Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the majestic spiral galaxy UGC 11537. Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 has captured the tight spiral arms at infrared and visible wavelengths.
UGC 11537 is 230 million light-years away in the constellation Aquila. It lies close to the plane of the Milky Way.

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An MoU was signed between the Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and the Ministry of Food Processing Industry (MoFPI).
DAHD functions under the aegis of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying. This MoU will facilitate extension of benefits to dairy entrepreneurs and dairy industries through convergence of various schemes of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

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The markets regulator – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released an investor charter which states the dos and don’ts of investing in the Indian securities market.
The release of this charter was proposed in the Union Budget 2021-2022 to protect investors’ interest and enable them to understand the risk involved in investments. It also enables investors to get services in a timely manner.

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The Tamil Nadu government has constituted a FinTech Governing Council under the chairmanship of the Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu.
The state’s Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu will be the Vice Chairman. The state is set to launch the fintech policy at the Investment Conclave. Tamil Nadu government has already started the implementation of a fintech city in Chennai at a cost of ₹165 crore.

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Every year, UNICEF marks and celebrates 20th November as  World Children’s Day. The theme for this year is “A better future for every child”.
UNICEF in Afghanistan had shut all its digital channels on World Children’s Day to highlight the challenges and problems faced by the children in Afghanistan. It is an action of solidarity for the children in Afghanistan.

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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) holds the Manama Dialogue, at Manama, Bahrain. The 2021 summit took place between 19–21 November.
The IISS Manama Dialogue is a unique forum for government ministers, experts and business communities, to discuss the Middle East’s important security challenges. Since 2002 the Institute has hosted the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The IISS publishes ‘The Military Balance’, an annual assessment of nations’ military capabilities.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Manipur through video conferencing.
The museum is to be set up at Luangkao village, Tamenglong district, the birthplace of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu. The estimated cost of the museum, built under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is Rs 15 crore. Rani Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei tribe of Manipur. At the age of 13, she joined the freedom movement and in 1932, she was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill 2019 has defended the controversial exemption clause that allows the Government to keep any of its agencies outside the purview of the law.
The committee, headed by P P Chaudhary, has retained the Clause with minor change. The report will now be presented in the Parliament.

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Australia signed an agreement with the USA and UK allowing the exchange of sensitive “naval nuclear propulsion information” between their nations.
This three-way deal gives Australia US nuclear-powered submarine technology. It is the first agreement on the technology to be publicly signed since the three countries announced the formation of a defence alliance, AUKUS.

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As per a recent air quality report by IQAir, India has the most number of cities in top 100 polluted cities across the globe. India has 46 of the world’s 100 most polluted cities followed by China with 42 cities and Pakistan with 6 cities.
Hotan, in China’s Xinjiang, had the worst air quality in 2020.  Among the top 10 most polluted cities of the world, 9 are located in India