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Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in 1. Who is the author of the biography Ratan Tata: A Explana.on Life? § Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, a former journalist from A) Gopalkrishna Gandhi B) Ramachandra Guha Gaza, has been appointed as the new chargé C) Thomas Mathew D) Rajmohan Gandhi d’aﬀaires of the Pales.ne Embassy in India. Ans: c § Mr. Abu Jazer took over acer the previous PalesBnian Ambassador, Adnan Abu Al Haija, Explana.on reBred The newly released biography of Ratan Tata, Btled "Ratan Tata: A Life," has been authored by reBred 4. Consider the following statements regarding the bureaucrat Thomas Mathew. "Namo Drone Didi" scheme: He claims that historical records show Ratan and Noel 1. The scheme aims to empower SHGs by Tata’s father Naval Hormusji Tata—adopted from the providing them with drones for agriculture- extended family—shares a common ancestor with the related services. Tata group founder (Jamshedji Tata). 2. It is implemented under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – NaBonal Rural Livelihood 2. Which countries hold the presidency and co- Mission (DAY-NRLM). presidency of the Interna.onal Solar Alliance (ISA) 3. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of during the Seventh Session? Environment, Forest and Climate Change. A) India and France B) India and United States Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? C) France and Germany D) United Kingdom and Japan A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 3 only Ans: a C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3 Ans: a Explana.on § The 7th Session of the International Solar Alliance Explana.on (ISA) Assembly is being held from November 3 to § Government has released the OperaBonal 6, 2024, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Guidelines of Central Sector Scheme Namo Drone § The presidency - India and co-presidency of Didi for providing drones to the Women Self Help France. Groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – § The InternaBonal Solar Alliance (ISA) is an NaBonal Rural Livelihoods Mission , with an outlay intergovernmental organizaBon that was launched of 1261 crore rupees. in 2015, by PM Modi of India and Former § The scheme aims to provide drones to 14,500 President François Hollande of France, at the selected Women Self Help Groups during the United NaBons Climate Change Conference held in period from 2024-25 to 2025-2026. Paris § Administered by the Department of Agriculture & § Headquarter: NaBonal InsBtute of Solar Energy Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, in (NISE) in Gurugram, India. partnership with the Ministry of Rural § Ashish Khanna from India was named ISA’s third Development. Director General at the 7th ISA Assembly in New § Features: Delhi, succeeding Dr. Ajay Mathur. § Financial Support: Central Financial Assistance § The ISA, with 120 members, aims to scale solar covering 80% of the drone cost, capped at ₹8 deployment and unlock $1 trillion in investments lakh per drone. by 2030, enhancing global energy access and § Loan Assistance: SHGs can secure loans for sustainability. the remaining cost through the NaBonal § FormaBon - 30 November 2015 Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) with 3% § Founded - Paris, France interest subvenBon. § Headquarters - Gurugram, Haryana, India § Drone Package: Includes drones with spray systems, addiBonal balery sets, training for a 3. Who is the current chargé d’aﬀaires of the pilot and drone assistant, a one-year warranty, Pales.ne Embassy in India? two years of maintenance, and insurance. A) Adnan Abu Al Haija B) Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer § Training and Support: 1 SHG member receive C) Mahmoud Abbas D) Saeb Erekat 15-day training for drone operaBon, Ans: b maintenance, and agricultural use. Connect with us - 2 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § Implementa.on: State-level Lead FerBlizer 8. Who is the author of the book Inscrip.ons of Companies (LFCs) and State Departments Andhra Pradesh? manage implementaBon, with drones A) C. Somasundara Rao B) Adnan khan allocated to SHG clusters. C) Hemant Sangwan D) Abu fazal § Monitoring: An IT-based Management Ans: a InformaBon System (MIS) Drone Portal will monitor drone operaBons and service Explana.on delivery. § The second ediBon of the book InscripBons of Andhra Pradesh, wrilen by C. Somasundara Rao, 5. What is the primary signiﬁcance of celebra.ng the former Professor of the Department of History Bali Padyami fes.val in Karnataka? and Archaeology, Andhra University. A) To honor the end of the harvest season § The ﬁrst ediBon of the book was published in 2014 B) To welcome Asura king Bali Chakravarty to Bhuloka § Brahmi script was the basis of most south Indian (Earth) languages while Nagari script, which came to be C) To commemorate the victory of Lord Rama over known as Deva Nagari later, was the basis of Ravana Sanskrit and other north Indian languages. D) To celebrate the arrival of the monsoon season Ans: b 9. Where is India’s ﬁrst modern, self-suﬃcient gaushala, which houses a state-of-the-art Explana.on Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plant, located? § Karnataka celebrates Bali Padyami fesBval on the A) Bhopal B) Pune C) Jaipur D) Gwalior fourth day of Deepavali. Ans: d § It is believed that the Asura king Bali Chakravarty comes out of Pathala loka and visits Bhuloka as Explana.on per the boon given by Lord Vishnu during Vamana § PM Modi inaugurated Gwalior’s new 100 TPD Avatar. (Tonnes per day) calle dung-based Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plant, exemplifying his vision for a 6. Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix? "Waste to Wealth" ini.a.ve. A) Lewis Hamilton B) Charles Leclerc § The CBG plant is Gwalior's largest cowshed, C) Sergio Perez D) Max Verstappen Adarsh Gaushala, located in Lal.para, Gwalior Ans: d § The Gaushala has achieved a landmark feat with the establishment of India's ﬁrst modern, self- Explana.on suﬃcient gaushala that houses a state-of-the-art Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix. Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant. § developed in collabora.on with the Indian Oil 7. In which country is the Mha Puja ritual observed Corpora.on worth Rs 31 crores by the Newar community? A) Sri Lanka B) Bhutan 10. What word did Collins Dic.onary name as its C) Nepal D) Bangladesh word of the year for 2024? Ans: c A) Rebel B) Brat C) Diva D) Trendseler Ans: b Explana.on The Nepal Sambat New Year 1145 was celebrated on Explana.on 2nd November. § Collins DicBonary has named “brat” its word of The Newar community marks this day as New Year’s the year for 2024. Day, honouring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. § Deﬁning it as someone “characterized by a The Newar community observed the Mha Puja ritual conﬁdent, independent, and hedonisBc astude.” - worship of the self. § Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Brat, released in Mha Puja is based on the religious belief that the June 2024, transformed the term from its soul or self is the most important in the world and tradiBonal, negaBve meaning to a symbol of bold that if the soul is sa.sﬁed, the gods are also sa.sﬁed. self-conﬁdence. Connect with us - 3 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in 11. What is the primary aim of the ‘Deepam – 2’ § Brazil will host the next 17th BRICS summit scheme launched in Andhra Pradesh? meeBng in 2025. A) To enhance rural infrastructure development § The BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus dialogue was held B) To provide eligible beneﬁciaries with ﬁnancial on 24 October 2024 at Kazan, Russia. support for educaBon § The theme of the BRICS Outreach/BRIC Plus C) To provide eligible beneﬁciaries with three gas dialogue was "BRICS and Global South: Building a cylinders per annum Beler World Together. D) To promote agricultural producBvity among farmers Ans: c Kazan Declara.on At the end of the BRICS Summit meeBng a joint Explana.on declaraBon was issued called the Kazan Declara.on. § Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the ‘Deepam – 2’ scheme aims to The main points of the joint declara.on are: provide eligible beneﬁciaries with three gas § The BRICS countries will be encouraged to use cylinders per annum (one cylinder every four local currencies to selle ﬁnancial transacBons months). between the member countries. § This iniBaBve is part of the “Super Six” poll § BRICS Clear - Discussion to be held to set up an promises made by Naidu in the lead-up to the independent cross-border sellement and 2024 elecBons. depositary infrastructure - to reduce reliance on Western-dominated ﬁnancial infrastructure 12. Who was elected as the ﬁrst Speaker of the § BRICS Grain - They welcomed the Russian iniBaBve legisla.ve assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu to establish BRICS Grain Exchange. It is a grain and Kashmir? trading plaworm which will be expanded to A) Omar Abdullah B) Sunil Sharma include other agricultural commodiBes. C) Abdul Rahim Rather D) Farooq Abdullah Ans: c INDIA & CHINA § Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Explana.on President Xi Jinping met at Kazan during the BRICS § Veteran NaBonal Conference leader and seven- summit meeBng. Bme MLA from Charar-e-Sharief Abdul Rahim § It was acer ﬁve years that the Indian prime Rather was elected as the ﬁrst Speaker of the minister was holding a bilateral meeBng with the legislaBve assembly of the Union Territory of Chinese president. Jammu and Kashmir § The last Bme the two leaders met was at § Leader of OpposiBon, BJP’s Sunil Sharma. the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. § Leader of the House Omar Abdullah. § It was also the ﬁrst meeBng between the two leaders acer the clash between the two armies at 13. Which country will host the 17th BRICS summit Galwan in 2020. mee.ng in 2025? § Both the leaders agreed that the Special A) South Africa B) China C) Brazil D) India RepresentaBves on the India-China boundary Ans: c quesBon will meet at an early date to resolve the border issues. Explana.on § Russia hosted the 16th BRICS Summit and the PM Modi gips during BRICS summit 2024 ﬁrst BRICS Outreach Dialogue in Kazan, Russia § Russian President Vladimir PuBn was presented from October 22 to 24, 2024. with a Sohrai painBng from Jharkhand's § The theme of the 16th BRICS summit meeBng Hazaribagh district. was Strengthening MulBlateralism for Just Global § Modi giced a mother of Pearl (MOP) sea-shell Development and Security,” vase to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian. § Russian President Vladimir PuBn hosted the § To Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, meeBng, which was alended by the bloc's Modi presented a tradiBonal Warli painBng (GI Tag leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. in 2014), a revered art form from Maharashtra's Warli tribe. Connect with us - 4 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in About BRICS and BRICS Plus 2023 Johannesburg, South Cyril Ramaphosa § The acronym BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs Africa economist Jim O’Neill in 2001. Brazil, Russia ,India 2024 Kazan, Russia Vladimir PuBn and China (BRIC) § The leaders of BRIC countries met for the ﬁrst 14. Who is the author of the book Speaking with Bme in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the margins of Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism? G8 Outreach Summit in July 2006. A) Sreeram Chaulia B) Ramachandra Guha § In September 2006, the group was formalised as C) Amitav Ghosh D) Vandana Shiva BRIC during the 1st BRIC Foreign Ministers’ Ans: b MeeBng, which met on the sidelines of the General Debate of the UN Assembly in New York Explana.on City. § Ramachandra Guha launched his latest book – § Acer a series of high level meeBngs, the 1st BRIC “Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on 16 Environmentalism” June 2009. § This book was conceived during the Bme of § South Africa joined the group in 2011 - changed Chipko, and it’s appearing 40 years later during to BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South the Bme of climate change Africa). § an intellectual history of Indian environmentalism § The 15th BRICS summit held in Johannesburg by chronicling the lives and contribuBons of ten ,South Africa from 22-24 August 2024, varied individuals — some well–known, like § BRIC plus refers to the newly added ﬁve members Rabindranath Tagore, Verrier Elwin, and - Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Mirabehn, and some far lesser–known, like JC and Ethiopia joined the group on 1 January 2024 Kumarappa, M Krishnan, and Radhakamal Mukerjee. Coun.es President Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 15. Who is the author of the book Friends: India’s Russia Vladimir PuBn Closest Strategic Partner? China Xi Jinping A) Shashi Tharoor B) Ramachandra Guha South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa C) C. Raja Mohan D) Sreeram Chaulia Iran Masoud Pezeshkian Ans: d Ethiopia Taye Atske Selassie United Arab Mohammed bin Zayed Al Explana.on Emirates Nahyan External Aﬀairs Minister S. Jaishankar released the Egypt Abdel Falah El-Sisi book Btled “Friends: India’s Closest Strategic Partner”, wrilen by professor Sreeram Chaulia Year Host Na.on Chairmanship 2009 Yekaterinburg, Russia Dmitry Medvedev 16. Who is set to be the new Chairman & Managing 2010 Brasília, Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corpora.on Limited Silva (HPCL)? 2011 Sanya, China Hu Jintao A) Amit Garg B) Sanjiv Singh 2012 New Delhi, India Manmohan Singh C) N. Rajendran D) Sandeep Kumar 2013 Durban, South Africa Jacob Zuma Ans: a 2014 Fortaleza, Brazil Dilma Rousseﬀ 2015 Ufa, Russia Vladimir PuBn Explana.on 2016 Benaulim, India Narendra Modi § HPCL's Director (Marke.ng) Amit Garg is set to be 2017 Xiamen, China Xi Jinping the new Chairman & Managing Director of 2018 Johannesburg, South Cyril Ramaphosa Hindustan Petroleum Corpora.on Limited (HPCL) Africa § Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum 2019 Brasília, Brazil Jair Bolsonaro 2020 Saint Petersburg, Vladimir PuBn & Natural Gas (MoPNG). Russia (virtual) § incorporated on 5 July 1952 , with the name 2021 New Delhi, India Narendra Modi Standard Vacuum Reﬁning Company 2022 Beijing, China (virtual) Xi Jinping Connect with us - 5 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § Renamed to Hindustan Petroleum CorporaBon Ltd covering not just the whole of Pakistan but also a in the year 1974. large part of China. § HPCL is an amalgama.on of the erstwhile foreign § Incidentally, India is also working on the K5 oil companies ESSO and Caltex, which were taken missile which will have a range of about 5,000 over by the Government of India in 1974 and 1976 km. respecBvely. § India currently operates two nuclear ballisBc missile submarines (SSBN)—INS Arihant and INS 17.Who has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Arighaat. Working on third - INS Aridhaman Mul. Commodity Exchange (MCX)? A) Praveena Rai B) P S Reddy 19. In Gujarat, the New Year, or Bestu Varas, is C) Suresh Kumar D) Anjali Sharma celebrated on which day of the Hindu calendar? Ans: a A) First day of Chaitra month B) First day of KarBk month Explana.on C) Last day of Ashwin month § Praveena Rai Appointed as CEO and MD of MCX D) Full moon day of Shravan month § She succeeds P S Reddy Ans: b § Prior to joining MCX, Rai served as the CEO at NaBonal Payments CorporaBon of India (NPCI) Explana.on § MCX stands for MulB Commodity Exchange of § In Gujarat, the New year is celebrated on the ﬁrst India Limited is India's largest commodity day of KarBk month of the Hindu calendar Vikram derivaBves exchange - allows online trading of Samvat (GujaraB calendar is amanta). commodiBes § Traders and business houses will perform Pooja at the places of their business and close their shops 18. What is the range of India's K4 submarine- for ﬁve days. launched ballis.c missile (SLBM)? § The Vikram Samvat calendar is named acer King A) 750 km B) 1,500 km C) 3,500 km D) 5,000 km Vikramaditya and is said to have been started in Ans: c 57 B.C. § The KarBk month is the eighth month of the Hindu Explana.on calendar and is considered sacred for worshiping § India Tests Submarine-Launched Ballis.c Missile Lord Vishnu K-4 § The potency of India’s nuclear arsenal has 20. Who is recognized as the "Father of Indian witnessed a quantum jump—the 3,500-km range Football"? solid-fuelled K4 submarine launched ballis.c A) Kalyan Chaubey missile (SLBM). B) Bhaichung BhuBa § The missile, which was ﬁred for the ﬁrst.me C) Sunil Chhetri from a submarine—INS Arighaat - was tested for D) Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhakari almost its complete range across the Bay of Ans: d Bengal. § Even though the missile has been tested six Bmes Explana.on before, this was the ﬁrst.me it was ﬁred from § The All India Football FederaBon (AIFF) was the submarine. conferred with the presBgious President's § While India did operate the INS Arihant with the RecogniBon Award for Grassroots Football (Silver) K15 SLBM, the range was only 750 km. during the Asian Football ConfederaBon (AFC) § With the induc.on of INS Arihant into the Navy Annual Awards in Seoul, South Korea. in 2016, India completed the nuclear triad - of § Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhakari, known as the being able to ﬁre a nuclear ballisBc missile for Father of Indian Football land, air and undersea (but the potency was less § AIFF President - Kalyan Chaubey because of the range). § India could have only covered certain parts of Pakistan with the K-15. But the K4 enables Connect with us - 6 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in 21. Who heads the commission established by the opponent. They are a tradiBonal aspect of Ministry of Social Jus.ce and Empowerment to Taekwondo examine the possibility of gran.ng Scheduled Caste (SC) status to individuals who have converted to 23. Who has assumed charge as the 13th Addi.onal religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism? Director General (ADG) of the Na.onal Cadet Corps A) JusBce Dipak Misra (NCC) Directorate for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal B) JusBce Ranjan Gogoi Pradesh, and Chandigarh? C) JusBce K.G. Balakrishnan A) Major General R. K. Sharma D) JusBce S.A. Bobde B) Major General Jagdeep Singh Cheema Ans: c C) Major General Anil Kumar D) Major General Sunil Gupta Explana.on Ans: b § The government has extended the tenure of the Commission on SC status for converts un.l Explana.on October 2025. § Major General Jagdeep Singh Cheema assumed § The Ministry of Social JusBce and Empowerment charge as 13th AddiBonal Director General (ADG) has extended by a year the tenure of a of NaBonal Cadet Corps (NCC) commission established to examine whether § He will oversee the NCC Directorate PHHP&C, Scheduled Castes (SC) status can be granted to which comprises eight Group HQ located in individuals who have converted to religions other Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and than Sikhism and Buddhism. Chandigarh § The Commission of Inquiry, set up by the Centre in 2022 to examine if Scheduled Caste status can be 24. Consider the following names : granted to all Dalit converts. A) Ricky Kej B) Anoushka Shankar § The three-member commission, headed by former C) Radhika Vekaria D) Chandrika Tandon Chief JusBce of India JusBce K.G. Balakrishnan, has E ) Sonu Nigam now been given Bme Bll October 10, 2025 Who among the above is nominated for the 67th § The Commission of Inquiry was consBtuted on Grammy Awards (2025)? October 6, 2022, under the Commissions of a. Only 1, 3 and 5 b. Only 3, 3 and 5 Inquiry Act, 1952. c. Only 1, 2 and 3 d. Only 1, 2 ,3 and 4 § The inquiry also covers related concerns regarding Ans: d social jusBce, rights, and the possible extension of reserved status to converts from religions not Explana.on tradiBonally included in SC classiﬁcaBons, such as § Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar are among the ChrisBanity and Islam. Indians nominated for the 67th Grammy Awards. § The Commission is now required to submit its § Ricky Kej, a three-Bme Grammy winner, received report by October 10, 2025. his fourth Grammy nominaBon for his album Break of Dawn in the Best New Age, Ambient, or 22. Who won the Bronze Medal at the 1st World Chant Album category. Para Poomsae Taekwondo Championships in Bahrain, § Anoushka Shankar, the renowned sitarist and becoming the ﬁrst woman from Ladakh to do so? composer, was also nominated in the same A) Rinchen Youdol B) Manisha Mahto category for her album Chapter II: How Dark It Is C) Pooja Rani D) Shreya Singh Before Dawn Ans: a § Other nominees in this category are "Warriors of Light" by Radhika Vekaria and Explana.on § "Triveni" by entrepreneur & musician Chandrika § India’s Rinchen Youdol from Ladakh wins historic Tandon, created in collaboraBon with ﬂauBst Bronze at ﬁrst World Para Poomsae Taekwondo Wouter Kellerman and cellist Eru Matsumoto. Championships in Bahrain. § The 2025 Grammy Awards are scheduled to take § Poomsae, also known as kata or forms, are a place on February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com series of pre-arranged Taekwondo techniques that Arena in Los Angeles. are performed against an imaginary Connect with us - 7 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in 25. Which countries are par.cipa.ng in the 9th Explana.on edi.on of the Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUD § General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staﬀ SHAKTI 24? (COAS), launched an online learning plaworm for A) India and Thailand B) Japan and Malaysia the Indian Army nicknamed as “Eklavya”. C) China and Singapore D) India and Indonesia § This iniBaBve aligns with the Indian Army Ans: d propelling itself into the “Decade of Transforma.on” as envisioned by the COAS and Explana.on also with Indian Army’s theme for 2024 as the § The 9th ediBon of the India-Indonesia Joint “Year of Technology Absorp.on.” Exercise 'GARUD SHAKTI' took place from November 1 to 12, 2024, at Cijantung, Jakarta, 28. Who has been appointed as the president of the Indonesia. Asian Development Bank (ADB)? § The exercise involved the Indian Army Special A) Masatsugu Asakawa B) Haruhiko Kuroda Forces ConBngent, consisBng of 25 personnel. C) Toshihiko Fukui D) Masato Kanda § The Indian conBngent - The Parachute Regiment Ans: d (Special Forces) § Indonesian conBngent - Indonesian Special Forces Explana.on Kopassus. § Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda, known for his heavy-handed intervenBon 26. What is the signiﬁcance of Zozila Day, observed to combat sharp yen falls that earned him the on 1 November each year? nickname "Mr. Yen A) It marks the independence of Ladakh from foreign § He succeeds Masatsugu Asakawa rule B) It commemorates the signing of a peace treaty About Asian Development Bank (ADB): between India and Pakistan § It is a mul.lateral development bank established C) It honors the bravery of Indian soldiers in on 19th December 1966. recapturing Zoji La Pass during OperaBon Bison § It is the principal internaBonal development D) It celebrates the compleBon of the Srinagar-Leh ﬁnance ins.tu.on for the Asia-Paciﬁc region. highway § Headquarters: Manila, Philippines. Ans: c 29. Which zoo will become India’s ﬁrst zoo to earn Explana.on cer.ﬁca.on from the Indian Green Building Council § November 1st is observed as Zozila Day to honor (IGBC) for sustainable and eco-friendly the heroic deeds of Indian soldiers during infrastructure? Opera.on Bison in 1948. A) Mysore Zoo § OperaBon Bison was a military operaBon launched B) Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park by the Indian Army on 1 November 1948 to C) Nehru Zoological Park recapture the Zoji La Pass from Pakistani raiders D) Arignar Anna Zoological Park during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 Ans: b § Zojila Pass - connects the Kashmir Valley with Ladakh in India Explana.on § It is located on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway § Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh (NH-1) at a height of 11,650 feet. Sukhu announced the upcoming Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park in the Bankhandi area of Kangra’s 27. What is the primary objec.ve of the "Eklavya" Dehra assembly consBtuency (expected by 2025) plavorm launched by the Indian Army? § It will become India’s ﬁrst zoo to earn cerBﬁcaBon A) To promote physical ﬁtness among soldiers from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for B) To oﬀer online educaBon and training for army sustainable and eco-friendly infrastructure. personnel § The ﬁrst phase of the project spans 25 hectares C) To provide leadership development courses and comes with an esBmated budget of ₹230 D) To enhance cybersecurity training crore. Ans: b Connect with us - 8 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in 30. Pandit Ram Narayan, who recently passed away free, guarantor free loan from banks and ﬁnancial at the age of 96, was a renowned maestro of which insBtuBons to cover full amount of tuiBon fees musical instrument? and other expenses related to the course. A) Sitar B) Sarangi C) Tabla D) Veena § The scheme will be applicable to the top quality Ans: b higher educaBonal insBtuBons of the naBon, as determined by the NaBonal Explana.on InsBtuBonal Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings – § Iconic Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan § Including all HEIs, government and private, that passes away in Mumbai. are ranked within the top 100 in NIRF in overall, § Narayan joined All India Radio, Lahore in 1943 as a category-speciﬁc and domain speciﬁc rankings; sarangi arBste state government HEIs ranked in 101-200 in NIRF § Narayan was honoured with the Padma Shri in and all central government governed insBtuBons. 1976, the Padma Bhushan in 1991, and the Padma § This list will be updated every year using the latest Vibhushan in 2005. NIRF ranking. § He also felicitated with the Sangeet Natak § For loan amount up to ₹ 7.5 lakhs, the student will Akademi Award, the Kalidas Samman by Madhya also be eligible for a credit guarantee of 75% of Pradesh government, and the Aditya Vikram Birla outstanding default. Kalashikhar Puraskar. § This will give support to banks in making § In 2007, a biographical ﬁlm, Btled “Pandit educaBon loans available to students under the Ramnarayan - Sarangi Ke Sang”, was showcased at scheme. the InternaBonal Film FesBval of India (IFFI). § In addiBon to the above, for students having an annual family income of up to ₹ 8 lakhs, and not 31. Consider the following statements regarding the eligible for beneﬁts under any other government PM Vidyalaxmi scheme: scholarship or interest subvenBon schemes, 3 1. It is a Central Sector scheme aimed at percent interest subvenBon for loan up to ₹ 10 providing collateral-free loans to students for lakhs will also be provided during moratorium higher educaBon. period. 2. The scheme oﬀers a 3% interest subvenBon § The interest subvenBon support will be given to for students with an annual family income of one lakh students every year. Preference will be up to ₹8 lakhs during the moratorium period. given to students who are from government 3. Only central government higher educaBonal insBtuBons and have opted for technical/ insBtuBons (HEIs) are eligible under this professional courses. scheme. § Preference will be given to students who are from Which of the above statement/s is/are correct? government insBtuBons and have opted for A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 3 only technical/ professional courses. C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2, and 3 § An outlay of ₹ 3,600 Crore has been made during Ans: a 2024-25 to 2030-31, and 7 lakh fresh students are expected to get the beneﬁt of this interest Explana.on subvenBon during the period. § PM Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector scheme that § The Department of Higher EducaBon will have a seeks to provide ﬁnancial support to meritorious uniﬁed portal “PM-Vidyalaxmi” on which students students so that ﬁnancial constraints do not will be able to apply for the educaBon loan as well prevent anyone from pursuing higher studies. as interest subvenBon, through a simpliﬁed § PM Vidyalaxmi is another key iniBaBve stemming applicaBon process to be used by all banks. out of the NaBonal EducaBon Policy, 2020 § Payment of interest subvenBon will be made § which had recommended that ﬁnancial assistance through E-voucher and Central Bank Digital should be made available to meritorious students Currency (CBDC) wallets. through various measures in both public and private HEIs. 32. Which state is currently controlling the Shanan § Under the PM Vidyalaxmi scheme, any student Hydropower Project in Himachal Pradesh? who gets admission in quality Higher EducaBon A) Himachal Pradesh B) Punjab InsBtuBon (QHEIs) will be eligible to get collateral C) Haryana D) Ularakhand Connect with us - 9 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in Ans: b 34. Consider the following statements: 1. The United NaBons Environment Programme Explana.on (UNEP) AdaptaBon Gap Report 2024 is Btled § Himachal Pradesh’s Claim on Shanan Hydropower "Come Hell and High Water." Project. 2. The AdaptaBon Gap Report has been § The Shanan Hydropower Project is located on published annually by UNEP since 2016. the Uhl River, a tributary of the Beas River, in Which of the above given statement/s is/are correct? Himachal Pradesh. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 § The project is situated in the Jogindernagar area c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2 of Mandi district. Ans: a § During the BriBsh era in 1925, Punjab was granted a 99-year-old lease for the 110-MW Shanan power Explana.on project. Adapta.on Gap Report 2024 § The lease agreement was formalised § United NaBons Environment Programme’s (UNEP) between Raja Joginder Bahadur, the ruler of AdaptaBon Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high Mandi at the Bme, and Col BC Baly, who water ﬁnds that naBons must dramaBcally represented the BriBsh government and served as increase climate adaptaBon eﬀorts, starBng with a the Chief Engineer of Punjab. commitment to act on ﬁnance - especially through § The lease expired on March 2, 2024 commiled ﬁnancial support at COP29. § Before the lease of 1925, Himachal Pradesh had § The report ﬁnds that progress in adaptaBon both ownership and operaBonal rights over the ﬁnancing is not fast enough to close the enormous project. gap between needs and ﬂows. § Recently, the central government ordered that the status quo be maintained on the Shanan Key Highlights of the Report hydropower project, over InternaBonal public adaptaBon ﬁnance ﬂows to which Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have made developing countries increased from US$22 billion in compeBng claims. 2021 to US$28 billion in 2022: the largest year-on-year § Punjab has moved the Supreme Court over this increase since the Paris Agreement (COP21). issue. § Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh About Adapta.on Gap Report Sukhu sought the Union government’s assistance § It is annually published by the United NaBons in securing the return of the Shanan Project from Environment Programme (UNEP) since 2014. Punjab. § The aim of the reports is to inform naBonal and internaBonal eﬀorts to advance adaptaBon. 33. In which year was Dr. Sharda Sinha, the § It provides an update on the global status and renowned folk singer who recently passed away, progress of the adaptaBon process across three awarded the Padma Bhushan for her contribu.ons to elements: planning, ﬁnancing, and art? implementaBon. A) 2016 B) 2018 C) 2020 D) 2022 § It complements the Emissions Gap Report series, Ans: b and explores the implicaBons of failing to close the emissions gap. Explana.on § It is co-produced by the UNEP Copenhagen § Veteran Folk Singer Dr. Sharda Sinha passes away Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) and the World in New Delhi AdaptaBon Science Programme (WASP). § Known as Bihar Kokila, Supaul-born Sinha was famous in her naBve state and parts of eastern COP29 of UNFCCC Ular Pradesh courtesy her folk songs sung on § COP29, the 29th Conference of the ParBes to occasions like Chhath Puja and weddings. the UN Framework Conven.on on Climate § In the year 2018, Dr Sinha was awarded the Change, is scheduled to take place in Baku, Padma Bhushan in the ﬁeld of art. Azerbaijan, from November 11th to 22nd, 2024. § It will bring together world leaders, policymakers, scienBsts, and acBvists to discuss soluBons and Connect with us - 10 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in strategies to miBgate the impacts of climate § Rohini Nayyar, an economist, served as an IAS change and build a sustainable future. oﬃcer in the Ular Pradesh cadre, and worked with the erstwhile Planning Commission of India 35. Who chaired the 26th Na.onal Oil Spill Disaster from 1987 to 2005. Con.ngency Plan (NOSDCP) mee.ng? § She passed away in 2021. A) Admiral Karambir Singh § The prize, comprising a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh, B) Director General Rajendra Singh a citaBon and trophy, C) General Anil Chauhan D) Director General Paramesh Sivamani 38. Which island was struck by Hurricane Rafael? Ans: d A) Bahamas B) Cuba C) Puerto Rico D) Jamaica Explana.on Ans: b § Indian Coast Guard Hosts 26th NaBonal Oil Spill Disaster ConBngency Plan meeBng (NOSDCP) in Explana.on Delhi to review the naBon's preparedness for § Less than a month acer Hurricane Milton responding eﬀecBvely to oil spill conBngencies in (Category 5) churned over the island of Cuba, the Indian waters. country has been struck by yet another powerful § It was chaired by Director General Paramesh storm: Hurricane Rafael. Sivamani, who is also Chairperson of NOSDCP. § Category 3 storm, which qualiﬁes it as a major hurricane on the Saﬃr-Simpson scale. 36. What is the tagline associated with the ‘Konkan § hurricane had crossed back into the Gulf of Ratna’ expedi.on? Mexico as a Category 2 storm A) "Hamara Samunder – Hamari Shaan" B) "Jal Hai to Jahan Hai" 39. Who became the 47th President of the United C) "Swachh Samundar, Surakshit Bharat" States aper winning the 2024 elec.on? D) "Samundar Se Rakhna Hai Suraksha" A) Joe Biden B) Kamala Harris Ans: a C) Donald Trump D) Bernie Sanders Ans: c Explana.on § Open Sea Sailing ExpediBon named ‘Konkan Explana.on Ratna’ was ﬂagged oﬀ from UltraTech Jely, § Former U.S. President and Republican Donald Ratnagiri. Trump won a second term in oﬃce on November § The expediBon aims to create awareness on 6, 2024 ‘Samudri Swachhta, Taskari, and Suraksha’. § DefeaBng Vice-President Kamala Harris, the § The tagline “Hamara Samunder – Hamari Shaan” DemocraBc nominee § Become the 47th President of the United States. 37. Who was awarded the third Rohini Nayyar Prize § Mr. Trump, 78 will become the oldest President at for Outstanding Contribu.on to Rural Development? the Bme of entry into oﬃce. A) Rohini Nayyar B) Anil Pradhan § JD Vance, a 40-year-old senator, was elected the C) Anil Kumar D) Ashok Kumar next Vice President of the United States. Ans: b § Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of J.D. Vance, is set to become the ﬁrst Indian-origin Second Lady of Explana.on the United States. Her roots trace back to India's § Anil Pradhan, co-founder of Young Tinker Andhra Pradesh. FoundaBon, a non-proﬁt organisaBon working on § US President-elect Trump Appoints Susie Wiles as hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, First Female White House Chief of Staﬀ and mathemaBcs) educaBon in underserved areas, was awarded the third Rohini Nayyar Prize United States of America for Outstanding ContribuBon to Rural § Capital: Washington, D.C. Development § Currency: U.S. dollar ($) § The prize has been insBtuted in the memory of § United States, country in North America, a federal Rohini Nayyar by her family. republic of 50 states (including Alaska and Hawaii). Connect with us - 11 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § Bounded on the north by Canada, on the east by 42. Consider the following statements regarding the the AtlanBc Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Network Readiness Index 2024 Mexico and Mexico, and on the west by the Paciﬁc 1. India is ranked 49th in the Network Readiness Ocean Index 2024 (NRI 2024) report. § Fourth largest country in the world in area 2. The United States of America is ranked 1st (acer Russia, Canada, and China). 3. The report is published by the World Economic Forum. 40. Consider the following statements regarding the Which of the statements given above is/are correct? world's ﬁrst wooden satellite, LignoSat: A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 3 only 1. LignoSat was developed by Kyoto University C) 1 only D) 1, 2, and 3 and Sumitomo Forestry. Ans: a 2. The satellite is made of honoki wood, tradiBonally used for sword sheaths in Japan. Explana.on Which of the above given statement/s is/are correct? India Joins Top 50 in Network Readiness Index 2024 a. Only 1 b. Only 2 § India rises to 49th rank in the Network Readiness c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2 Index 2024, up 11 spots (60th in the 2023 report) Ans: c with a score of 53.63. § This remarkable leap of eleven posiBons reﬂects Explana.on India’s growing role as a leader in digital § Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite, transformaBon, driven largely by robust LignoSat, to Test Space-Grade Wood government ini.a.ves. § Named acer the LaBn word for "wood", the § The NRI 2024 evaluates the network readiness of LignoSat is palm-sized 133 economies based on four key pillars: § It aims to prove that wood is a space-grade Technology, People, Governance, and Impact, material. and uses a wide range of 54 variables to § LignoSat is scheduled to orbit the Earth for six determine rankings. months. § The report has been published by the Portulans § Designed by researchers at Kyoto University in Ins.tute, an independent non-proﬁt research and Japan, LignoSat is made of honoki, a kind of educaBonal insBtute based in Washington DC. magnolia tree naBve in Japan that was § The country leads in AI publica.ons and ICT tradiBonally used to make sword sheaths. services exports, while aiming for leadership in § It will be ﬂown to the InternaBonal Space StaBon next-gen telecom technologies like Bharat 6G. on a SpaceX mission, and later released into orbit § India has not only improved its ranking, but also about 400 km (250 miles) above the Earth. improved its score from 49.93 in 2023 to 53.63 in 2024. 41. Who has become the youngest-rated FIDE chess § India has ranked 2nd in the group of lower- player in the world? middle-income countries aper Vietnam. A) Ramesh Babu Pragnanandhaa § India secured 1st rank in ‘AI scienBﬁc B) Anish Sarkar publicaBons’, ‘AI talent concentraBon’ and ‘ICT C) Gukesh D services exports’, D) Nihal Sarin § 2nd rank in ‘FTTH/Building Internet subscripBons’, Ans: b ‘Mobile broadband internet traﬃc within the country’ and ‘InternaBonal Internet bandwidth’, Explana.on § Anish Sarkar of Kolkata, West Bengal, has become Top 5 Countries the youngest-rated FIDE chess player in the world. 1. United States of America § At the age of three years, eight months, and 19 2. Singapore days, Anish secured a FIDE ra.ng of 1555. 3. Finland § The InternaBonal Chess FederaBon, known by its 4. Sweden French acronym FIDE, the world’s governing body 5. Republic of Korea for chess Connect with us - 12 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in India’s Neighbouring Countries § ICAR-NRC Equine in Hisar Haryana, Earns China – 17th Rank PresBgious WOAH Reference Laboratory Status India – 49th Rank § Laboratory to play a Key Role in Global Fight Bangladesh – 89th Against Equine Piroplasmosis ; a blood-borne Sri Lanka – 95th disease aﬀecBng horses, donkeys, mules, etc. Pakistan – 97th § The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal 43. Consider the following statements about Na.onal Husbandry and Dairying has facilitated the Educa.on Day in India: designaBon 1. It is observed annually on November 11. § of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-NaBonal 2. The day marks the birth anniversary of Research Centre on Equines, Hisar (ICAR-NRC Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's ﬁrst Equine) educaBon minister. § as a World OrganisaBon for Animal Health 3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was awarded the (WOAH) Reference Laboratory for Equine Bharat Ratna in 1954 for his contribuBons to Piroplasmosis. educaBon. § The oﬃcial designaBon will be formally Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? announced at the 92nd WOAH General Session A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 3 only and World Assembly of Delegates in May 2025 C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2, and 3 § NRC Equine will now play a key role in Ans: a internaBonal collaboraBons, providing advanced diagnosBc services, sharing technical experBse, Explana.on and leading research iniBaBves on equine § November 11th is celebrated as Na.onal piroplasmosis. Educa.on Day in India. § ICAR-NRC Equine the fourth laboratory in India’s § This day honours the birth anniversary of Maulana Animal Husbandry sector to receive WOAH Abul Kalam Azad, the ﬁrst educaBon minister of Reference Laboratory status, joining ICAR- independent India. NaBonal InsBtute of High Security Animal Disease, § NaBonal EducaBon Day declared in September Bhopal (Avian Inﬂuenza); Veterinary College, 2008 Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries § Theme: "Learning for LasBng Peace" Sciences University, Bangalore (Rabies); and ICAR- § He was Born on November 11, 1888, Azad was a NaBonal InsBtute for Veterinary Epidemiology and freedom ﬁghter, educaBonist, scholar, and senior Disease InformaBcs, Bangalore (PPR and leader of the Indian NaBonal Congress. Leptospirosis). § he also established the ﬁrst Indian InsBtute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur About Equine Piroplasmosis disease § Equine piroplasmosis, caused by the.ck-borne § Maulana Azad was posthumously awarded the protozoan parasites Babesia caballi and Theileria Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in equi 1992, for his invaluable contribuBon. § aﬀects horses, donkeys, mules, and zebras and poses a serious threat to the health of these 44. Which organiza.on has designated ICAR-NRC animals. Equine as a Reference Laboratory for Equine Piroplasmosis? 45. Recently, which country introduced a prohibi.on A) Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying on facial coverings in public spaces, known as the (DAHD) "burqa ban," set to take eﬀect on January 1, 2025? B) World OrganisaBon for Animal Health (WOAH) A) Switzerland B) France C)Germany D)Netherlands C) World Health OrganizaBon (WHO) Ans: a D)None of the above Ans: b Explana.on § Swiss 'Burqa Ban' to Take Eﬀect from 2025. Explana.on § Swiss prohibiBon on facial coverings in public § India Achieves WOAH Reference Laboratory spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” will take Status Connect with us - 13 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in eﬀect on January 1 2025, and faces ﬁnes for Ash Column 6,500 meters violators Height § anyone who unlawfully ﬂouts it faces a ﬁne of up Date of November 7, 2024 to 1,000 Swiss francs Erup.on § The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomaBc Tsunami Issued by Japan Meteorological and consular premises, and faces may also be Warning Agency due to volcanic acBvity covered in places of worship and other sacred near the coast sites. Previous November 3, 2024 erupBon – § Facial coverings will remain permiled for reasons Erup.on incandescent rocks, ﬁres, building damage relaBng to health and safety, for naBve customs, Volcanic Increased since November 3, or due to weather condiBons Ac.vity 2024 Indonesia’s Over 400 volcanoes, 129 acBve, 46. Consider the following statements regarding the Volcanoes 65 classiﬁed as dangerous forma.on of Ularakhand: Seismic Region Indonesia is part of the Paciﬁc 1. Ularakhand became the 27th state of India on Ring of Fire November 9, 2000, when it broke away from Ular Pradesh. 48. Who retained the top spot on the Hurun India list 2. The state was iniBally named Ularanchal when it of top philanthropists in India? was formed. A) Mukesh Ambani B) Bajaj family 3. The state was formally renamed Ularakhand in C) Shiv Nadar and family D) Ratan Tata 2007. Ans: c Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only Explana.on C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2, and 3 Hurun India Philanthropy List 2024 Ans: d § The top philanthropists in India. § Shiv Nadar and family retained the top spot, with Explana.on a signiﬁcant donaBon of Rs 2,153 crore § November 9th is celebrated as Ularakhand § followed by Mukesh Ambani - Rs 407 crore. Founda.on Day. § The Bajaj family has climbed three ranks to secure § On November 9, 2000, Ularakhand broke away third place from Ular Pradesh to become the 27th state of India (as Ularanchal). 49. Consider the following statements regarding § It was formally renamed Ularakhand from Na.onal Legal Services Day: Ularanchal in 2007. 1. NaBonal Legal Services Day was started in 1999 by § Ularakhand is popularly known as the "Land of the Supreme Court of India. the Gods" or "Dev Bhumi." 2. November 9th is observed annually as Legal § CM: Pushkar Singh Dhami Services Day, following the call made by Chief § Governor: Gurmit Singh JusBce A.S. Anand. § State Animal of Ularakhand – Alpine musk deer Which of the statement/s given above is/are § State Bird Of Ularakhand – Himalayan Monal correct? § State Fish of Ularakhand – Golden Mahseer a. Only 1 b. Only 2 § State Bulerﬂy of Ularakhand – Common Peacock c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: b 47. In which country is Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki located? Explana.on A) Philippines B) Indonesia C) Malaysia D) Japan § November 9th is observed as Na.onal Legal Ans: b Services Day in India. § to commemorate the commencement of Legal Explana.on Services AuthoriBes Act, 1987 which came into Loca.on Flores Island, Indonesia force on 9th November 1995. Volcano Name Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Volcano Height 1,584 meters Connect with us - 14 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § to provide free legal services to the weaker § War-wounded, Disabled Soldiers, And Cadets – a secBons of society and to organize Lok Adalats for joint publicaBon of USI and War Wounded amicable sellement of disputes. FederaBon. § The 9th of November is celebrated annually by all § Silent Weapons, Deadly Secrets: Unveiling the Legal Services AuthoriBes in accordance with the Bioweapons Arms Race by Dr. Mrinmayee call made by Chief JusBce A.S. Anand in the First Bhushan Annual Meet of NALSA on September 12, 1998, in § DRDO present a photo exhibiBon highlighBng its New Delhi journey and achievements in contribuBng to Atmanirbhar Bharat About Na.onal Legal Service Authority (NALSA) § NALSA is a statutory body of India established on 9 51. Arjun Erigaisi recently _______ in the FIDE World November 1995 under the Legal Services Chess Rankings. AuthoriBes Act 1987 A) Became World Chess Champion § The Chief JusBce of India is the Patron-in-Chief. B) Reached No. 2 in the FIDE World Chess Rankings § NALSA is housed at Supreme Court of India C) Became the youngest ever Grandmaster § Cons.tu.onal Provisions: D) Crossed the 2900 Elo raBng barrier § ArBcle 39A provides for free legal aid to the Ans: b poor and weaker secBons of society and ensures jusBce for all. Explana.on § ArBcles 14 and 22(1) of the ConsBtuBon also § Arjun Erigaisi makes history by climbing to No. 2 make it obligatory for the State to ensure on FIDE World Chess Rankings equality before the law and a legal system that § Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi jumped to the promotes jusBce on the basis of equal world No.2 in the live chess ranking and is now opportunity for all. only behind ﬁve-Bme world champion Magnus Carlsen. 50. Who is the author of "Silent Weapons, Deadly § The 21-year-old Arjun Erigaisi, who hails from Secrets: Unveiling the Bioweapons Arms Race"? Warangal in Telangana , had last month created A) Dr. Mrinmayee Bhushan history by becoming the youngest Indian and only B) Air Marshal Vikram Singh (Retd) the second Indian player to cross the 2800 Elo C) Lt Gen Vinod Khandare (Retd) raBng mark in live raBngs. D) Gen V K Singh § The great Viswanathan Anand was the ﬁrst Indian Ans: a chess player to cross the 2800 barrier. Explana.on 52. The Securi.es and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) § The 2nd Indian Military Heritage FesBval was held has approved the appointment of Vijay Chandok as in New Delhi on November 8-9, 2024, and was the managing director and chief execu.ve oﬃcer inaugurated by Chief of Defence Staﬀ (CDS) Gen (MD & CEO) of which of the following organiza.ons? Anil Chauhan. A) NaBonal Stock Exchange (NSE) § The inauguraBon of the fesBval also witnessed the B) SecuriBes and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launch of Project ‘Shaurya Gatha’. C) NaBonal SecuriBes Depository (NSDL) § The project is an iniBaBve of the Department of D) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Military Aﬀairs and the United Service InsBtute of Ans: c India (USI) which aims to conserve and promote India’s military heritage through educaBon and Explana.on tourism. § The Securi.es and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) § book releases including: has approved the appointment of Vijay Chandok § Because of This: A History of the Indo-Pak Air War as the managing director and chief execuBve December 1971 by Air Marshal Vikram Singh oﬃcer (MD & CEO) of Na.onal Securi.es (Retd); Depository (NSDL), the country's largest § Valour and Honour – a joint publicaBon of the depository. Indian Army and USI of India, § Chandok currently serves as the MD & CEO of ICICI Securi.es Connect with us - 15 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § For the next ﬁve years or un.l he alains the age Ans: a of 65, whichever is earlier Explana.on 53. Recently, which country announced legisla.on to § M. Selvarasan receives Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi ban social media for children under 16 and is trialing Semmozhi Tamil Award an age-veriﬁca.on system to block children from § CM MK Stalin presented the Kalaignar M accessing social media plavorms? Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award to M Selvarasan A) United Kingdom B) Canada (former Tamil professor University of Madras) C) United States D) Australia § The award insBtuted by the Central InsBtute of Ans: d Classical Tamil, is given for the best contribuBon to classical Tamil studies by a researcher or a Explana.on research insBtuBon § Australian Government to Ban Children Under Age § It carries a cheque for ₹10 lakh, a citaBon plaque, of 16 From Accessing Social Media with penalBes and a bronze replica of the donor and former for plaworms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. if they fail to enforce it. § The iniBaBve is designed to enhance online safety 56. Recently, The Hindu won awards at the WAN- for young people and hold tech companies IFRA Asian Media Awards, 2024. Which of the accountable. following reports won gold in the Best Breaking § Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conﬁrmed that News Ar.cle category? the government aims to introduce the legislaBon A) "Kota’s Crash Course" in the Parliament this month B) "Making Sense of the Electoral Bonds Data" § Australia is trialing an age-veriﬁcaBon system to C) "The Silent Crisis: Air PolluBon" assist in blocking children from accessing social D) "India’s Digital TransformaBon" media plaworms Ans: b 54. Who won the Health and Safety Ini.a.ve of the Explana.on Year - India and Innova.ve Technology Ini.a.ve of § The Hindu’s reports win laurels at WAN-IFRA Asia the Year - India awards at the Asian Oil & Gas Awards Media Awards 2024 in Singapore. 2024? § The package “Making Sense of the Electoral Bonds A) Reliance Industries Data” won gold in the Best Breaking News ArBcle B) HMEL (HPCL-Milal Energy Limited) category C) Indian Oil CorporaBon § while “Kota’s Crash Course”, a special Ground Zero D) Bharat Petroleum report on life in coaching centres in Kota, won Ans: b silver in the Best Feature ArBcle category. Explana.on 57. Which ins.tu.on will host the 10th India HMEL (HPCL-Milal Energy Limited), a leading force in Interna.onal Science Fes.val (IISF) 2024? India's petrochemical and reﬁning sector, has won two A) Indian InsBtute of Technology - Delhi presBgious accolades at the Asian Oil & Gas Awards B) Indian InsBtute of Technology - Bombay 2024, Singapore: C) Indian InsBtute of Technology - GuwahaB 1. for Health and Safety IniBaBve of the Year - India D) Indian InsBtute of Science, Bangalore 2. InnovaBve Technology IniBaBve of the Year - India Ans: c HMEL is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum CorporaBon Limited (HPCL) and Milal Energy Explana.on Investment Pte Ltd, Singapore - part of the Lakshmi N § IIT Guwaha. hosts 2024 India Interna.onal Milal Group. Science Fes.val § The India InternaBonal Science FesBval is the 55. Who was awarded the Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi largest science event in the country, Semmozhi Tamil Award for 2024? § For the ﬁrst.me being held in the country's A) M. Selvarasan B) R. Thavapalan Northeastern region. C) P. Subramanian D) K. Rajendran Connect with us - 16 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in § The IIT Guwaha. will host the 10th India § The ship has been designed in-house by Interna.onal Science Fes.val 2024 from 30 the Indian Navy’s Warship Design November to 3 December 2024. Bureau and constructed by M/s Cochin Shipyard § Theme is “Transforming India into an S&T-driven Limited. Global Manufacturing Hub “ § Also, with a displacement of 43,000 tonnes when § The 9th edi.on of the India InternaBonal Science fully loaded FesBval 2023 was held in Faridabad, Haryana, in January 2024. About INS Hansa: § The 1st edi.on was held at the Indian Ins.tute of § It is an Indian naval air staBon located near Technology-Delhi in 2015. Dabolim in Goa. § The India InternaBonal Science FesBval is § It is India's biggest naval airbase and is home to organised by the Union Ministry of Science and the Indian Navy's premier air squadrons. Technology and the Union Ministry of Earth § INS Hansa was commissioned on 5 September Science in associaBon with Vijnana Bhara.. 1961 at Sulur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. § It was iniBally co-located with the Sulur Air Force 58. Which company was responsible for construc.ng StaBon of the Indian Air Force. INS Vikrant? § Post the liberaBon of Goa, the Navy took over A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Dabolim airﬁeld in April 1962, and the INS Hansa B) L&T Shipyard was moved to Dabolim in June 1964. C) Cochin Shipyard Limited D) Goa Shipyard Limited 59. What is the new reserva.on percentage for Ans: c women in state government services in Madhya Pradesh? Explana.on A) 30% B) 32% C) 33% D) 35% President Murmu Receives Ceremonial Guard of Ans: d Honour at INS Hansa; witnesses Indian Navy opera.ons onboard INS Vikrant Explana.on § President Droupadi Murmu took to the seas § The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has cleared a aboard the indigenous aircrac carrier INS Vikrant, proposal to increase women reservaBon in direct where she observed a series of advanced recruitments to all departments from the current operaBonal demonstraBons by the Indian Navy. 33 per cent to 35 per cent. § This marked her ﬁrst visit to Indian Navy ships at § This will be applicable to the enBre recruitment sea. process conducted by the MP Public Service § Upon her arrival at INS Hansa, the Naval Air Commission (MPPSC) and Employee SelecBon StaBon in Goa, President Murmu was welcomed Board (ESB) across all departments in the state by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval § The cabinet meeBng raBﬁed the Madhya Pradesh Staﬀ, and Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, Flag Oﬃcer Civil Services (Special Provisions for Appointment Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval of Women) Rules, 1997. Command. § The then CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan had § A ceremonial Guard of Honour comprising 150 announced to increase the reservaBon for women personnel was held in her honor. to 35 percent just before the assembly elecBons § She applauded the Navy for becoming the ﬁrst last year, but due to the assembly elecBons, it service branch to induct women Agniveers could not get the approval of the cabinet. § ﬁrst woman commanding oﬃcer in a naval ship - Lt. Commander Prerna Deosthalee (took over 60. Consider the following statements regarding the command of warship INS Trinkat) on December 4, appointment of Chief Jus.ce of India 2023 1. Must be a ciBzen of India. 2. Must have served as a Judge of a High Court for at About INS Vikrant least ﬁve years or as an advocate of a High Court § It is the ﬁrst ever indigenously designed and for at least ten years. constructed aircrac carrier which will strengthen 3. The CJI are appointed by the President under the country’s stand as a ‘Blue Water Navy’. clause (2) of ArBcle 124 of the ConsBtuBon Connect with us - 17 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in Select the correct answer using the code given About Chief Jus.ce of India (CJI) below: § The CJI and the Judges of the Supreme Court (SC) A) Only 1 and 2 B) Only 1 and 3 are appointed by the President under clause (2) of C) Only 2 and 3 D) All of the above ArBcle 124 of the ConsBtuBon. Ans: d § Appointment to the oﬃce of the Chief JusBce of India should be of the seniormost Judge of the Explana.on Supreme Court considered ﬁt to hold the oﬃce. § Supreme Court judge Jus.ce Sanjiv Khanna § The Union Minister of Law, JusBce and Company sworn in as the 51st Chief Jus.ce of India Aﬀairs would seek the recommendaBon of the succeeding Jus.ce D Y Chandrachud. outgoing Chief JusBce of India for the § President Droupadi Murmu administered the appointment of the next Chief JusBce of India – oath of oﬃce to Jus.ce Khanna § He then will put up the recommendaBon to the § Elevated as a Supreme Court judge on January Prime Minister who will advise the President in 18, 2019, Jus.ce Khanna will superannuate on the maler of appointment. May 13, 2025, aper a tenure of a lille over six § A judge of the Supreme Court serves unBl they months. reach the age of 65 years § He is among the few judges who were elevated to Removal: the Supreme Court even before becoming the § He/She can be removed by an order of the Chief JusBce of any high court. President only acer an address by Parliament has § JusBce Sanjiv Khanna held the post of chairman of been presented to President. the Supreme Court Legal Service Commilee from § This should be supported by a special majority of June 17 to December 25, 2023 each House of Parliament § BR Gavai currently the execuBve chairman of the § Grounds of Removal: Proved misbehaviour or NaBonal Legal Services Authority. Incapacity (ArBcle 124(4) Cons.tu.onal Provisions for Judicial Appointments 61. Which country launched the Student Direct Ar.cles Cons.tu.onal Provisions Stream (SDS) programme for Indian students? Ar.cle Supreme Court judges should be A) United States B) Canada 124 appointed by the President acer C) United Kingdom D) Australia consultaBon with such judges of the High Ans: b Courts and the Supreme Court as the President may deem necessary. The CJI is Explana.on to be consulted in all appointments Student Direct Stream (SDS): Canada Ends Fast-Track except his or her own. Visa for Students Ar.cle High Court judges should be appointed § All study permit applicaBons, from now on, will be 217 by the President acer consulta.on with submiled using the standard applicaBon process. the CJI and the Governor of the state. The Chief JusBce of the High Court § The Student Direct Stream (SDS) programme was concerned too should be consulted. launched in 2018 to provide faster processing for eligible post-secondary students from 14 Qualiﬁca.ons of Supreme Court judge: countries, including India. § should be a ciBzen of India. § Besides a shorter processing Bme, the approval § He/She should: Have been for at least ﬁve years a rates were also higher under the programme. Judge of a High Court or of two or more such § India is Canada’s largest source country of foreign Courts in succession or students with an esBmated 4.27 lakh Indian § Have been for at least ten years an advocate of a students studying there in 2023. High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, 62. Who has been elected as the president of the § or Be, in the opinion of the President, a Federa.on of Indian Chambers of Commerce and disBnguished jurist. Industry (FICCI) for 2024-25? A) Anish Shah B) Harsha Vardhan Agarwal C) Sanjiv Mehta D) N. Chandrasekaran Ans: b Connect with us - 18 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in Explana.on Explana.on § Emami Limited Vice Chairman and Managing § Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness Director Harsha Vardhan Agarwal has been caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus elected as the Ficci president for 2024-25. family of viruses. § Agarwal is currently serving as the Senior Vice § Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus President of FICCI. through exposure to food or household items § He will succeed Mahindra & Mahindra's Group contaminated with urine or faeces of infected CEO and Managing Director Anish Shah on Mastomys rats (rodents that are naBve to sub- November 21. Saharan Africa). § The disease is endemic in the rodent populaBon in 63. Who won the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize in parts of West Africa. 2024? § fatality rate is 1%. A) Srinivas Rayaprol B) ArundhaB Roy C) Ramesh Sharma D) Ajay Kumar 66. Which veteran Australian ﬁlmmaker will be Ans: d honored with the Satyajit Ray Life.me Achievement Award at the 55th Interna.onal Film Fes.val of India Explana.on (IFFI)? § Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize, 2024, jointly A) Baz Luhrmann B) George Miller administered by Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust C) Phillip Noyce D) Peter Weir and the Department of English, University of Ans: c Hyderabad § recognise excellence in poetry wrilen in English Explana.on by poets in the age group of 20-40 years. § Veteran Australian Filmmaker Phillip Noyce § The prize carries a cash prize of ₹15,000 and a Honored with Satyajit Ray LifeBme Achievement citaBon and will be presented at the Hyderabad Award Literary FesBval in January 2025. § Will be honored with the presBgious Satyajit Ray LifeBme Achievement Award at the 55th 64. Who won the 28th world.tle at the IBSF World InternaBonal Film FesBval of India (IFFI). Billiards Championship 2024? § Notable Works: Patriot Games, Clear and Present A) Robert Hall B) Mark Williams Danger, Salt, The Saint, The Bone Collector, Other C) Pankaj Advani D) Ronnie O'Sullivan iconic ﬁlms. Ans: c 55th Interna.onal Film Fes.val of India (IFFI) 2024 Explana.on § Dates: 20th to 28th November 2024 § Pankaj Advani bags record 28th World Billiards § Loca.on: Goa.tle § Organizers: Ministry of InformaBon & § Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched a historic BroadcasBng (I&B), NaBonal Film Development 28th world Btle, seventh in a row, defeaBng CorporaBon (NFDC), Entertainment Society of Goa England’s Robert Hall at the IBSF World Billiards (ESG) Championship in Doha on November 9, 2024. § Theme: “Young Filmmakers” – The Future is Now § Australia as its Country of Focus 65. How is the Lassa virus typically transmiled to humans? Complete Winners List A) Through Aedes aegypB mosquito bites Award Winner Film/ Country B) Through Escherichia coli contaminated water Project C) Through food or household items contaminated Golden Saulė Toxic Lithuania with Mastomys rat urine or feces Peacock Bliuvaitė D) Through human-to-human contact (Best Film) Ans: c Silver Bogdan The New Romania Peacock Muresanu Year That (Best Never Director) Came Connect with us - 19 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in Silver Clément Holy Cow France § It aims to uBlise land that is currently fallow or Peacock Faveau unused. (Best Actor § It targets land owners and culBvators who have – Male) shown interest. Silver Vesta Toxic Lithuania § Under the iniBaBve, farmer groups will be Peacock Matulytė, engaged for the culBvaBon through Service Level (Best Actor Ieva Agreements (SLA) treaBng ‘farming as a service’ – Female) Rupeikaitė without any transfer of any interest in the land (shared) concerned. Special Jury Louise Holy Cow France § In Kerala there is producBon-demand gap for Award Courvoisier vegetables and fruits. This project seeks to Best Debut Sarah Familiar USA address these gaps by promoBng beler land use. Feature Friedland Touch Film Best Debut Navjyot Gharat India 68. The Igas Bagwal fes.val is celebrated on which Director of Bandiwadek GanpaB day of the Hindu calendar? Indian Film ar A) KarBk Shukla Ekadashi B) Makar SankranB ICFT- Levan Akin Crossing Georgia C) Diwali D) Holi UNESCO Ans: a Gandhi Medal Explana.on Best Web Nipun Lampan India § IgaS Bagwal fesBval is widely celebrated in Series Dharmadhik Ularakhand, acer 11 days of Diwali. It is also (OTT) ari called Budhi Diwali. Indian Film Vikrant — India § celebrated on KarBk Shukla Ekadashi, Personality Massey § On the occasion PM Modi, worshipped the Tulsi of the Year plant, lit the Igas ﬂame and performed AarB. Satyajit Ray Phillip § Igaas fesBval honours the Goddess Nanda Devi LifeBme Noyce and celebrates harvest, ferBlity, and prosperity. Achieveme (Australia) – nt Honored for contribuBon 69. Which tennis player was conﬁrmed as the World s to cinema. No. 1 women's tennis player for 2024 by the Women's Tennis Associa.on (WTA)? 67. Under the NAWO-DHAN scheme, what is the A) Coco Gauﬀ B) Iga Świątek main objec.ve of engaging farmer groups through C) Aryna Sabalenka D) Caroline Garcia Service Level Agreements (SLA)? Ans: c A) To transfer ownership of agricultural land B) To acquire land for industrial use Explana.on C) To promote the sale of fallow land Aryna Sabalenka WTA World No. 1 women's tennis D) To treat farming as a service without land player for 2024. ownership transfer § 26-year-old Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was Ans: d conﬁrmed as the World No. 1 women's tennis player for 2024 by the Women's Tennis Explana.on AssociaBon (WTA). § The Agriculture department is iniBaBng a pilot § She won the 2024 Australian Open singles Btle project under the New Agriculture Wealth and the 2024 US Open singles Btle. OpportuniBes - Driving HorBculture Agribusiness § She also won the WTA 1000 - CincinnaB Open and Networking (NAWO-DHAN) scheme. the Wuhan Open. § The scheme aims to enhance food crop producBon in Kerala through innovaBve farming 70. Where was Ular Pradesh's ﬁrst double-decker pracBces. electric bus launched? § This project aims to enhance horBculture A) Agra B) Lucknow C) Kanpur D) Varanasi agribusiness in Kerala Ans: b Connect with us - 20 Sawaal – CA Objec.ve E-Book November 2024 www.parchamclasses.in Explana.on 73. Who won the Interna.onal Hockey Federa.on Yogi Adityanath recently launched the UP's ﬁrst (FIH) Player of the Year award for men in 2024? double decker electric bus in Lucknow. A) Hardik Singh B) PR Sreejesh § CM Yogi announced a 50% discount on Bckets for C) Sufyan Khan D) Harmanpreet Singh women traveling Ans: d § He also introduced a provision for free travel for women on services operaBng on the heritage Explana.on route on every Saturday morning. Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmapreet Singh and former Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh won the FIH 71. What is the purpose of the "Comics Commandos" Hockey Star Awards 2024. ini.a.ve launched in Assam's Goalpara district? FIH announced the winner of its annual Hockey Star A) To promote tourism in Assam award for the year 2024 in a ceremony held in Muscat B) To combat child labour and child marriage on 8 November 2024. C) To encourage digital literacy among children Harmanpreet Singh won his third FIH Player of the D) To train youths in comic art for global recogniBon Year award in 2024, having won it in 2021 and 2022. Ans: b Hardik Singh, won the 2023 Award. Explana.on Winners of the 2024 FIH Hockey Star Awards § In Assam’s Goalpara district, a unique iniBaBve Player of the Year called “Comics Commandos” has been launched § Male- Harampreet Singh of India to combat child labour and child marriage using § Women- Yibbi Jansen of Netherlands grassroots comics. Goalkeeper of the Year § 30 local youths trained to create comic strips with § Male- PR Sreejesh of India minimum text and humour for beler public § Women- Ye Jiao of China engagement. Rising Star of the Year Award § Male-Sufyan Khan of Pakistan 72. Consider the following statements regarding the § Women-Zoe Diaz of ArgenBna World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2024: Coach of the Year Award 1. India ranks 6th globally with 64,480 patent § Men- Jeroen Delmee of Netherlands ﬁlings, up 15.7%, led by resident innovaBon. § Women-Alyson Annan of China 2. China secured the top posiBon, followed by Umpire of the Year the US in second place. § Male - Steve Rogers of Australia Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? § Women-Sarah Wilson of Scotland A) Only statement 1 is correct B) Only statement 2 is correct 74. Who is the author of the book 'Maa-Mother'? C) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct A) Dr. Davendra Kumar Dhodawat D) Neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct B) Arif Mohammed Khan Ans: c C) Arjun Ram Meghwal D) Dr. C.V Anand Bose Explana.on Ans: a § India ranked 6th in the world in WIPO Global Patent Filings in 2023 Explana.on § The World Intellectual Property OrganizaBon § Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal releases book (WIPO) has published the World Intellectual Btled ‘Maa-Mother’ in the presence of Kerala Property Indicators (WIPI) 2024, underscoring Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan and West Bengal global trends in intellectual property (IP) ﬁlings Governor Dr C.V Anand Bose. § India has secured a spot in the global top 10 for all § The book is wrilen by Dr Davendra Kumar three major intellectual property (IP) rights—

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