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1
Where was the 13th East Asia Summit organized on 15 November 2018?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) in
Singapore on 15 November 2018.
It was Prime Minister Modi's 5th East Asia Summit.
The members of EAS consists of 10 ASEAN nations (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore,
Malaysia, The Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos), Australia,
China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US.
2
Under which scheme does the Odisha State government provide free smartphones to the 6 lakh women self-help groups in the State?
An international team of scientists has discovered a cold 'super-Earth' exoplanet
orbiting around the red dwarf Barnard, the second closest star system to Earth.
The new planet has been named 'Barnard’s star b' (or GJ 699 b).
It orbits its red star every 233 days near the snow-line, a distance where water
freezes.
Barnard’s star is six light-years away from earth.
4
Who is appointed as UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador at Asian Games gold medalist?
Scientists of the European Space Agency (ESA) has discovered a massive and very
faint galaxy near the Milky Way.
The name of the galaxy is Antlia 2 or Ant 2 and is known as a dwarf galaxy.
The Galaxy was discovered with the help of Gaia satellite.
Despite its size, the galaxy has very few stars.
Ant 2 is 10,000 times fainter, meaning that it has about one 10,000th the number of
stars.
6
Which company appoints Nokia veteran Ashish Chowdhary as its India operation head ?
Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik has launched the e-Learning portal of
Delhi Police called 'NIPUN' on 14 November 2018.
The e-learning portal aims to give online training and information through specialised
courses designed by experts in the field.
The website will also act as a tool for feedback mechanism and bridge
communication gap.
8
Which State government is to provide free smartphones to all the 6 lakh women self-help groups under its Mission Shakti programme?
The 'India International Cherry Blossom Festival 2018' was inaugurated in Shillong on
14 November 2018.
It is the festival that highlights the pink cherry flowers blooming all over the city in
early November.
A similar festival is also held in Japan but it is celebrated in the spring when the
cherry trees bloom.
10
The United Nations Security Council agreed to lift sanctions against which country on 14
November 2018?
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has agreed to lift sanctions against
Eritrea after nine years.
An arms embargo, asset freeze, and travel ban were imposed in 2009 amid claims
that Eritrea supported militancy in Somalia.
The resolution was drafted by the United Kingdom and backed by the United States
and its allies.
