Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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As per the recent statement from the Oil India Limited (OIL), it has brought in a snubbing unit from Calgary, Canada.
The snubbing unit is a special technology, which is to be deployed to tackle the Baghjan oilfield blow-out. The OIL-owned well erupted on May 27 and has been burning for over five months now.

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has decided to hold a meeting on December 1, 2020 to commemorate all victims of World War II. The resolution in this regard was drafted by Russia and has been adopted based on a voting.
Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s countries forming two opposing military alliances namely the Allies and the Axis.

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The 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) on Coal between India and Indonesia was hosted by India, through video conference mode. It was co-chaired by Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal and its counterpart of Indonesia.
During the meeting, India’s Ministry of Coal made presentations on Indian Coal Policy reforms, Coking Coal Exploration and Commercial Mining which was followed by presentations by the Indonesian side

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the government of Bangladesh, Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd and the Serum Institute of India (SII).
The agreement aims for priority delivery of 3 crore COVID 19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh. Serum Institute of India has reached the final stage of COVID vaccine development. Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd also known as Beximco Pharma, is a pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh.

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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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Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced the Haj 2021 guidelines to be followed during Covid-19 pandemic.
The online application process for Haj 2021 has also been started and interested people can apply online, offline and through Haj Mobile App. Haj 2021 is scheduled during June-July in the year 2021.

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IFFCO bazaar, which is the e-commerce arm of IFFCO has announced its partnership with the SBI YONO Krishi. This partnership is aimed at making a wide range of agricultural products of IIFCO to lakhs of Indian farmers.
IFFCO is the biggest fertilizer manufacturer in India and SBI YONO Krishi is a dedicated portal catering to the farmer’s needs.

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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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The Union Ministry of Finance has given an approval for creation of the first ever national database of migrant labour called the National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW), which would be seeded with Aadhaar.
This database would provide a platform for the government to implement specific programmes for such labourers

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is set to unveil a life size statue of Swami Vivekananda. The statue is being unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus at New Delhi on November 12th.
The statue would be unveiled by the Prime Minister in a virtual mode. The statue has been installed in JNU campus with the support of the JNU alumni.