Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s presidential election by a small margin of 2 million votes thereby defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Although the Left-wing former leader Lula wins presidency, incumbent far-right contender Jair Bolsonaro has not conceded his defeat yet. The election marked the first time that the sitting president failed to win re-election.

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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 Indian Government has decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
The move to grant citizenship comes under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA).

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rates for P&K fertilisers for the 2022-23 rabi season.
The government approved a subsidy of Rs 51,875 crore for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the second half of 2022-23. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers. The government makes available fertilisers to farmers at subsidised prices through fertiliser manufacturers/importers.

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The Chhattisgarh government launched the ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme’ in October 2021.
It provides medicines at affordable rates to people based on the below-the-poverty line card, and is being implemented by the urban development department. Discounts of 50-70 per cent are offered on medicines, life-saving and expensive drugs and medical equipment.

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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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Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster, R Praggnanandhaa and compatriot P V Nandhidhaa won the titles in the Open and women’s sections respectively in the Asian Continental Chess championship.
Praggnanandhaa drew with compatriot B Adhiban in the ninth and final round to win the title with seven points. The victory also earned Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup. In the women’s event, Nandhidhaa remained unbeaten throughout to finish first with 7.5 points.

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In 2015 the United Nations declared that each year 5 November would be observed as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
It is a reminder that when a tsunami strikes, everyone must be ready to get to high ground. As per the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Early warning and early action are effective tools to protect people and preventing the hazard from becoming a disaster.

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The ‘National Tribal Dance Festival’ has been recently hosted by Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. The festival is attended by nearly 1 lakh people.
As many as 1,500 dancers from across India and countries like Mozambique, Mongolia, Tonga, Russia, Indonesia, Maldives, Serbia, New Zealand and Egypt participated in the festival.