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 Gov Tech Thon 2020 is a virtual hackathon that was organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The team from Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited named “Fit For Future” has bagged the first position in the hackathon for demonstrating prototype for automating vehicle fitness checks.

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The Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan held a consultation with the Indian diaspora.
This interaction was aimed at enabling them to make valuable contributions in India’s Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020. This interaction with Indian diaspora is seen as first of its kind.

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The Education department of Assam had launched an Aadhaar enrolment drive that aims to cover nearly 70 lakh students of the State.
The drive aims to cover 66,133 schools across the state. The drive would enrol all students of age 6 to 18 studying in Government and Private schools of Assam.

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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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Nepal has recently released a pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi titled Maile Bujheko Gandhi or the Gandhi as I understood. It has been released in Nepali language by the country’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
This special anthology was launched to mark Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary. The book has been published by the Embassy of India along with the B P Koirala India-Nepal Foundation.

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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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Researchers have recently discovered a new hidden gene in the novel coronavirus named ORF3d.
The new overlapping gene is expected to contribute to the unique biology and pandemic potential. This may also lead to the development of new vaccines against the virus. The study has been published in the journal ‘eLife’.

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India has received the first commercial shipment from Bangladesh to Karimganj, Assam via the “Protocol for Inland Water Trade and Transit” (PIWTT) route.
The Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) was signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972 to provide inland waterways connectivity between the two countries.

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The cricket team “Mumbai Indians” has clinched the title of IPL 2020 tournament. This marks the 5th IPL victory for the team.
The team played against the Delhi Capitals in the final match, where Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets. The team Mumbai Indians is owned by Reliance Industries through its wholly owned subsidiary IndiaWin Sports.