Q.: Which team did India defeat to win the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in November 2024?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) Malaysia
(D) China
Answer
Answer: (D) China
India won the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in hockey on 20 November 2024 at Rajgir Hockey Stadium, Bihar, defeating China 1-0 in the final.
Q.: What is the name of the award conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Dominica?
(A) Dominica Award of Honour
(B) Order of Caribbean Unity
(C) Global Leader of Excellence Award
(D) Order of the Republic of Dominica
Answer
Answer: (A) Dominica Award of Honour
Explanation:On 20 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Dominica Award of Honour, the highest national award of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Q.: What is the name of Prasar Bharati’s newly launched OTT platform?
(A) STREAM
(B) WAVES
(C) CULTURE+
(D) HERITAGE
Answer
Answer: (B) WAVES
Explanation: On 20 November 2024, Prasar Bharati launched its OTT platform, WAVES, during the opening ceremony of the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
Q. What is the name of the first indigenous antibiotic launched in India for resistant infections?
(A) Nafithromycin
(B) Amoxicillin
(C) Azithromycin
(D) Ceftriaxone
Answer
Answer: (A) Nafithromycin
Explanation: On 20 November 2024, Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched Nafithromycin, India’s first indigenous antibiotic, to combat drug-resistant infections.