Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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The Interstate Migrant Policy Index (IMPEX) has been released recently. It was developed by the Mumbai-based research non-profit India Migration Now (IMN).
The index assesses the performance of the states on eight policy areas by considering over 60 policy indicators. The states of Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh were most successful in integrating migrant workers, while Delhi performed poorly.

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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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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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Former Lt. Governor of Puducherry and the first woman MP from the state of Haryana Chandrawati passed away recently.
She was 92 years old. In 1982, she became the first woman opposition leader of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. She served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry of 1990.

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Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has signed an agreement with World Bank.
Under the agreement, World Bank will provide advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization, as per the recent statement of Union Ministry of Finance. DIPAM handles the monetization of non-core assets of government CPSEs under strategic disinvestment of value of ₹100 crore and above.

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A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed environment safe food packaging material using cucumber peels.
According to them, cucumber peels have greater cellulose content and the nanocrystals derived from the peels makes it suitable for making bio degradable food packaging material.

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Two entities namely Natural Support Consultancy Services, based at Jaipur Ltd and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd based at New Delhi commenced the testing of their products in Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory sandbox on Retail Payment.
“e-Rupaya” is the product being developed by Natural Support Consultancy Services which is a Near-Field Communication (NFC) based prepaid card. “Payse” is the product being developed by Nucleus Software Exports.

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The International Day of Tolerance observed every year on November 16th. It aims to promote tolerance among cultures and people and make them understand that tolerance is an integral part of society.
“The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence” has been awarded to the NGO named Résolution Conflits (Centre for Resolution of Conflicts ) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Famous Actor Sonu Sood has been recently named as state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Election Commission has honoured the actor with the title, after he earned appreciation from across the country for his work to help the migrant labourers during the nation-wide lockdown. His auto-biography is also to be released with the title of “I Am No Messiah.”

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High Commission of India has launched Special Edition wrist watches to commemorate the Centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Bangladesh is celebrating the birth centenary year of its founder president and Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as Mujib Centenary year ‘Mujib Borsho’. The wristwatches in the limited-edition series bear the image and the signature of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.