Current Affairs Quiz- November, 2019

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The first-ever tri-services India-US amphibious exercise titled “Tiger TRIUMPH” is being conducted from November 13 to 21 near Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. Approx 1,200 Indian soldiers, sailors and airmen and 500 US marines, sailors and airmen will participate in the 9-day exercise. The training pertains to developing either counter-terrorism or humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities.

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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recently conducted a 2-day rescue exercise, the Regional Level Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise 2019 (ReSAREX- 19) off Goa shore, Panaji. The event was organized by the Coast Guard District Headquarters-11 (Goa) and comprised search and rescue workshops with table top exercises.

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Dr Vinaya Shetty from Mumbai has become the first Indian and Asian to be elected to the position of General Vice President (GVP) of International Organisation Development Association (IODA) since its inception in 1986. The IODA is a non-profit association & has members from 50 countries that are initiating and supporting organizational and societal change processes all over the world. IODA is a community as well as a platform for OD (Organisational Development) professionals to connect, share and exchange ideas.

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The bilateral naval exercise named “Samudra Shakti-2019” has been conducted between the Indian and the Indonesian Navies in the Bay of Bengal  from 06 Nov to 07 Nov 19. The joint exercises include manoeuvres, Surface Warfare exercises, Air Defence exercises, Weapon firing drills, Helicopter Operations and Boarding Operations.

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India will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup from 13th to 29th of January. While, Spain and the Netherlands have been named as the co-hosts of the 2022 Women’s World Cup scheduled to be held from 1st to 22nd of July.The decisions were made during FIH’s Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on 9th November 2019.

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The 19th IOCR-COM (Council of Ministers) meeting was held in Abu Dhabi under the theme of “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean” from 5-7 November 2019. In it, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) assumed the Chairship of the  Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for 2019-2021. IORA is the most innovative, unique and broad-based platform for inter-regional partnership, connecting through the seas the world’s most dynamic regions of South, South-East and West Asia, Oceania and Africa. India is the largest contributor to the IORA Special Fund. Recently, it made a fresh contribution of $1 million to the fund. 

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Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, has been conferred the ABLF Global Asian Award for powerful individuals whose business footprint and commitment to excellence have engaged international interest and attention. The Asia Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) is backed by the UAE government, and currently runs in three forms- talks, awards and publications.

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The Gujarat Government has recently given its nod to the world’s first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal at Bhavnagar with a proposed investment of ₹1,900 crore. It will be developed jointly by U.K.-headquartered Foresight Group and Mumbai-based Padmanabh Mafatlal Group.The proposed CNG port terminal will have a capacity to handle 1.5 Million Metric Tonne Per annum (MMTPA).

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NASA has recently launched its first all-electric experimental aircraft  (or X-plane). The aircraft has been designated as X-57, and will be known as “Maxwell” for short. The aircraft is expected to take its first test flight by late 2020 from Edwards Air Force Base in the desert of southern California.

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Pravind Jugnauth has been sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Mauritius for a 5-year term after elections in which his coalition consolidated its grip on parliament. His  swearing-in took place at the residence of President Barlen Vyapoory.