Weekly CA Quiz: November 2018 3rd week with PDF

Explanation: The World Tolerance Day 2018 was inaugurated on November 16 in Dubai,UAE.The theme was “Prospering from Pluralism:Embracing Diversity through Innovation and Collaboration”.

Explanation: Aabid Hameed,, a 15-year-old Kashmiri, was the shining light at the recently concluded World Kickboxing Championship in Argentina when he became the lone gold medal winner (junior category, 55 kg) for India.

Former cricket player John Hastings retired.He belongs to which country from which he played?

Explanation: India and the ADB signed a $300 million loan agreement to support state-run India Infrastructure Finanance Company Ltd(IIFCL) that provides long-term finance to infrastructure projects.

Explanation: Nongkrem Dance Festival, an annual event during which prayers are offered for good harvest, peace, and prosperity of the community was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm by the inhabitants of the Khasi Hills,Meghalaya.

Explanation: India’s first specialized hospital for elephants was formally opened by Agra Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar at Farah block’s Churmura village.

Explanation: India and Asian Development Bank signed a 105 million dollar loan agreement to continue financing the transmission system upgrades in Himachal Pradesh for increased supply of hydropower.

Explanation: NITI Aayog has constituted the “Himalayan State Regional Council” to ensure sustainable development of the Himalayan region. The Himalayan State Regional Council will be chaired by the Dr VK Saraswat.

The ADB signed 3 loan agreements with the government to provide debt of $574 million for on-lending, electricity transmission and water supply infrastructure projects.
1. As part of the loan agreements, ADB will provide $300 million to support lending by India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL).
2. Among others, the $169 million loan is the first tranche of up to $500 million loan that will be used to develop climate-resilient water supply, sewerage and drainage infrastructure in at least 10 cities in Tamil Nadu.
3. The $105 million is the third tranche of the $350 million multi-tranche financing facility for multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) for Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Investment Program approved by the ADB Board in September 2011.

Explanation: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the “Gau Samridhi Plus Scheme” to provide insurance coverage to dairy farmers in the state.

Explanation: Sunil Mehta, the chairman of a bankers’ panel working on faster resolution of stressed assets in public sector banks, said an Asset Management Company(AMC) for resolving large bad loans has been formed and will be called as Sashakt India Asset Management.

Explanation: IndusInd Bank has launched the IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card,the first interactive Credit Card in India with buttons which provides customers with the flexibility of three payment options at a Point of Sale (POS) terminal – Credit, Converting Transactions into EMIs with 4 tenure options (6, 12, 18 & 24 months) or using accumulated Reward Points, by simply pushing a button on the card.

Explanation: India’s ace cueist Pankaj advani won his 3rd staright IBSF billiards crown in the 150-up format, taking his overall tally of world titles to 20.

Explanation: UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey will be the new Finance Secretary, replacing Hasmukh Adhia, the Gujarat-cadre IAS officer who is set to retire on November 30.

Explanation: Eminent percussionist Banamali Maharana passed away at a private hospital.

Explanation: Veteran actor ,theatre personality and advertising guru Alyque Padamsse passed away in Mumbai.

Explanation: The book “A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha” authored by Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha.The book was released by Prasar Bharati’s CEO Shashi Shekar Vempati and Sreedharan was the guest of honour at the book release function in New Delhi.

Explanation: Fourth seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran brushed aside wild card entrant Saketh Myneni in straight sets to win the $ 150,000 Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger in Bengaluru.

Explanation: The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Delhi High Court Judge Justice Suresh Kait, for adjudicating whether or not two Tripura-based militant outfits should be declared banned organisations under the law.

Explanation: Three educational institutions that have been built by India were inaugurated in Nepal.The Shree Sarswati Tika Higher Secondary School has been built with an Indian assistance of 37.10 million Nepalese Rupees.

Explanation: The government will setup Animation,Gaming and Visual effects Institute in Mumbai to encourage youth participation in the field of film and cinematography

Explanation: A team of scientists from Chengdu’s Micro Research Electronics System Research Institute(CASC) had developed an “artificial sun” eight times brighter than the natural sun to replace the country’s streetlights by 2020.

Explanation: Twins of Ireland Cricket team Isobel Joyce and Cecelia Joyce, have announced their retirement from the international cricket

Explanation: The AYUSH Ministry celebrated its first Naturopathy Day across the country on 18 November.

Explanation: The World day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on the third Sunday in November. Every year as the appropriate acknowledgment of victims of road traffic crashes and their families. This year it was celebrated on November 18.The theme is “Roads have stories”.

Explanation: Every year, November 19 is celebrated as the World Toilet Day to tackle the problem of open defecation across the globe. Every year the day is celebrated with a unique theme and this year the theme is “When Nature Calls,We have to listen and act”.

Explanation: Asia’s first women neurosurgeon TS Kanaka, passed away in Chennai after a brief illness.

Explanation: Young golfer Shubankar Sharma capped a dream season on the European Tour by becoming the first Indian to win the tours Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.

Explanation: Jalal Srivastava, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI).

Explanation: Online fashion retailer Myntra said it will completely integrate its sister company Jabong, which will continue to operate as a separate brand.

Explanation: India and Russia will hold joint military exercises in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh from November 18.”Exercise Indra 2018”will begin at the Babina Field Firing Ranges.

Explanation: The United Nations’ (UN) Universal Children’s Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide.”Children are taking over and turning the world blue” is the theme of Universal Children’s Day, 2018 as announced by the United Nations.

Explanation: Padma Shri awardee and revered saint Narayan Das Maharaj of Triveni dham near Jaipur passed away.

Explanation: Centre for science and Environment(CSE) was awarded this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,Disarmament and Development for its pioneering work in the field of environmental education and protection and also for keeping the issue of environmental sustainability at the forefront of national attention and public policy.

Explanation: Global internet Body The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) supported Universal Acceptanc Steering Group(UASG) conferred “Universal Acceptance Thought Leader Award”on Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje for enabling email service for citizens of the state in local script.

Explanation: Incumbent Fijian PM Voreque Bainimarama was sworn in for a 2nd term after his ruling Fiji First Party won this year’s general elections

Explanation: Maharshtra Director General of Police Datta Padsalgikar unveiled “The Velvet Gloves”, a novel written by former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Balakrishna Kamath, at a function in Mumbai.

Explanation: The centre and the Jharkhand government signed a pact with World Bank under which the multilateral agency will advance a loan of $310 million to boost the state’s power system, mainly transmission infrastructure.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu launched BhuSeva Programme.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted a National Implementation Committee(NIC), under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh with Finance Minister and Minister of State for Culture as Members, to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in the country and abroad.

Explanation: The 12-day long joint military exercise between India and the USA known as “Vajra Prahar”commenced in Jaipur

Explanation: RBI Central Board decided to constitute a Board For Financial Supervision(BFS) of the Central bank to examine the framework for banks under PCA.

Explanation: India slipped two positions to rank at 53rd position in a global survey released by IMD Business School Switzerland on fostering and attracting talent. In 2017, India was ranked at 55th position.Switzerland topped the list.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh is building a world-class and India’s first “Justice City” within its new capital Amaravati with the vision to provide a state-of-the-art ecosystem built on latest technology for supporting the judicial system in the state.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh launched an web portal which makes land records available to people with unique identification numbers just like Aadhar number. The “Bhudaar” is an 11 digit unique identification code assigned to each agriculture land holding and rural and urban properties in the state.

Explanation: The Himachal Pradesh government in the cabinet meeting accorded its approval to implement Sashakt Mahila Yojana in the state with a vision to empower rural women by providing them an interface for organisation and socio-economic development.

Explanation: The First International Public Art Symposium(IPAS), jointly organised by the Artist Network Promoting Indian Culture (ANPIC), the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was inaugurated by Chief Minister naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Vishwakarma Skill University at Village Dudhola in Palwal from Sultanpur village in Gurugram district.

Explanation: Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothisthan held their nerves in a tense final and overcame Amini School, Afghanistan, 1-0 to clinch the 59th edition of the Subroto Cup International Football Torurnament (Junior Boy category).

Explanation: India’s Mary Kom defeated China’s Wu Yu 5-0 in the 48kg quarterfinals of the women’s World Boxing Championship in New Delhi.

Explanation: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the third Sayaji Ratna award established in the memory of erstwhile Baroda ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III.

Explanation: Congress Working President in Kerala and Lok Sabha member from Wayanad,MI Shahnawaz passed away at a private hospital in Chennai.

Explanation: Noted india born Pakistani poet and human rights activist Fahmida Riaz has passed away following a prolonged illness in Lahore, Pakistan.

Explanation: Baishnab Parida,a former Member of Parliament and eminent Odiya writer, passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.

Explanation: The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF appointed Millie Bobby Brown, the star of hit Netflix series “Stranger Things”, as its youngest ever goodwill ambassador and the 14-year-old had a message for world leaders: “Listen to us.”

Explanation: 12th World Congress on mountain Medicine started in Kathmandu , the capital of Nepal. The theme of 4 day congress is “Mountain Medicine in the Heart of the Himalayas”.

Explanation: Known for its hand-woven carpets around the world,Bhadohi received a major boost as the government has extended the “export excellence tag” .

Explanation: The 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held in Hyderabad.

Explanation: Tripura will host three-day 7th International Tourism Mart from November 22 at Agartala with tour operator delegates from 18 countries participating in an effort to popularise tourist destinations in the northeastern states.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh has topped the list of states with the highest employability followed by Rajasthan and Haryana, as per the India Skills Report 2019 conducted jointly by Wheebox, PeopleStrong, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Explanation: Popular singer Nahid Afrin of Assam has been appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the north eastern region by the UNICEF to fight for child rights.

Explanation: State Bank of Mauritius, which has received a licence as a scheduled commercial Bank in India has appointed Siddharth Rath as managing director.

Explanation: Manipur Tourism,is once again returning with one of their most important yearly event, the Manipur Sangai festival. Celebrated each year, this is one of the most popular festivals of India.

Explanation: Instant messaging service Whatsapp announced the appointment of Abhijit Bose as its India head.

Explanation: India is fourth among the major Asian countries in terms of overall patent publication volume, and second in terms of growth rate, said the “India Innovation Report” by Philadelphia-headquartered Clarivate Analytics.