Defence
- Phase 1 of the Exercise MALABAR 20 involving participation by Navies of India, United States, Japan and Australia is set to commence off Visakhapatnam in ____ from 03 to 06 November 2020 - Bay of Bengal.
- Phase 2 of MALABAR 20 is scheduled to be conducted in the ____ in mid-November 2020 - Arabian Sea.
- As part of ‘Mission Sagar-II’, this Indian naval ship entered Port Sudan on 02 November 2020 for providing assistance to overcome natural calamities and COVID-19 pandemic - INS Airavat.
International
- Person who elected as the President of the United Republic of Tanzania - Dr John Pombe Magufuli (for a second term).
National
- A solar energy-driven miniature train, billed as the country's first of its kind, was inaugurated at the - Veli Tourist Village, Kerala.
- Theme of the 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference which is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 9th November 2020 - “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility”.
Persons in News
- First-ever Indian-origin minister of New Zealand government - Priyanca Radhakrishnan.
- Author of a book, ‘The Battle Of Belonging’ - Shashi Tharoor.
State Current Affairs
- Karnataka government has decided to confer lifetime achievement award to this cricketer for her contribution in the field of women’s cricket - Shantha Rangaswamy.
- This state government launched the Swami Atmanand Government English Medium School Scheme on November 1 - Chhattisgarh.
- This state/UT government has approved a budget of more than Rs. 40 crore to provide life insurance and medical insurance to resident-Advocates – Delhi.
- This state/UT government will launch a 'Coffee with CM' programme to address the grievances of youth - Goa.
- This state/UT government launched a scheme for distribution of fortified rice through Public distribution System (PDS) and other welfare initiatives for the people of Kondagaon district on a pilot basis - Chhattisgarh.
Science and Technology
- This luxury jewelry company, first in the world, successfully created gemstone quality diamonds out of air by converting excess carbon dioxide air pollution in the atmosphere into beautiful precious stones - Aether.
General Knowledge
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Capital: Port Blair; UT established: 1 November 1956; Official language: English, Hindi.
- Chandigarh – Capital: Chandigarh; UT established: 1 November 1966; Official language: English, Hindi, Punjabi.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu – Capital: Daman; UT established: 26 January 2020; Official language: English, Gujarati, Hindi.
- Delhi – Capital: New Delhi; UT established: 1 November 1956; Official language: English, Hindi.
- Jammu and Kashmir – Capital: Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter); UT established: 31 October 2019; Official language: English, Hindi, Urdu.
