1.England’s cricket team will tour which nation for the first time in 16 years in 2021?
a)India
b)Pakistan
c)Afghanistan
d)Bangladesh
Answer (b) Pakistan
The England team will make their first visit to Pakistan in 2021, for the first time in 16 years. Pakistan will be hosting host England for two T20Is in Karachi on October 14 and 15, 2021 ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in India. England had last toured Pakistan in 2005 when they had played five ODIs and three Tests.
2.Asia’s first solar-powered textile mill will be set up in which Indian state?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Telangana
c)Maharashtra
d)Karnataka
Answer (c) Maharashtra
Asia’s first solar-powered Textile Mill in Asia will come up in the Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative textile mill will become the first Solar Power enabled textile mill in Asia.
3.Which state government has decided to form a ‘Cow Cabinet’ for the protection of cows?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Karnataka
c)Maharashtra
d)Gujarat
Answer (a) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh government has decided to form a ‘Cow Cabinet’ for the protection of cows in the state. The cabinet will include Animal Husbandry, Forest, Panchayat and Rural Development, Revenue, Home and Farmers Welfare Department. The first meeting of the cabinet will be held on November 22.
4.PM Narendra Modi will conduct the first stand-alone summit in two decades with which nation’s Prime Minister?
a)Mexico
b)Lithuania
c)Luxembourg
d)Slovenia
Answer (c) Luxembourg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a virtual summit with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel on November 19, 2020. This will be the first stand-alone summit between India and Luxembourg in the past two decades.
5.Which country has been given the hosting rights for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
a)India
b)Mexico
c)Croatia
d)Brazil
Answer (a) India
India has been handed the hosting rights for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022. The decision was taken after FIFA Council canceled the U-17 Women’s World Cup 2021, which was scheduled to take place in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
