Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udyan cum Freedom Fighters Museum in Ranchi via video conferencing.
Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the 19th-century freedom fighter and tribal leader on November 15, 2000. The state’s Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched a universal pension scheme for vulnerable sections, to mark the state’s foundation day.

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Eminent historian and author Babasaheb Purandare passed away at the age of 99, due to ailments associated with old age and pneumonitis.
Purandare, a celebrated writer and theatre personality, was known for his work on the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He has also written several books on Shivaji, his style of administration, as well as the forts from the period. Maharashtra also announced state funeral for the historian.

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The Government passed two Ordinances extending the tenures of the Chiefs of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to up to five years.
The chiefs of the two central agencies currently have two-year tenure. With the Ordinance, the current ED chief S K Mishra, who is already on an extension, would continue as a Chief. The chiefs of the top agencies can be given extensions every year for up to three years after they complete the two-year term

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Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF).
The theme of the fund is ‘Green Bharat’. The focus of the fund is on innovative projects addressing the green and clean climate change. Other themes are sustainable livelihood, financial inclusion, and access to financial services and promoting the culture of entrepreneurship. A challenge fund is a financing mechanism to allocate funds for specific purposes using competition among organisations. The first window of SCF was launched in August this year.

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A National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) named ‘Bhumi Samvaad’ has been inaugurated by the union minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh.
This is a 2 day long work shop, where various stake holders discuss the best practices undertaken by different States in digital land record management.

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The record of all the transactions happening between a country and the rest of the world in a given time is termed as Balance of Payment.
Recent data shows that India’s trade with the USA has registered a strong increase from approximately 20 billion in 2001 to just over 145 billion in 2019. USA is one of India’s largest trading partners and is a major source of FDI to India.

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a set of draft regulations for GM foods in India. The regulation stipulates procedure for prior approval, safety assessment and labelling of the products derived from genetically modified organisms.
The draft states that no one is permitted to manufacture or sell any food products derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without prior approval.

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The Tripura Education Department has launched the ‘Mother on Campus’ initiative, to improve academic performance of students.
Here, biological or legally-authenticated mothers can stay with their children on campus, to induce a sense of security among children and to benefit the academic performance of the children. Mothers of children staying in state-run hostels and boarding schools in Tripura can now stay with the kids.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-point action plan to completely clean the Yamuna by 2025.
The action plan includes building new sewage treatment plants (STP), increasing capacity of existing STPs, and introducing new technology to ensure that pollutants do not flow into the Yamuna. The Delhi Government also proposed to connect every household to the sewer network. It also proposes diverting industrial waste.

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World Television Day is celebrated across the world on November 21 to mark the impact of television in the contemporary world.
The UN General Assembly decided November 21 to be marked as World Television Day since the first World Television Forum was held on November 21-22 in 1996. The UN also highlights the impact of the Television on decision making and bringing awareness to major issues.