Current Affairs One-Liner: 12th November 2021

November 12, 2021
  • The USA has become the 101st country to join International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country. The framework agreement was signed by John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of ISA: Gurugram
    • DG of ISA: Ajay Mathur
  • Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape’
    • Author: Aseem Chawla
    • Title of Book: ‘Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times’
    • Author: Salman Khurshid
    • Title of Book: ‘Nehru: The Debates that Defined India’
    • Author: Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain
Current Affairs One-Liner: 12th November 2021
  • The cabinet of Punjab chaired by CM of the state, Charanjit Singh Channi has approved the ‘Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021’. This will develop the state as the standard potato seed center. By doing so, Punjab has become the first Indian state to have the facility of tissue culture-based certification.
  • Static Part: 
    • Governor of Punjab: Banwarilal Purohit
  • The Tech giant, IBM Corp has launched a client innovation center in Mysuru. The center is set up with the support of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM).
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of IBM Corp: Armonk, New York, United States
  • The Army Training Command (ARTRAC) which belongs to the Indian Army has entered into MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG). The MoU was signed to make a partnership to perform R&D in various sectors.
  • Important Days and Themes: 12th Nov 2021: Public Service Broadcasting Day
  • Obituaries: Koneru Ramakrishna Rao: He was an educationist, teacher, and philosopher. He was also an internationally recognized psychologist. He was the President of the US-based Parapsychological Association and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.
  • India won 5 Medals at the Inaugural ISSF President’s Cup
  • ‘Grow your Business Hub’ and ‘Grow your Business Playbook’
  • India and Israel signed Bilateral Innovation Agreement
  • UCO Bank signed Co-Lending Agreement with Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd
  • Rakshak Initiative – Odisha

Question: 

Q.1 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times’?
a. Salman Khurshid
b. Adeel Hussain
c. Tripurdaman Singh
d. Aseem Chawla

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