Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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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 Thames River of London, which was once declared to be “Biologically Dead” is not found to have Seahorses, eels, seals and sharks.
This inhibition by aquatic life has been confirmed in a survey conducted by the Zoological Society of London, which stated that 3 kinds of sharks were seen and 115 species of fish and wildlife were observed.

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The United Arab Emirates would host the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in the year 2023. This announcement was made at the UNFCCC COP 26 Glasgow summit.
Earlier, it was announced that the COP 27 in 2022 would be hosted by Egypt.

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Wayanad district of Kerala has reported 13 cases of norovirus, which is a contagious stomach bug and causes gastrointestinal illness.
The virus is said to be transmitted through contaminated water and food and leads to inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines. The infection is said to be serious in young children and elderly people.

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According to IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group has released a list with worst air quality indicators and pollution.
As per the list, Delhi tops with the worst AQI of 460. The list also includes Mumbai and Kolkata in the top ten most polluted cities of the world. The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, in Pakistan, and Chengdu, in China.

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The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet adopted the ‘Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh’.
The declaration proposes a multi-sector approach towards low emission and climate-resilient development through five broad themes, (Panch Dharas) — environment, forest and climate change; health and well being of all; sustainable and adaptive living; livelihoods and opportunities and evidence generation and collaborative action.

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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

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The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) is an autonomous Research and Development Institution under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, which manages Indian Antarctic program and related expeditions. It is situated in Vasco da Gama, Goa.
Recently India has launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica and the first batch of its contingent comprising 23 scientists and support staff has reached Antarctica.

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The Defence Ministry’s celebration event named Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ is held at Jhansi as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav’ celebrations in India.
Under this event, the Prime Minister would launch and dedicate multiple initiatives of the Defence sector to the nation and the event aims to provide thrust to ‘Make in India for Defence sector’.

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As per a latest report by the research wing of McKinsey & Co, China has overtaken the USA to become the richest nation in the world.
The report states that global wealth had tripled over the last two decades, and China has accounted for almost one-third of the staggering rise in global wealth.