Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the pilot for a central-bank-backed digital rupee for the wholesale segment.
RBI announced this in a statement on ‘Operationalisation of Central Bank Digital Currency-Wholesale (e ₹-W) Pilot’. The nine banks selected for the pilot are State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank and HSBC.

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The Kerala state government launched a digital resurvey of Kerala on its 66th Formation Day of November 1.
The survey aims to ensure speedy delivery of all land-related services to the people. The government decided to start a digital survey “ente bhumi (my land)” and aims to complete the task in four years, using the latest survey equipment such as Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Rover and Robotic Total Station.

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Renowned women’s rights activist Ela Bhatt, who is also the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), passed away recently.
SEWA was formed as a trade union of women working in the unorganized sector, which now has two million members. The 89-year-old, also a Padma Bhushan recipient, was a pioneer in the field of women empowerment and received international recognition.

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Grama Vandi, the city circular service of the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) won the national ‘Commentation Award in Urban Transport’ in the category of ‘City with the best Public Transport System’.
The ‘Grama Vandi’ was launched in association with local self-government institutions in the State. It also won the Award of Excellence in Urban Transport at the Urban Mobility India (UMI) conference, held in Kochi.

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The Indian Army has started the process to procure 120 loitering munitions and 10 aerial targeting systems to improve its military might along the border with China.
It has also planned to procure an array of additional systems including 100 K9 Vajra howitzers and UAVs to further augment combat abilities.

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Russia has emerged as the top oil supplier to India in October, surpassing traditional suppliers Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Russia now supplies almost 22% of India’s total crude imports, ahead of Iraq’s 20.5 per cent and Saudi Arabia’s 16 per cent. Many Western nations issue sanctions against Russia amidst the Russia-Ukraine War.

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World Radiography Day is celebrated every year on November 8, marking the anniversary of the discovery of X-rays.
The day also celebrates the hard-working radiographers and radiologists. X-rays were discovered accidentally by Professor Wilhelm Röntgen of Germany in 1895. Röntgen discovered the fluorescent glow of crystals when he was working with a cathode-ray tube fluorescent glow of crystals.

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The Ex Garuda VII between Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force (FASF) is being organised in Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flew in a Rafale fighter jet, while French Air chief Gen Stephane Mille flew in an Indian Russian-origin IAF Su-30MKI fighter during the exercise, to showcase the defence and bilateral ties between the two countries.

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Indian physician and scientist Dr. Subhash Babu has received the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for 2022.
He was also presented the ‘Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award for 2022.’ This is the first time in 82 years, that the award has been given to an Indian scientist or an Indian institution for work.

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of the BHIM App open-source license model.
Under the new model, the source code of the BHIM app will be licensed to regulated entities participating in the UPI ecosystem. New features that get launched on BHIM App in the future will also be extended to these entities.