?
  1.    JAXA
  2.    ISRO
  3.    ESA
  4.    NASA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NASA

NASA will launch the agency's first planetary defence test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).


Question 7. Who has authored the book titled "UNSHACKLING INDIA: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival"?
  1.    Surjit Bhalla and Bina Agarwal
  2.    Jagdish Bhagwati and Vijay Kelkar
  3.    Jayati Ghosh and Rohini Pande
  4.    Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz

The book authored by Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz, "UNSHACKLING INDIA: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival" is set to be released on November 29, 2021.


Question 8. Who has been appointed as the new secretary-general of Rajya Sabha?
  1.    Rajiv Gauba
  2.    Nitin Gupta
  3.    Pramod Chandra Mody
  4.    P.P.K. Ramacharyulu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pramod Chandra Mody

The former Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman P.C. Mody has been appointed as the new secretary-general (SG) of Rajya Sabha.


Question 9. Which country Annapurna idol, which was stolen from UP a hundred years ago, has come back?
  1.    Canada
  2.    Brazil
  3.    England
  4.    South Africa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Canada

An idol of Goddess Annapurna, stolen from Varanasi nearly 100 years ago and found in Canada, is set to return to its rightful place and will grace the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.


Question 10. In which Indian State, Defence Minister has inaugurated the first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility?
  1.    Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Goa
  4.    Manipur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow.


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