Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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Indian shooters ended the ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, which placed India second in the tally after China.
The rifle/pistol competitions were held at Egyptian capital Cairo while shotgun competitions were held at Osijek, Croatia. In the previous world championships in Changwon, Korea in 2018, Indian squad finished with 27 medals. India also bagged three 2024 Paris Olympic quotas, this time.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed all higher educational institutions to observe a ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Divas’ on December 11 every year.
The Day aims to celebrate language harmony and promote Indian languages. The move came after recommendations of a committee constituted by the Ministry of Education last year to emphasise the importance of Indian languages.

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has invited stakeholder comments on the proposed new common ITR form.
At present, taxpayers are required to furnish their Income-tax Returns in various forms including ITR-1 to ITR-7 depending upon the type of person and nature of income.  The draft proposes to introduce a common ITR by merging all the existing returns of income except ITR-7.

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Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to Rs 1,51,718 crore for October, for sales in September.
This the second highest level since the roll-out of the indirect tax regime in July 2017, after April 2022, as per the data released by the Finance Ministry. Monthly GST revenues have been above the Rs 1.4 lakh crore mark for the last eight months in a row.

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According to the US News and World Report, out of 85 nations, India has been ranked as the nation with the cheapest manufacturing cost ahead of China and Vietnam.
India has bagged the 31st position in the overall Best Countries ranking while it featured at the 37th spot in the ‘Open for Business’ category. In the overall Best Countries ranking, Switzerland has topped the chart, followed by Germany, Canada, US and Sweden.

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India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) set up under the Ministry of Communication, conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp.
IPPB, in collaboration with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), launched the initiative called ‘Niveshak Didi’ to promote Financial Literacy “By the women, for the women” concept.

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Adani New Industries has installed India’s largest Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) at Mundra in Gujarat. The turbine is said to be taller than Statue of Unity (182 meters).
The turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL).

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book.
It features as many as 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India, which are supported by Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) of AIM, NITI Aayog. The ‘Innovations for You’ series captures how start-ups are innovating to create a sustainable future.

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Uttrakhand government announced to felicitate NSA Ajit Doval, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and three more with this year’s Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman.
It also includes former Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, the late poet and author Girish Chandra Tiwari and late journalist Viren Dangwal. The first edition of the award was given to former CM ND Tiwari, author Ruskin Bond, mountaineer Bachendri Pal among others.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has collaborated with Japan to explore the Venus and the dark side of the moon.
ISRO was in talks with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for sending a lunar rover to explore the permanent shadow region of the moon. As per the initial plans, a lunar lander and rover built by ISRO will be put into orbit by a Japanese rocket near the south pole of the moon.