Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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Over 140 people including 40 women and 34 children were killed in the collapse of a 135-year-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Morbi.
The 754-feet bridge on the Machchu river was built during British rule in the 19th Century. It collapsed four days after it was reopened, after being closed for over seven months for repair and renovation work. It is a popular tourist attraction known as Julto Pul (swinging bridge).

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Mauna Loa is the largest subaerial volcano in both mass and volume. The world’s largest active volcano is located in the Hawaii Island rising to 13,679 feet above sea level.
Hawaii officials have warned the residents that the volcano is sending signals that it may erupt. As the volcano makes up 51% of the Hawaii Island landmass, a large portion of the island has the potential to be affected by an eruption.

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The Spain U-17 team defeated Colombia in the final match to win the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title.
Spain is the also the first team to defend the title in the history of the competition. Colombia, in its 98 years of professional football, played in the FIFA World Cup final for the first time.

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Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the India Chem 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with the theme ‘Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India’.
The 12th edition of INDIA CHEM was organised in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). India’s export of chemicals for 2021-22 has hit a record at USD 29,296 Million.

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The Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has organised ‘Chenab White Water Rafting Festival’ under ‘Back to Village Phase-4’.
More than 1,000 people especially the youth attended the event held in the Shibnote area of the Jammu and Kashmir. The festival has been started to promote adventure tourism round the year in Doda district.

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The first of its kind ‘Fish Museum’ in the Northeast India would be built in Arunachal Pradesh. The existing Tarin Fish Farm (TFF) in the state would be upgraded as the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP), where the museum would come up
Three years ago, one IAP has been sanctioned for each state and Union territory under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana (PMMSY).

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’ programme at Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan.
He paid homage to the sacrifices of unsung tribal heroes and martyrs of the freedom struggle. Mangarh is considered as a shared heritage of the people of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. On 15th November, the country is going to celebrate Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda.

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Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and its affiliate organizations namely Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and National Service Scheme (NSS) organized Unity Runs on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in all districts.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur flagged off the Run for Unity from Mohali, Punjab. Across the country, 90,122 Runs for Unity were organized with participation of 55.32 Lakh, to generate awareness among citizens about the essence of national unity.

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India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta.
The re-entry of the satellite was monitored by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the Multi Object Tracking Radar (MTOR) at the Sriharikota rocket port. The 300 kg RISAT-2 surveillance satellite was launched in April 2009, using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), with a design life of four years.

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World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year on November 5 to raise awareness about the natural disaster. World Tsunami Awareness Day was first suggested by Japan and in December 2015, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared November 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
Three weeks after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the international community gathered in Kobe, Japan, and adopted the 10-year Hyogo Framework for Action.  In the past 100 years, about 58 tsunamis have claimed over 260,000 lives.