Current Affairs November 1-15, 2018

What is ‘Salwa Judum’?

Which decommissioned aircraft carrier will be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre?

The first-ever Indo-Japan joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ has started in which of the following states?

On which date, the 2018 World Vegan Day (WVD) was observed recently?

The Report ‘Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based solutions’ is published by 1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition 2. United Nations Environment Programme 3. Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership Select the correct code:

The Jharsuguda Airport of Odisha will be renamed after which eminent freedom fighter of the state?

Consider the following statements about ‘VAHAN’ 1. It is the flagship e-Governance application under National Transport Project 2. The purpose of VAHAN was to automate the RTO operations related to Vehicle Registration, Permit, Taxation, and Enforcement in the whole country Select the correct statements

Consider the following statements about ‘Hydrazine’ 1. It is a molecule of nitrogen atoms and hydrogen atoms 2. It is used as rocket fuel propellant 3. It acts as an oxygen scavenger Select the correct statements

___________ has launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond.

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘INS Arihant’ 1. It belongs to Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) class 2. It will be armed with K-15 and K-4 missiles Select the correct statements

‘Agenda for Action 2020’ is concerned with India and

Consider the following statements: 1. Coconut Development Board recently launched Keragramam project to boost coconut farming in Kerala. 2. It was first implemented in Thiruvananthapuram. Which of these statements is/are correct?

What is the theme of the United Nations for 2018 World Cities Day (WCD)?

Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)?

RBI has started process to set up PCR for capturing borrowers’ details. The acronym “PCR” stands for?

‘Aipan’ is a traditional terracotta and white motifs drawn on floors and walls on ceremonial occasions. It belongs to which state?

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Kordylewski clouds’ 1. They are large concentrations of dust that exist at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points of the Earth–Moon system 2. They are exceptionally faint, which makes it very difficult to observe from Earth Select the correct code:

Which of the following states is converting ‘INS Viraat’ into a museum?

‘The Beyond Fake News project’ was launched by

‘Palau’ was in news recently. Where is it located?

Little India Gate’, which is in news recently, is inaugurated in which of the following cities?

On which date, the 2018 World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) is observed?

Who of the following lifted the 2018 Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters?

What is the theme of the 2018 National Ayurveda Day (NAD) of India?

Which state government has recently rolled out the technology-driven & citizen-friendly ‘Mo Bus’ service?

The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum (WBF -2018) was recently held in which country?

The 25th maritime exercise “SIMBEX-18” has started between India and which country?

Which news agency has recently launched the world’s first AI news anchor?

On which date, the National Cancer Awareness Day (NCAD), was observed recently in India?

What is the theme of the 2018 World Science Day for Peace and Development?

Which state government is celebrating the “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu” festival?

What is the theme of the 33rd ASEAN summit 2018?

Who is the author of the book “Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman”?

The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between India and which country?

Which social initiative has been launched by Twitter India to boost youth engagement for 2019 General Elections?

What is the theme of the 2018 campaign of World Diabetes Day (WDD)?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to ‘Neural Networks’? 1. They are artificial copy of the human brain 2. They have high computational rates than conventional computers 3. They learn by examples Select the correct code:

The term ‘SpiNNaker’ was recently in news. What is it?

Where is ‘Saqqara’ located?

‘Surabaya’ recently in news is a port city of