Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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The Karnataka government has approved a celebration of ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ on the 11th of November from this year.
She was a famous woman-soldier who had fought against the forces of Hyder Ali in Chitradurga in the 18th century. The Kannada and Culture Department had proposed celebrating the birth anniversary of Onake Obavva every year.

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PC Mody, the former chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes and an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer has been appointed as the Rajya Sabha’s secretary general.
This is one of the rare appointments, since an IRS officer is being appointed as the Secretary General, a position which has been traditionally occupied by IAS officers.

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation in association with the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched the “eGCA” portal. This portal is aimed to provide end-to-end digital solutions for all its stakeholders like pilots, aircraft engineers, operators and flying training organizations etc.
The bid for digitalization of DGCA’s daily operation was awarded to TCS in 2019 and this is the first of the digital initiative going live.

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The Rezang La, is a mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control, situated in Eastern Ladakh. This is known for the Battle of Rezang La, as a part of 1962 war in which 13 troops of the Indian Army’s Kumaon Regiment defeated several waves of the Chinese Army at a height of over 16,000 feet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to inaugurate the revamped war memorial at Rezang La in memory of the battle.

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“Manuvarna” is a new rice variety released by the Kerala Agricultural University recently in Wayanad district.
It was announced that Rice blast, a fungal disease affecting paddy, is haunting the farmers who had raised the new variety. The crop cultivated on more than 250 acres of land was damaged due to the blast disease.

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India’s Bhadla Solar Park is the largest solar power park in the world. Bhadla Solar Park is located in Bhadla, a dry region in Rajasthan.
The solar park spans 14,000 acres. There are over 10 million solar panels at the park, which together contribute to an operational capacity of 2245MW. It was commissioned in the year 2020.

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As part of the World Toilet Day observance, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development launched a week-long awareness campaign on SafaiMitra Suraksha Challenge (SSC).
A total of 246 cities are participating in the Challenge which is being conducted across the country. It encourages cities to mechanise their sewer and septic tank cleaning operations in order to prevent deaths and fatalities of sanitation workers.

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Punjab Sports and higher education minister Pargat Singh launched a book ‘Uddna Baaz’ a biography on the Olympian athlete, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa. T
The book is written by the sports writer Navdeep Singh Gill an officer. The first Arjuna Awardee athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1961 and the Padma Shri in 2005.

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The United States is set to host the first tribal nations’ summit since 2016. President Joe Biden will announce steps to improve public safety and justice for Native Americans during the summit.
Leaders from more than 570 tribes in the United States are expected to participate in the two-day event. The summit is being held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has heavily affected Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Audit Diwas Celebrations at the CAG office. This is the first time the Day is being celebrated in India.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the Constitutional Authority in India was founded in 1858. Under the Government of India Act 1858, after merging of audit departments of Bengal, Madras & Bombay presidencies, on November 16, 1860, the first Auditor-General took charge