Nov-11th

 Current Affairs:

📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 11 November 2021 

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1) A commerce ministry report pointed out that Gujarat topped the logistics index chart, a marker of the efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports and economic growth. 

➨This is the third year in a row that the state remained on top of the rankings.

▪️Gujarat:-

➨CM -  Bhupendra Patel

➨Governor - Acharya Devvrat

➨Nageshwar Temple 

➨Somnath Temple

2) Former chancellor of GITAM deemed-to-be University, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University and Padma Shri awardee Koneru Ramakrishna Rao died here after a brief illness. He was 89.

➨ Born on October 4, 1932, Ramakrishna Rao was an internationally recognised psychologist, Gandhian scholar and educator.

3) Kolkata-based player Mitrabha Guha has become India's 72nd chess Grand Master by bagging his third and final GM norm during a tournament in Serbia.

➨The 20-year old Guha achieved the GM title after securing the final norm at the ongoing GM Third Saturday Mix 220 tourney in Novi Sad, Serbia.

4) The Central government launched 'E-Amrit', a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in United Kingdom's Glasgow.

➨E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles--busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their purchase, investment opportunities, policies and subsidies.

5) Falguni Nayar, the founder of beauty startup Nykaa became the seventh self-made billionaire this week riding on the successful debut of the company on stock market following stellar initial public offer (IPO).

6) In a push for clean energy and waste management, 18,000 women from Karnataka's Self Help Groups (SHGs) are being trained for solid waste management and solar energy utilisation in rural areas.

▪️Karnataka:- 

CM :- Basavaraj Bommai

Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot

Formation :- 1 November 1956

Language :- Kannada

Port :- New Mangalore Port

7) Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain, while Virat Kohli who relinquished captaincy after the T20 World Cup campaign has been rested.

➨ Karnataka batsman KL Rahul, who was the highest run-scorer for India in the T20 World Cup, will be Rohit Sharma's deputy.

8);Maharashtra has bagged the inaugural Inspiring Regional Leadership award at the U2C General Assembly that coincided with the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit in Glasgow.

▪️Maharashtra :- 

CM - Uddhav Thackeray

Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

Trimbakeshwar Temple 

Bhimashankar Temple 

Grishneshwar Temple

9) Union minister Jitendra Singh launched the first-ever mentorship programme for young innovators to mark the 75th year of India's independence.

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two innovative customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India on 12 November via video conferencing. 

➨ These initiatives are the RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme.

11) The Delhi government launched 'Shramik Mitra' scheme to ensure that the benefits of various programmes reach construction workers.

12) The United States of America has become the 101st member country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

➨The US becomes the 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA to catalyse global energy transition through a solar-led approach.

13) Seventeen scientists from scientific institutions across India have been awarded Swarnajayanti Fellowships for their innovative research ideas and the potential of creating an impact on Research and development (R&D) in different disciplines.

14) Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar, presently the Western Naval Command chief, was named the next Indian Navy chief. Incumbent, Admiral Karambir Singh will retire from service on November 30.

➨Born on April 12, 1962, Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar was commissioned into the Navy`s Executive Branch on January 1, 1983.

▪️Ministry of Defence :-  

➨Headquarters - New Delhi

➨Founded - 15 August 1947

 ➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

➨ Chief of the Army Staff - General Manoj Mukund Naravane

➨ Chief of the Air Staff -  Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

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Q.1. Sankalp Gupta Who has recently become the fastest Grandmaster of the country?

Ans. 71st

Q.2. Which day is celebrated all over India on 10th November?

Ans. Transport Day

Q.3. Discovered Inti Tanegar, belonging to the large family of Thurupidae, is a species of?

Ans. Bird

Q.4. How many scientists of scientific institutions across India have been awarded Swarnajayanti Fellowship?

Ans. 17 Scientists

Q.5. Which Indian city has been included in UNESCO's Creative Cities Network?

Ans. Srinagar

Q.6. Which state has announced to organize COCON 2021 conference on 12 November to prevent cyber security and hacking?

Ans. Kerala

Q.7. Gujarat has ranked first in the National Logistics Index 2021 released by which ministry?

Ans. Ministry of Commerce

Q.8. Which state has started "Shramik Mitra Yojana" to provide benefits of government schemes to the workers engaged in construction work?

Ans. Delhi Government

Q.9. In which city the first physical National Yogasana Championship is going to be held?

Ans. Bhubaneshwar

Q.10. Who has become the third cricketer in the world to complete 3000 T20 runs?

Ans. Rohit Sharma

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     ⚡️ Daily Current Affairs : 11-11-2021 ⚡️

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1. Today (November 11) is being celebrated across the country as which day?

Ans : National Education Day

2. Which conference will be presided over by President Ram Nath Kovind today along with the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of all the states?

Ans : 51st Conference

3. Which team defeated England by 5 wickets in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup to make it to the final?

Ans : New Zealand

4. The woman who started Nykaa company at the age of 50 has become the richest woman entrepreneur in the country. What is her name?

Ans : Falguni Nair

5. Which fund has been restored by the central government which was closed due to Corona?

Ans : Member of Parliament Local Area Development Program (MP Fund).

6. After the victory of his ruling party in the parliamentary elections of Japan, who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of the country?

Ans : Fumio Kishida

7. The Central Government has announced to celebrate the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda on 15th November as which day?

Ans : Tribal Pride Day

8. What is the rank of India in the Global Drugs Policy Index 2021?

Ans : 18th

9. Which city of India has been included in the Creative Cities Network by UNESCO?

Ans : Srinagar

10. Which bank has appointed singer, musician, actor Zubin Garg from Assam as its new brand ambassador for the state?

Ans : Bandhan Bank

11. Who has become the third player in the world after Virat Kohli and Martin Guptill to score 3000 runs in T20 International cricket?

Ans : Rohit Sharma

12. How many new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours?

Ans : 13,091 Cases (340 Deaths)

13. Today (November 11) is being celebrated across the world as which day?

Ans : World Quality Day, International Tempranillo Day and the Day of Remembrance of the End of World War First.

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     🎯 Daily CA One Liners | 11-11-2021 🎯

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1. India and Senegal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Health and Medicine in Dakar and both sides celebrated the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.

भारत और सेनेगल ने डकार में स्वास्थ्य एवं दवा पर सहमति पत्र (एमओयू) पर हस्ताक्षर किए और दोनों पक्षों ने अपने राजनयिक संबंधों की 60वीं वर्षगांठ मनाई।

2. Government has slashed the basic duty on crude palm oil, crude soybean oil and crude sunflower oil from 2.5 percent to nil in a bid to reign in continuous rise in the cooking oil prices since past one year.

सरकार ने खाद्य तेल के दामों में पिछले एक वर्ष से हो रही बढ़ोतरी को रोकने के लिए कच्चे पाम ऑयल, सोयाबीन और सनफलॉवर तेल पर ढाई प्रतिशत आधार शुल्क समाप्त कर दिया है।

3. India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President's Cup.

भारत की अनुभवी निशानेबाज मनु भाकर और ईरान के मौजूदा ओलंपिक चैम्पियन जावेद फोरोगी ने पहले आईएसएसएफ प्रेसिडेंट्स कप में 10 मीटर एयर पिस्टल मिश्रित टीम वर्ग का स्वर्ण पदक जीत लिया है।

4. Tarak Sinha, the Indian coach with most number of international and first-class cricketers as his disciples, died. Sinha was 71.

भारतीय क्रिकेट को कई अंतरराष्ट्रीय और प्रथम श्रेणी क्रिकेटर देने वाले मशहूर कोच तारक सिन्हा का निधन हो गया। वह 71 वर्ष के थे।

5. Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil's most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died. She was 26.

ब्राजील की सबसे लोकप्रिय गायिकाओं में से एक और लैटिन ग्रैमी विजेता मारिलिया मेंडोंका का निधन हो गया। वह 26 वर्ष की थी।

6. China successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the country’s southwestern Sichuan province.

चीन ने देश के दक्षिणपश्चिमी सिचुआन प्रांत के शिचांग उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण केन्द्र से तीन नए दूरसंवेदी उपग्रहों का सफल प्रक्षेपण किया।

7. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah became India's leading wicket-taker in the shortest format when he dismissed two batters during the T20 World Cup match against Scotland to take his tally to 64.

तेज गेंदबाज जसप्रीत बुमराह स्कॉटलैंड के ख़िलाफ टी20 विश्व कप में दो विकेट लेने के बाद भारत के लिये इस प्रारूप में सर्वाधिक विकेट लेने वाले भारतीय गेंदबाज बन गए, उनके नाम अब 64 विकेट हो गए है।

8. New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) in association with EV infrastructure firm RACEnergy inaugurated the first battery-swapping station in Tirupati to pilot five retrofitted electric autos in the region.

आंध्र प्रदेश सरकार के उपक्रम नवीन एवं नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा विकास निगम (एनआरईडीसीएपी) ने इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन क्षेत्र की ढांचागत कंपनी आरएसीएनर्जी के साथ मिलकर तिरुपति में राज्य का पहला बैटरी अदला-बदली स्टेशन शुरू किया।

9. The Department of Telecom has fixed December 2022 as the deadline for internet service providers to customise their network as well as change modem and routers at customer premise for the services as per the internet protocol address, IPv6.

दूरसंचार विभाग ने इंटरनेट सेवाप्रदाताओं के लिए अपने नेटवर्क को अनुकूलित करने के साथ-साथ इंटरनेट प्रोटोकॉल एड्रेस आईपीवी6 के अनुसार सेवाओं के लिए ग्राहकों के परिसर में मॉडम और राउटर बदलने को दिसंबर, 2022 की समयसीमा तय की है।

10. Bulk tea major McLeod Russel India said its bankers have signed an Inter Creditors Agreement (ICA), a precursor to a resolution plan for debt restructuring, that rekindled hope of revival of the once largest tea producer of the world.

मैकलियोड रसेल इंडिया ने कहा कि उसके बैंकरों ने एक अंतर ऋणदाता समझौते (आईसीए) पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं, जो ऋण पुनर्गठन के लिए समाधान योजना से पहले की प्रक्रिया है, इससे एक समय दुनिया में सबसे बड़ी चाय उत्पादक रही इस कंपनी के पुनरुद्धार की उम्मीदें जगी है।

11. Senior advocate Aditya Kumar Mohapatra was sworn in as judge of the Orissa High Court.

उड़ीसा के उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश के रूप में वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता आदित्य कुमार महापात्र ने शपथ ली।