Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 and 30 November 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 and 30 November 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 and 30 November 2021: This post contains Questions/Quiz based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 29 & 30 November 2021. These questions have been framed keeping in mind the pattern of banking and competitive exams and hence this current affairs quiz will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs competitive exams

1. The data in the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has shown an increase in the number of women per men. The ratio of women to men is recorded at which of the following
   A) 1025:1000
   B) 1015:1000
   C) 1020:1000
   D) 1030:1000
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   Option C

   Explanation: The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) shows the signs of a demographic shift in India. The NFHS-5 showed that the proportion of women exceeded men. There were 1,020 women for 1,000 men as per NFHS-5 report.
2. Who is the head of the 5 member panel constituted by the Centre to oversee timely implementation of various projects under the Central Vista Redevelopment Plan?
   A) Ratan P Watal
   B) Ramesha Chandra
   C) V K Saraswat
   D) Rajiv Kumar
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   Option A

   Explanation: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has formed a five-member committee for timely completion of various projects executed under the Central Vista Redevelopment Plan. The committee will be headed by former finance secretary Ratan P Watal.
3. The Indian Railways is setting up the tallest pier railway bridge of the world in which state of the country?
   A) Uttarakhand
   B) Tamil Nadu
   C) Gujarat
   D) Manipur
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   Option D

   Explanation: The Indian Railways is constructing the tallest pier railway bridge of the world in Manipur. The bridge is being built at a height of 141 metres.
4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)?
   A) Om Prakash Dadhich
   B) Vivek Johri
   C) Sandeep Kumar
   D) Sungita Sharma
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   Option B

   Explanation: Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
5. When is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People observed by the UN?
   A) November 27
   B) November 28
   C) November 29
   D) November 30
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   Option C

   Explanation: The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized day held every year on November 29.
6. The India International Science Festival (IISF) in 2021 will be held in which state?
   A) Goa
   B) Delhi
   C) West Bengal
   D) Kerala
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   Option A

   Explanation: The 7th edition of the four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa, from December 10 to 13, 2021. The festival theme in 2021 is  `Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation for Prosperous India’.
7. Name the winner of the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism for 2021?
   A) Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Praksh Chandra
   B) Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi
   C) Jointly by A & B
   D) No award given in 2021
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   Option D

   Explanation: The International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Praksh Chandra of The Week.
8. Which player has won the men’s single title at 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships?
   A) Harinder Pal Sandhu
   B) Ramit Tandon
   C) Mahesh Mangaonkar
   D) Saurav Ghosal
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   Option D

   Explanation: Indian Squash star Saurav Ghosal has scripted history as he has become the first Indian squash player to win the Malaysian Open Championships.
9. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) observed its which anniversary of raising day on November 28, 2021?
   A) 70th
   B) 73rd
   C) 77th
   D) 75th
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   Option B

   Explanation:The youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces, National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrated its 73rd Raising Day on November 28, 2021. NCC observes its Raising Day on the Fourth Sunday in November every year.
10. Who has been awarded the Best Actor award at the BRICS Film Festival 2021?
    A) Vikram Gokhale
    B) Jitendra Bhikulal Joshi
    C) Kunal Kapoor
    D) Dhanush
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    Option D

    Explanation:Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush for Asuran (Hindi)
11. The Life Insurance Corporation of India has received the approval of RBI to increase its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank from the present 4.96% to __________ percent
    A) 6.99%
    B) 9.99%
    C) 7.99%
    D) 8.99%
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    Option B

    Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to raise its stake in private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99 percent.
12. Petr Fiala has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?
    A) Prague
    B) Slovakia
    C) Czech Republic
    D) Austria
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    Option C

    Explanation:Petr Fiala has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the Czech Republic by President Milos Zeman on November 28, 2021.
13. Which word has been declared as the word of the year 2021 by the Merriam-Webster dictionary?
    A) Vaccine
    B) Cicada
    C) Perseverance
    D) Insurrection
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    Option A

    Explanation: The American publishing company Merriam-Webster has chosen the word “vaccine” as its 2021 Word of the Year.
14. Name the winner of the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 52nd IFFI in Goa?
    A) Night Forest (Germany)
    B) Tiffin (India)
    C) Lingui: The Sacred Bonds (Chad, France, Belgium, Germany)
    D) Killing the Eunach Khan (Iran)
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    Option C

    Explanation: The internationally co-produced drama film Lingui: The Sacred Bonds has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 52 in Goa.
15. The world’s first floating city is proposed to be developed in which country?
    A) Australia
    B) France
    C) Netherlands
    D) South Korea
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    Option D

    Explanation: South Korea is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of flood due to rising sea levels. The floating city project is a joint effort by the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habit) and OCEANIX.
16. Which day has been declared by the UN to be observed as the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare?
    A) November 29
    B) November 30
    C) Last Sunday of November
    D) Last Monday of November
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    Option B

    Explanation: The United Nation recognised Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is held every year on November 30.
17. Who has recently been elected as the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF)?
    A) Malavath Purna
    B) Santosh Yadav
    C) Harshwanti Bisht
    D) Premlata Agarwal
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    Option C

    Explanation: Noted mountaineer Harshwanti Bisht  has been elected as the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).
18. Which films have jointly won the Best Film Award at the 6th BRICS Film Festival?
    A) Barakat and The Sun above Me Never Sets
    B) On Wheels and Asuran
    C) A Little Red Flower From China
    D) The Silence Of The Rain
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    Option A

    Explanation: Best Film – jointly shared by South African film ‘Barakat’  and Russian film ‘The Sun above Me Never Sets’
19. Which journalist has been honoured with the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism for 2020
    A) Neha Dixit
    B) Ritika Chopra
    C) Shereen Bhan
    D) Nidhi Razdan
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    Option B

    Explanation: The IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 had been awarded to Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express.
20. Aifa Azman is the winner of the women’s single final title of 2021 Malaysian Open squash championship. She represented which country?
    A) Bhutan
    B) Nepal
    C) India
    D) Malaysia
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    Option D

    Explanation: The women’s single title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash championships has been won by Malaysia’s Aifa Azman.