1. Which country has
pledged to support one crore and 3.5 million dollars in the development work
done by the United Nations in 2020?
a. India
b. Nepal
c. China
d. Russia
ANSWER: a.
Anjani Kumar, Advisor to the Permanent Mission
of India to the United
Nations of India, announced this offer of India at the United Nations General
Assembly resolution for development work conference. India will support US
$ 5 million to the United Nations Relief and Construction Agency for Palestine
Refugees and US $ 4.5 million to the United Nations Development Program.
2. The Supreme Court, while
hearing the reconsideration petitions related to the entry of women in which
temple, has referred the matter to the bench of 7 judges?
a. Jagannath Temple
b. Sabarimala Temple
c. Tirupati Balaji Temple
d. Kamakhya Devi Temple
ANSWER: b. The
Sabarimala temple
Supreme Court reserved its verdict in February
2019 after hearing a review petition on its decision regarding the entry of
women into the temple. Earlier, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on the
entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. The Sabarimala Working
Committee alleged that the Supreme Court has destroyed their customs and
traditions by allowing women of all ages to enter the temple. The entry of
women of 10 years to 50 years was forbidden in the Sabarimala temple.
3. Which of the
following Indian players has been named in the TIME 100 Next list?
a. Rohit Sharma
b. Duti Chand
c. Memorize
d. PV Sindhu
ANSWER: b. Duti
Chand
Indian athlete Duti Chand has been included in the
list of ‘Time 100 Next’. This list has been launched under the expansion
of the list of 100 most effective people in the world. It includes those
people who are ready to make a future in business, recreation, sports,
politics, health and science. Duti Chand won one silver medal each in the
100 meters and 200 meters events at the Jakarta Asian Games. She is the
first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the 100 meters of the World
University Games.
4. ISRO has recently
selected 12 potential passengers for which mission?
a. Gaganyaan Mission
b. Mars mission
c. Chandrayaan-2
d. None of these
ANSWER: a. Gaganyaan
Mission
Twelve people of the Indian Air Force have been
selected as potential passengers for the Gaganyaan project. Seven of them
have gone to Russia for training. After the return of seven potential
astronauts to Russia, the remaining selected potential passengers will be sent
for training. Gaganyaan is India’s first manned space mission. For
the first time in this mission, ISRO will send three Indians to space for seven
days
5. How long has UNESCO
announced to celebrate UNESCO Heritage Week?
a. 14 to 20 November
b. 20 to 24 November
c. 19 to 25 November
d. 30 November to 6 December
ANSWER: c.
World Heritage Week will be celebrated from 19 to 25 November in the year 19 to 25 November 2019. For
this, special programs and competitions are being organized by the Department
of Archeology such as Q&A contests, speeches on the importance of
historical objects, essay writing etc.