23 November 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as G20 Summit 2023 host nation, Treaty of Open Skies and Maha Awas Yojana among others.
1.Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi passed away on November 23, 2020. He was the longest-serving Chief Minister of which state?
a)Bihar
b)Assam
c)West Bengal
d)Arunachal Pradesh
2.Which country will host G20 Summit in 2023?
a)Russia
b)France
c)India
d)US
3.Which nation has formally withdrawn itself from the Treaty of Open Skies?
a)US
b)Russia
c)Ukraine
d)Turkey
4.Which state government has launched a new rural housing project called ‘Maha Awas Yojana’?
a)Gujarat
b)Madhya Pradesh
c)Bihar
d)Maharashtra
5.Which nation is planning to launch a space probe to the Moon to bring back lunar rocks?
a)Japan
b)Russia
c)US
d)China
6.Which bank has become the world’s first central bank to gain one million Twitter followers?
a)RBI
b)European Central Bank
c)Bank of England
d)US Federal Reserve
7.India plans to sign several pacts on health, traditional medicine, tourism and culture with this nation after a high-level meeting on November 23, 2020.
a)Belgium
b)Madagascar
c)Venezuela
d)Maldives
8.Which legendary WWE Superstar bid a final farewell to the ring on November 23, 2020?
a)Triple H
b)Kane
c)The Undertaker
d)John Cena
Answer
1.(b) Assam
Former Chief Minister of Assam and veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi passed away on November 23, 2020. He had served as the Chief Minister of Assam for three terms from 2001 to 2016, becoming the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state.
2.(c) India
India will host the G20 Summit in 2023, a year later than what was decided earlier. India was earlier set to host the summit in 2022 which was also coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Indian independence.
3.(a) US
The United States formally withdrew itself from the Treaty of Open Skies on November 22, 2020. The US Department of State spokesman informed that six months had passed since the US notified the countries party to the agreement about its decision to withdraw.
4.(d) Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a new rural housing project called ‘Maha Awas Yojana’ on November 20, 2020. Under the new project, the state plans to build 8.82 lakh rural houses in a period of 100 days.
5.(d) China
In the first-ever attempt by any nation since the 1970s, China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks.
6.(a) RBI
The Reserve Bank of India has become the world’s first central bank to have 1 million followers on its official Twitter Handle. The RBI has 10,00,513 Twitter followers.
7.(b) Madagascar
India and Madagascar plan on signing several pacts for enhancing ties between the two nations in a range of sectors including health, traditional medicine, telemedicine, tourism, culture and tele-education. This was decided after a high-level meeting between the two nations on November 23, 2020.
8.(c) The Undertaker
The Undertaker, one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time bid final farewell to the ring at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Survivor Series 2020 on November 22, 2020.