Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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Seven states – including Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and Union territories of Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry are marking their anniversaries on November 1.
Chhattisgarh, which was carved out of Madhya Pradesh, hosted a National Tribal Dance festival to celebrate its 22nd state anniversary.

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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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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural function of ‘Invest Karnataka 2022’ Summit.
This year’s edition of the Karnataka’s Global Investors Meet (GIM), is built under the theme ‘Build for the World’. The three-day program will have more than 80 speaker sessions. The sessions are hosted by partner countries – France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

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The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti is organizing Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 on 4th November, 2022 in New Delhi.
NMCG has been celebrating Ganga Utsav since 2017 every year on 4th November. One of the main objectives of Ganga Utsav 2022 is to celebrate our rivers and spread awareness on the significance of river rejuvenation across river basins in India.

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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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Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 350 million (about Rs 2,900 crore) loan to improve the road connectivity in Maharashtra.
The ‘Connecting Economic Clusters for Inclusive Growth in Maharashtra’ project will develop the state’s core road network. It will help connect underdeveloped rural communities with more opportunities, improve access to health and social services and improve agricultural value chains.

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book.
It features as many as 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India, which are supported by Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) of AIM, NITI Aayog. The ‘Innovations for You’ series captures how start-ups are innovating to create a sustainable future.

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A new global study has found that over 63,000 people died across the world due to snakebites in 2019, and out of this, the number of deaths was the highest in India at more than 51,000.
In the study authored by the ‘Global Burden of Disease (GBD),’ snakebite envenoming is the deadliest neglected tropical disease (NTD).

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The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) is one of the flagship reports produced each year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The 2022 edition of the report looks at how automation in our agrifood systems can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It also offers recommendations to policy makers on how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks.

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The World Meteorological Organization released the provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
As per the report, the past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fuelled by rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. It also cited that extreme heat-waves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year.