Current Affairs Quiz- November, 2019

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Maharashtra has topped the list of 18 large-medium States in the overall first-ever ranking of Indian States on justice deliver to its citizens. Kerala acquired 2nd position followed by Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana. The ranking is part of the India Justice Report(IJR) 2019. It is an initiative of Tata Trusts in collaboration with Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, DAKSH, TISS- Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.The report has been prepared based on publicly available data of different government entities on the four pillars of justice delivery — police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid.The report highlights the fact that even the best performing States scored less than 60% in their performance on capacity across the police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid.

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The 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has recently inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. The aim of the conference is to develop programs and manuals to train citizens in emergency first aid procedures such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation as it will help in saving a life while waiting for emergency services. It must be noted that the Government of India (GoI) has made it mandatory for all medical college hospitals to have full-fledged Emergency Departments by 2022 to improve trauma care. 

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India’s first air pollution web repository –  IndAIR – have been launched by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) along with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that documents air quality studies done in the last 60 years. The aim of the project is to make air quality research available to everyone. The Indian Air quality Interactive Repository (IndAIR) has archived approximately 700 scanned materials from pre-Internet era (1950-1999), 1,215 research articles, 170 reports and case studies and 100 cases, to provide the history of air pollution research and legislation. Such a repository on air pollution is one of the first in the world.

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Former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan has passed away in Chennai on 10th of November 2019. He was known for cracking the whip on money and muscle power in elections, and proved to be a nemesis for political parties. His work as CEC got an international recognition when he was given the Ramon Magsaysay award for 1996. He was the only one to hold the post of CEC for 6 years from 1990 to 1996 in the last 50 years. 

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Brazil is hosting 11th edition of BRICS summit 2019 in its capital Brasilia from 13th to 14th November under the theme ‘BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’. The BRICS counties – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – contains 23% of the global GDP and around 17% of the share in world trade. It started off primarily with an economic aspect but has now actually diversified into the political, security issues, socio-economic issues, and also people-to-people connections.

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Sundar Singh Gurjar from Jaipur has defended World Para Athletics Championships title in the men’s F46 javelin throw event. He has also secured Tokyo Paralympic Games quota, along with the bronze winner Ajeet Singh and Rinku in Dubai.Gurjar not only defended his London Worlds 2017 title but also became the only 2nd Indian to have clinched two World Championships medals after Devendra Jhajharia’s gold and silver in 2013 Lyon and 2015 Doha Championships.The F46 category athletes have a single below or above the elbow amputation.

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The World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) is celebrated every year on 10 November to highlight the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. The 2019 theme is “Open science, leaving no one behind”.

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Paleontologists have recently discovered the rare bones of huge Jurassic sea predator “Pliosaurs” in a cornfield in the village of Krzyzanowice in Poland. The remains of pliosaurs are rare in Europe. The ancient sea monster measured up 30 feet long and lived about 150 million years ago. They had powerful, large skulls and massive jaws with large, sharp teeth. Their limbs were in the form of fins and were mostly found in the prehistoric seas that covered modern-day Europe.

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The World Pneumonia Day (WPD)?is observed every year on 12th of November to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading infectious killer of children under the age of 5. The 2019 theme is “Healthy Lungs for all” to raise awareness, promote prevention and treatment and produce action to combat the disease.

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To honour elephants that passed away due to trafficking & abuse, India’s first elephant memorial has been launched by India-based conservation charity Wildlife SOS in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The memorial symbolizes the sacrifice of these gentle giants who lost their lives while suffering brutality at the hands of humans. It highlights 5 rescued elephants whose lives represent plight of captive elephants & why it is critical to ensure others do not suffer a similar fate. The memorial has been set up with the support of UP forest department.