Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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BSE Technologies, a subsidiary of BSE launched KYC Registration Agency (KRA), which maintains KYC records of investors in an electronic form.
KRA is a SEBI-regulated intermediary that grants authorisation for investors’ Know Your Client (KYC), to the market participants. Under the guidelines, KRAs need to independently validate records of the clients whose KYC has been completed using Aadhaar as an Officially Valid Document (OVD).

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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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Meghalaya government signed an MoU with the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGFTMSE), to facilitate flow of credit to the MSE sector.
The MoU was signed CGTMSE under the Union Ministry of MSME to implement the ‘Meghalaya Credit Guarantee Scheme’. Currently, loans taken by MSME borrowers are covered under CGTMSE against a risk coverage of 75 per cent of the loan amount under various MSME schemes.

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The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae that caused floods and landslides in southern provinces.
Maguindanao province was the most affected region with 67 people dead. Several people were injured and went missing. An average of 20 tropical storms hit the Philippines annually.

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‘Operation Vigilant Storm’ is a Defence exercise conducted between USA and Republic of Korea (South Korea).
The four-day training exercise involves hundreds of aircraft and designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. The exercise has sparked opposition from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry.

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The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile.
The missile was tested with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.

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As per a recent report released by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the UN children’s fund UNICEF and the World Food Programme, almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two thirds of the population in the deeply troubled country, are at risk of hunger.
As per the report, proportion of people facing high levels of food insecurity and malnourishment is at the highest level ever, surpassing levels seen even during the conflict in 2013 and 2016.

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Carnatic vocalist, composer, humanitarian and speaker Aruna Sairam has been honoured with the French government’s highest honour- Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des award.
Aruna Sairam has been selected for this award not just for her achievements in singing but also for her contribution towards development of the Indo-France relationship.

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Haryana State Government’s Forest Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the ‘Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)’ program.
The program will allocate up to USD 25 million over five years in seven states including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) will provide support.

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The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance has notified the ‘Scheme for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects’ – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme).
As a Central Sector Scheme, the IIPDF Scheme will aid development of quality PPP projects by providing necessary funding support to the project sponsoring authorities.