Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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The National Mission for Clean Ganga is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act 1860, and it is the implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority.
The Mission has set a Guinness World Record for the highest number of photographs of handwritten notes uploaded on Facebook in one hour.

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Bestu Varas or Gujarati new year is celebrated in Kartik month of the Hindu calendar.
The day is traditionally known as Varsha Pratipada or Bestu Varas. People celebrate this day by preparing new books to keep accounts called the Chopda. They also worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Krishna on this day.

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The Union Ministry of Rural Development has entered a MoU with e-commerce company Flipkart, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY NRLM).
This partnership aims to sell products made by artisans, SHGs and Women under DAY NRLM in flipkart platform, thus creating a national level market for these products.

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Britain Based oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy PLC has stated that it has changed its name to Capricorn Energy PLC and the same could come into effect from December 2021.
The company has been involved in a USD 1 billion retrospective tax dispute with the Government of India, and the case has come to a point of closure.

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‘Deusi Bhailo’ is a traditional festival which is celebrated on the third and fourth days of the ‘Tihar’ festival celebrated in Nepal.
Men and women will perform dance in groups during the celebration. On the occasion of Diwali in India and Tihar in Nepal, the Nepal embassy in New Delhi organised ‘Deusi Bhailo’ program.

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The Delhi Cabinet approved a budget of Rs 1,544 crore under the Emergency COVID-19 Response Package (State ECRP 2021-22).
It aims to strengthen the health systems in order to be prepared for a possible third wave. The budget will be spent on enhancing testing and labs, procuring supplies, mobilising human resources, increasing health facilities in hospitals and managing Covid Care Centres among others.

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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi recently laid foundation stones for multiple projects worth over Rs. 180 crore. He dedicated to the Nation various development projects in Kedarnath including Garud Chatti Bridge on river Mandakini.
He inaugurated Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and unveiled the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya.

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The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation in the cases relating to the incidents that happened in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3.
The Court also proposed to appoint a retired judge to oversee the probe till the charge-sheet is filed. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence during a farmers’ protest in Lakhimpur Kheri. Justice Hima Kohli of the Bench suggested the names of Justice (retired) Ranjit Singh from Punjab and Haryana High Court and J Rakesh Kumar Jain.

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The Billie Jean King Cup is an international women’s tennis competition launched in 1963 to celebrate 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation.
In this year’s tournament held at Prague, the Russian team has defeated Switzerland to win the maiden Billie Jean King Cup. At the same time Switzerland has alleged that Russians have replaced players against the game rules.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has commenced a ‘Shri Ramayana Yatra’ train from Delhi.
The train left Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station. As per IRCTC, more such ones would be run to promote religious tourism. The train will cover the visit of all prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama in 17 days, travelling around 7500 Kms in the entire tour.