Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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The fourth edition of the Bangladesh Film Festival is being hosted in Kolkata. 37 films and documentaries from Bangladesh will be screened at the five-day event.
This will be the fourth year, that the Bangladesh Film Festival is being organised in Kolkata. The Cultural Events like book fairs and film festivals strengthen the bond between India and Bangladesh as well as West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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Uttar Pradesh’s Ranipur Tiger Reserve has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India. The tiger reserve is spread across over 529.36 sq km.
It is also the fourth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh and the three other tiger reserves being Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh. Ranipur tiger reserve is covered by northern tropical dry deciduous forests and is home to mammals like megafauna tiger, leopard, bear, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara among others.

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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 presented a cheque of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
This is the second tranche of the pledged USD 5 million annual support, to serve the schools, health centres and other basic services run by the organisation to support Palestinian refugees.

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HDFC ERGO has launched first-of-its-kind satellite index-based Farm Yield Insurance Policy for farmers.
The satellite-based index will be used to provide localized farm level coverage and it will provide comprehensive cover across the crop life cycle from sowing to harvesting, basis satellite-based data.

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The Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and Union Territories for 2020-21.
The index has evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education systems across States and UTs. A total of seven States and UTs namely Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level -2 grading in 2020-21. PGI 2020-21 classified the States and UTs into ten grades of which the highest achievable Grade is Level 1.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the state government’s flagship ‘Ladli Laxmi 2.0’ financial assistance scheme.
The scheme aims to encourage girls to pursue higher education and make them independent. The state had launched the ‘Ladli Laxmi’ scheme in 2007, to provide monetary benefits to the eligible girl children to ensure they get good education.

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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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Kerala is set to host the Track Asia Cup 2022 Cycling Tournament, which is one of the biggest cycling events. Track Asia cup is also the selection of Asian countries for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Around 200 cyclists from over 25 countries in Asia will take part in the event, which is being conducted outside Delhi for the first time. Track Asia Cup Cycling 2022 is sanctioned by Asian Cycling Confederation and Cycling Federation of India.