Current Affairs As on 24th November 2019

Top current affairs as on 24th November, 2019.
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1. Who took oath as Maharashtra New CM?

A. Devendra Fadnavis

B. Ajit Pawar

C. Girish Bapat

D.Girish Mahajan

Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister with the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The Maha Vikas Aagadhi alliance appeared poised to form government up until late last night. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath to the two leaders. The result's day to this day no party was able to form Government, and Maharashtra was facing many problems including farmer issues.

2. Who won the 28th Bihari Puraskar Award.

A. Dr Satya Narayan

B. Bhagwati Lal Vyas

C. K Siva Reddy

D. Manisha Kulshreshtha

Manisha Kulshreshtha awarded the 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018 for her novel Swapnapash.The award is presented by the KK Birla Foundation for writers of Rajasthani origin. It is given annually to an outstanding work in Hindi or Rajasthani published in the past ten years. The famous Bihari Hindi poet , the award carries a cash prize of ~2.5 lakh, a citation, and a plaque.

3. Who became the first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada?

A. Suresh Yadav
B. Anita Anand
C. Ramesh Kumar

D. Sujatha Menon

Anand for the first time in the October federal elections named the minister of public services and procurement. Anand is one of the seven newcomers to the Cabinet for the new Trudeau government.

4. Who received the International Children's Peace Prize in 2019?

A. Elisabeth Beskow

B. Viktor Lennstrand
C. Greta Thunberg

D. Ludvig Lindstrom

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen activist, was awarded an International Children's Peace Prize. The award recognized her work in the struggle against climate change. It had resonated with school children across the world.

5. Who has recently bagged the Best Performance by an Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards?

A. Manoj Bajpayee

B. Ridham Janve

C. Rajkumar Rao

D. Aayushman Khurana

Manoj Bajpayee has recently bagged the Best Performance by an Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for his role in ‘Bhonsle.’ The acclaimed actor won against international actors like Wang Jingchun (China), Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mohsen Tanabandeh (Iran), and Eran Naim (Israel).

6. Which state‘s Law Commission has submitted a report to the government to make laws against forced conversion?

A. West Bengal

B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Odisha

The State Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh has submitted a draft report to the government. As per the draft, seven years of jail term has been recommended for marrying for conversion. It is said in the draft that if someone had adopted another religion but he wants to return to his old religion again, he can. It will not be considered as forceful conversion.

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