1. The Noida International Airport is the ____________ international airport of Uttar Pradesh.
Answers With Explanation : (B) The Jewar airport is the second international aerodrome in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). It is the fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has now become the state with the highest number of international airport in India.
2. What is the GDP growth rate prediction of India as per Moody’s in FY22?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Moody’s Investors Service in its latest report has projected that the economic growth in India will rebound strongly. It has pegged GDP growth for the nation at 9.3% in FY22.
3. Union Cabinet has approved to further extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) till which period?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months. The Phase V of PMGKAY scheme will be operational from December 2021 till March 2022.
4. Which country is hosting the 13th ASEM Summit in 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The 13th edition of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit has been organised on November 25 and 26, 2021. The Summit is being hosted by Cambodia as ASEM Chair.
5. Government has changed the changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI). What is the new base year?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The Labour ministry has released the new series of wage rate index (WRI) with the base year being 2016.
6. When is the Constitution Day of India observed?
Answers With Explanation : (A) In India, the Constitution Day is observed every year on November 26 to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the country.
7. The 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) was held in which city?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The fifth edition of the World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) was virtually inaugurated by the Union Defence minister Shri Rajnath Singh on November 24, 2021. The event has been organised at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi campus.
8. Which financial body has approved $1.5 billion loan to India for procuring safe and effective COVID Vaccine?
Answers With Explanation : (A) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $1.5 billion loan (approx Rs 11,185 crore) to help the Government of India purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
9. National Milk Day is commemorated every year in India on November 26 to mark the birth anniversary of_________.
Answers With Explanation : (D) Every year November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day in India.The day is being observed since 2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien.
10. Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Tejasvini & Hausala schemes and Shikhar & Shikara Schemes in which state/UT?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched two schemes named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls under 18-35 years of age to start their businesses and ‘Shikhar & Shikara’ schemes of Punjab National Bank (PNB) for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
