Current Affairs MCQ & Quiz 20th November 2020

Puducherry government has launched Morning Meal Scheme in the government run schools. The scheme has been named after DMK Chief, M Karunanidhi. It will help more than 80,000 students in 419 government schools and government funded schools.

Madhya Pradesh has launched ‘Cow Cabinet’ for the protection and promotion of cattle in the state. The MP Government also aims to establish 4000 com shelters in 2021.

Assam has been named as the best state under the category of best hilly and North Eastern state  by National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB). Assam Apex Cooperative Fish Marketing and Processing Federation Limited has received 4 awards from NFDB.

Madhya Pradesh has flagged off a rally of 15 eminent woman bikers from all over India to promote safe adventure tourism for women in the state. The rally of woman bikers will visit various tourist spots to promote the campaign.

Himachal Pradesh government has launched Medical Mobile Unit-Jeevan Dhara in Shimla for providing medical assistance to the people living in remote and inaccessible areas. The mobile medical unit will provide primary health facilities.

Odisha has been named as the best state under marine category by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB). Assam has been named as the best state in hilly state category.

PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Bengaluru Summit 2020 to focus on the challenges in the post-pandemic world. The theme for Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 is ‘Next is now’.

The theme of World Toilet Day 2020 was ‘Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change’. World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19th November every year for making people aware of the importance of clean toilets and safe sanitations. As per the UN reports, 4.2 billion people across the world are devoid of safe sanitation.

World Philosophy Day 2020 was observed on 15^th April November. It is celebrated on the third Thursday of November every year. It was declared by UNESCO in 2002 to promote philosophical research and studies on major contemporary issues. 

‘Better Health for Men and Boys’ was the theme of International Men’s Day 2020. It is observed on 19^th November every year for remembering the contributions and achievements of men and boys to their society, community and country.

India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supercomputer ‘Param Siddhi’ has been ranked 63^rd among the top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world. Param Siddhi will be installed at C-DAC unit. Pratyush supercomputer was ranked 78^th. Japan’s Fugaku is the most powerful supercomputer in the world.

Kerala state tourism has been awarded the ‘Highly commended’ award in ‘Meaningful Relations’ category by the World Travel Mart London for the department’s remarkable activities for promoting safe tourism amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia and Japan have signed a Defense Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). The aim of the agreement is to counter the growing influence of China in the South China Sea and the pacific island nations.

Arunachal Pradesh has the best Sex Ratio in India as per the annual report of ‘Vital Statistics on India based on civil registration system 2018’. Sex Ratio is the number of females per thousand males. Arunachal Pradesh has 1084 females per thousand males followed by Nagaland and Mizoram.

London has been ranked 1^st in the 2021 Best Cities Ranking followed by New York and Paris. New Delhi secured 62^nd place in the rankings that included 100 cities across the world. New Delhi’s previous year’s ranking was 81.