Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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Every year, the International Day for Tolerance is observed on 16th November by the United Nations.
A resolution in this regard was passed by the UN General Assembly in the year 1996, as a follow up of the United Nations Year for Tolerance celebrated by the UN in 1995.

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The Government of India has partnered with Asian Development Bank, to fund development projects in Agartala, Tripura. A pact has been signed in this regard for a USD 61 million (around Rs 454 crore) loan to the Indian Government.
The Asian Development Bank is an international financial agency, headquartered at Manila, Philippines.

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The Russia has commenced the supply of its S 400 air defence system to India and the first consignment of the same would be delivered to India end of 2021.
The S 400 is a mobile surface-to-air missile system and is one of the most advanced defence systems in the world. It can protect against almost all sorts of aerial attacks.

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The state government of West Bengal headed by Smt. Mamata Banerjee has launched a scheme named ‘Duare Ration’ for supply of rations at door steps. The scheme is intended to benefit around 10 crore people of the state.
As a part of the scheme, the Government would provide a subsidy of Rs.1 lakh to each ration dealer of the state to purchase a delivery vehicle.

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India has been recently re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) for a term of 4 years from 2021-25. India was re-elected by 164 votes in favour.
The Executive Board of UNESCO is one of the three constitutional organs of the United Nations (UN) and members are elected in it as per General Conference.

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Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind, dedicated fisheries business incubator known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Gurugram.
It aims to encourage initiatives among entrepreneurs providing them support in the fisheries sector to move towards self-reliance. The incubator costs Rs 3.23 crore. In total, there are around 30,000 cooperatives in the fisheries sector.

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The “Stop Soros” legislation was passed in June 2018, by the Hungarian parliament. It outlawed helping illegal immigrants apply for residence inside the country, with punishments of up to one year in prison.
The legislation was supported by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling party Fidesz. Recently the European Union (EU) Top Court has ruled that Hungary’s move to criminalise support of asylum seekers infringes EU law.

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The Working Group on Digital Lending chaired by Jayant Kumar Dash, Executive Director, RBI was set up in January 2021.
The Reserve Bank published the report on its website and has sought comments from stakeholders by 31 December. The Committee also suggested creation of a nodal agency to verify the credentials and legislation of controversial digital loan apps to prevent “illegal lending”.

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Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards.
The second and third positions in the ‘cleanest city’ category of the annual cleanliness awards were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively. Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. Varanasi has been named the “cleanest Ganga town”.

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Group Captain Varthaman Abhinandan, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The Vir Chakra is the third-highest Indian military honour during wartime after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Chakra. Mr Abhinandan was a wing commander, when he was captured by the Pakistani Army, after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a fight with Pakistan jets during aerial combat.