November 2016

1st November
 Which two states top Ease of Doing Business list - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
 Which joint military exercise Surya Kiran commences - 10th Indo-Nepal
 Which state tops in 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index of NITI Aayog – Maharashtra
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel remembered on his - 141st Birth Anniversary


2nd November
 RCEP members worry over market access to - China
 IFFI to honour Im Kwon-taek with - Lifetime Achievement Award
 Which country invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project – Russia
 To achieve a corruption free society which week is observed across India - Vigilance Awareness Week
 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against whom is observed globally – Journalists
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3rd November
 IISER Researchers develop what to scoop out marine oil spills – Gelator
 Who has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Spain - Mariano Rajoy
 MoU signed for enabling online submission of applications under - PMAY
 Who has been appointed as CEO of IBRD & IDA of World Bank - Kristalina Georgieva
 Sports Ministry tells whom to identify 2020 Olympics Medal Prospects – NSFs
 PM Modi inaugurated Asian Ministerial Conference on - Disaster Risk Reduction


4th November
 Who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to Lebanon - Sanjiv Arora
 Who won German Green Talent award - Shamik Chowdhury
 Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties will be hosted by - India
 Which channel ordered to be taken off air for 24 hours - NDTV India


5th November
 Union Government launches which abhiyan - Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva
 On 5th November which day is celebrated - World Tsunami Awareness Day
 India-Bangladesh which joint military exercise has begun - SAMPRITI-2016
 Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2016 observed from – 31st October to 5th November


6th November
 Union Environment Ministry constitutes Four-Member team for Conservation of - Loktak Lake
 International Day for Preventing Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed Conflict observed on – 6th November
 Which company becomes first firm to get debt recast under RBI’s S4A Scheme – HCC
 Indian Women’s hockey team wins - 2016 Asian Champions Trophy
 Name the former J&K Deputy Chief Minister who passes away recently - Mangat Ram Sharma


7th November
 2016 BNP Paribas Masters Doubles title won by - Henri Kontinen and John Peers
 Who won 2016 WTA Elite Singles Trophy - Petra Kvitova
 Which company became first to get RBI approval for debt recast under S4A scheme - HCC
 Who has been elected as Member of International Law Commission of UN - Aniruddha Rajput


8th-9th November
 Who has been elected as new President of USA - Donald Trump
 Who has been appointed as Executive Director of RBI - M Rajeshwar Rao
 Book titled An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India is written by - Shashi Tharoor
 Who has won 2016 RSF-TV5 Monde Press Freedom Prize - Hadi Abdullah
 Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of BoB Capital Markets - Ratnesh Kumar
 New series of Rs 500 & Rs 2000 notes with improved features were issued by - RBI


10th November
 World Science Day for Peace and Development 2016 observed on - 10th November 2016
 Who has been appointed as interim Chairman of TCS - Ishaat Hussain
 Name of first Indian-American woman to be elected to U.S. House - Pramila Jayapal


11th November
 India and Japan signed together which agreement - Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
 Who is re-elected as Director-General of International Labour Organization - Guy Ryder
 Competition Commission of India selected to host - ICN 2018 Annual Conference
 Who will host 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit – Peru
 Who is the real brain behind the currency withdrawal move - Anil Bokil
 Marta Jakimowicz selected for Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 by - Lalithakala Academy


12th November
 In Chennai City Union Bank launches India’s first banking robot – Lakshmi
 High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of IOR adopts Colombo declaration to - Counter Drug Trafficking
 Who wins 2016 Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance – SAIL
 Who survives opposition’s no-confidence motion - Jacob Zuma


13th November
 In Chennai City Union Bank launches India’s first banking robot – Lakshmi
 High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of IOR adopts Colombo declaration to - Counter Drug Trafficking
 Who wins 2016 Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance – SAIL
 Who survives opposition’s no-confidence motion - Jacob Zuma


14th November
 On 14th November 2016 which day is observed across the world - World Diabetes Day
 Researchers isolate what in chicken transmitting multidrug resistant pathogen to humans – Bacterium
 World Pneumonia Day is celebrated across the world on - 12th November
 36th India International Trade Fair begins in - New Delhi


15th November
 Which year will be hottest year on record – 2016
 Special Task Force led by SS Mundra formed to recalibrate - ATMs
 Honorary Oscar at 8th Annual Governors Awards received by - Jackie Chan
 Biggest and brightest Supermoon observed at - 356,509 KM


16th November
 20 nations sign framework agreement of - International Solar Alliance
 On 16th November which day is observed across the world - International Day for Tolerance
 Which two countries Joint Training Exercise Hand in Hand 2016 begins in Pune - India, China
 APEC Forum's Week begins in – Lima
 Which state becomes first to adopt Fly Ash Utilization Policy - Maharashtra


17th November
 Doctors from which country perform brain implant for the first time in history – Netherlands
 CRPF for first time deploys women commandos for - Anti-Maoists Operations
 Which country withdraws from International Criminal Court – Russia
 Hunar Haat organised at 2016 - India International Trade Fair
 "Post-truth" named Word of the Year for 2016 by - Oxford Dictionaries


18th November
 Indian Navy inducts 4 types of indigenously developed – Sonars
 Union Government sets up which committee to look into concerns of tourists, NRIs - Inter Ministerial Committee
 Scientists produce faster-growing crops by improving – Photosynthesis
 Which Indian surname is most common in UK – Patel
 Jammu and Kashmir Government launches - Jhelum-Tawi Flood Recovery Project
 Union Government bans controversial NGO of - Zakir Naik


19th November
 Which supercomputer was named as fastest supercomputer of world - Sunway TaihuLight of China
 Four underwater SONAR systems developed by DRDO were inducted by - Indian Navy
 Where was World Internet Conference 2016 held - China


20th November
 Universal Children Day observed on - 20th November 2016
 Who has been appointed as Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority - Jagdish Singh Khehar


 21st November
 China Open Super Series title won by - PV Sindhu
 Mother Teresa International Award was granted to - Al Nahyan
 World Television Day was Observed on - 21 November 2016
 Housing for All scheme in rural areas was launched by - PM Narendra Modi
 Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R was launched by - NASA
 Delhi Half Marathon was won by - Eliud Kipchoge


22nd November
 Name of Guided Missile Destroyer inducted into Indian Navy - INS Chennai
 Who has been awarded IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea - Radhika Menon
 Who won Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016 - Akshaya Mukul
 Who was awarded with first World Sanskrit Award - Thai Princess Maha Chakri


23rd November
 Bank Information Sharing deal was inked between - India and Switzerland
 Who won Indonesia Open 2016 - Gaganjeet Bhullar
 India becomes Associate Member of - CERN, Geneva
 Who has been elected as President of FICCI - Pankaj Patel
 Name of former ISRO Chairman who passed away - MGK Menon
 World Robot Olympiad to be held for the first time in which country - India


24th November
 Who will be chief of guest at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Portuguese PM Antonio Costa
 South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was named - UN envoy by Donald Trump
 Three sets of regulations under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 were notified by - IBBI
 Who won 2016 CPJ International Press Freedom Award - Malini Subramaniam
 Tianlian I-04 satellite was launched by - China


25th November
 Which country ranks 138 in 2016 ICT Development Index – India
 On 25th November which day was observed across the world - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
 Which actor won 10th Asia Pacific Screen Award in Best Actor Category - Manoj Bajpayee
 Upgraded Jaguar DARIN III aircraft receives – IOC
 7000-year-old city discovered in – Egypt
 Who has been appointed as a Chairman of NHAI - Yudhvir Singh Malik


26th November
 Name of former Cuban President who passed away - Fidel Castro
 Mary Kom will be honoured with - Legends Award
 Safeguard duty imposed on certain - Steel imports


27th November
 Who is new President of Hockey India - Mariamma Koshy
 Book "Death Under the Deodars" is authored by - Ruskin Bond


28th November
 Who won inaugural season of Qatar Ladies Open - Aditi Ashok
 Amitabh Kant Committee has been constituted to push - Cashless transactions
 Who has been appointed as 16th Army Chief of Pakistan - Lieutenant-General Qamar Javed Bajwa
 National Milk Day was observed on - 26th November 2016
 Anand Yadav passed away, he was a noted - Marathi author


29th November
 Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 introduced in - Lok Sabha
 Book titled Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement is authored by - Sunita Narain
 Which state will become first cashless state of India - Goa
 Who has been appointed as Director-General of Military Operations - Lt-General A K Bhatt
 Which village became first Digital village of India - Akodara
 Which country will honour 1668 martyrs of the Indian Army - Bangladesh


30th November
 Who has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Delhi - M M Kutty
 Name of the prince who has been invited by Parliament of Thailand to become King - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
 As per Supreme Court directive, Cinema halls will have to play what before film screening - National Anthem
 Where was First and longest cycle highway of Asia was inaugurated - Uttar Pradesh
 RBI limits cash withdrawal from which type of accounts - Jan Dhan Yojana bank accounts