Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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The One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme was launched to provide uniform pensions for Armed Forces Veterans, who are retiring in the same rank with the same length of service.
The Prime Minister has recently highlighted that the One Rank One Pension scheme has completed five years since its implementation. The pension is provided irrespective of the time they retire.

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The Union Sports Ministry has approved 6 centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE). These centres would be upgraded at a cost of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years.
These centres have been identified in the states / UT of Assam, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim and Daman & Diu.

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The ruling party of Myanmar – the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has claimed a landslide victory in the second parliamentary election of the country.
This is the second election being held in Myanmar after the end of a Military Rule in 2015.

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The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries has approved 21 projects under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition. The decision has been made by the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) chaired by Narendra Singh Tomar.
This approval is expected to bring in investment worth Rs 443 crore in the food processing industry which is supported with a grant of Rs 189 crore.

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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.

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The Government of India has released Rs 6,157 crore as post-devolution revenue deficit grant to 14 states. This has been done as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
The 14 states are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

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Typhoon Vamco is expected to hit the eastern coasts of Philippines. Hence, the state authorities have ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities to evacuate the area and move to safe shelters.
This cyclone is the 21st tropical cyclone of this year in Philippines.

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The West Bengal government has planned to constitute anti-electrocution cells to protect wild elephants in the state.
These multi-departmental cells will have members including those from the Forest Directorate, Electricity Department, District Administration and Police along with the Local Panchayat members. It was also decided to alter the high-tension lines and electric poles to avoid hurting the animals.

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Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the Prince of Bahrain the world’s longest-serving Prime minister, has recently passed away.
The Prince, who had held the post since independence in 1971, has passed away at the age of 84. He played a significant role in the political and economic affairs of Bahrain for more than three decades.