Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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The 2022 Annual G20 Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia in November with the theme of ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’.
Leaders from the world’s major economies attended the summit, which is held against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Mission Basundhara 2.0 initiative, after the success of Mission Basundara.
The Chief Minister also launched the National Generic Documents Registration System (NGDRS) and e-stamping facilities in the State. The services under Mission Basundhara 2.0 are ownership rights to occupancy tenants, settlement of transferred annual Patta land among others.

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The government has appointed senior economist Dr Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog.
He was the founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisation ‘Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare’. He has also served as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance from 2007-09. At present, NITI Aayog has three members- Dr V K Saraswat, Professor Ramesh Chand and Dr V K Paul.

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The US Senate advanced ‘Respect for Marriage Act, that would provide federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
The Respect for Marriage Act repeals the previous Defense of Marriage Act and safeguards same-sex and inter-racial marriage by requiring the recognition of valid marriages regardless of sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.

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National Museum, New Delhi and Kolding Museum, Denmark are set to conduct a joint exhibition ‘Silver treasures from Denmark and India’ in March 2023.
A Memorandum of Understanding of the exhibition was signed and exchanged between the two museums.. The collaboration and exhibition is under the recently agreed cultural exchange programme between India and Denmark for2022 to 2026.

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The 4th Edition of Indian Chemicals Council (ICC) Sustainability Conclave is being held in New Delhi. Theme of the event is ‘Boardrooms to Community-ESG, Carbon Neutrality, Operational Safety, Greener Solutions’.
The Conclave aims to promote sustainability in the management of the entire life cycle of chemicals. It is being organized by United Nations Environment Program and International Council of Chemical Associations with support of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

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Manju, a lance naik in the Indian Army, created history by becoming the first woman soldier skydiver.
She jumped off the ALH Dhruv chopper (Advanced Light Helicopter) from a height of 10,000 feet. Lance Naik Manju is from the Corps of Military Police. She was trained by the skydiving training team of the Indian Army’s Adventure Wing.

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Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS), for providing greener solutions.
The Centre aims to develop a regulatory framework and alternate technology adoption road map for Green Shipping. India has been selected as the first country under the IMO Green Voyage 2050 project to conduct a pilot project related to Green Shipping.

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Retired bureaucrat Arun Goel has been appointed as an Election Commissioner ahead of the assembly election in Gujarat.
Arun Goel will join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the poll panel.

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The ‘Women Entrepreneurship Day’ is observed every year on November 19 by the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization.
The first-ever Women Entrepreneurship Day has observed in around 144 nations in the year 2014. It commemorates women on the front lines doing their part to break the outdated stereotypes.