Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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Kerala Tourism has been awarded the prestigious ‘Highly Commended’ Award by World Travel Mart London.
The state has been awarded for its remarkable activities aimed to promote Responsible Tourism (RT) during COVID-19. Kerala’s Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission received the award in the category of ‘Meaningful Connections.’

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The eighth tranche of sovereign gold bonds scheme of current financial year 2020-21 will be open for subscription from 9th November to 13th November.
The issue price for the 8th series of the Sovereign gold bond scheme has been fixed at Rs.5,177 per gram of gold. The bond is issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of Government of India.

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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has clinched his maiden Paris Masters title. This is also his career’s eighth title.
He has registered his victory against the German star Alexander Zverev. It was the first time that the two players were in the finals of any international tournament.

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State of Uttarakhand is celebrating November 9th as its statehood day. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Uttarakhand on their Statehood Day.
The state of Uttarakhand has been formed in the year 2000 in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

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Joe Biden of the Democratic Party has been elected as the 46th President of United States of America and Kamala Harris has been elected as the Vice President of the country.
She is a member of the Democratic Party and is set to assume the office of the Vice President on January 20, 2021.

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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has stated that the Shipping Ministry is being renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
The Prime Minister announced this modification after inaugurating a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha. The Ministry is being expanded to provide clarity in the nature of work.

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Punjab has become the latest state to withdraw general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases.
After this resolution, the CBI has to seek permission from the state government to probe every case. As per the related act, all states except Delhi and the Union Territories have the discretion to give their consent to the CBI to probe in the state.

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World number one Table tennis player Chen Meng clinched the ITTF Women’s World Cup title of this year.
The 26-year old player beat Chinese compatriot Sun Yingsha to win her maiden ITTF Women’s World Cup title in Weihai. She also became the first winner of the ITTF’s #RESTART series.

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The Internal Market Bill is designed to protect the trade between Britain’s four nations after the process of Brexit.
Recently, the House of Lords voted against the clauses in the bill which would allow the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to breach Britain’s EU exit treaty. This is seen as a defeat to the ruling Conservative Party in the upper chamber.

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Hurun India and Mumbai-based EdelGive foundation has recently released the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.
As per the list, the Founder-Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji has topped the list with a donation of Rs 7904 crore. Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies came second in the list, while Mukesh Ambani retains his third position.