Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2023

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a Bill, revoking Russia’s ratification of global nuclear test ban. Putin said that rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also known as the CTBT, would mirror the stand taken by the U.S., which has signed but not ratified the nuclear test ban.
The CTBT, adopted in 1996, bans all nuclear explosions anywhere in the world, but the treaty was never fully implemented. It is yet to be ratified by China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran and Egypt.

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The 54th International Film Festival of India will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, 2023. British film ‘Catching Dust’ will be opening at the festival while the American film ‘The Featherweight’ will be the closing movie.
Turkish film About Dry Grasses will be the midfest movie. Hollywood star Michael Douglas will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI this year. During the 9-day festival, more than 270 films will be showcased. The opening Film in the feature section is a Malayalam film, Aattam, and in the non-feature section is Andro Dreams from Manipur.

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Indian chess players Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi win FIDE Grand Swiss women’s and open titles. Vaishali, along with her younger brother Praggnanandhaa, became the first brother-sister duo to qualify for the respective Candidates.
She also became the first Indian to win the Grand Swiss.

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Chinese paleontologists have made a new discovery, identifying two previously unknown species of lampreys from fossils estimated to be around 160 million years old.
Lampreys are jawless fish that bear a resemblance to eels in appearance. Generally, these are thought of as parasitic organisms, that use their disc-shaped mouths and sharp teeth to latch onto prey and suck their blood.

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Punjab recorded a 20-run win over Baroda in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. It was the first time they have the national T20 title.
The 61-ball 113 from Anmolpreet Singh and another 27-ball 61 by Nehal Wadhera helped Punjab, who had won their last national title in 1993 when they won the Ranji Trophy.

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The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) and the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for close cooperation in soyabean oil supply to India.
The agreement aims at cooperating with the supply, use, and trade of soyabean, soyameal and soyabean oil.

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An Indian delegation is in the Netherlands to participate in the second World Local Production Forum (WLPF) meeting. WLPF is a platform created at the initiative of WHO, to increase access to medicines and other health technologies.
India and Netherlands sign a Memorandum of Intent to cooperate on medical product regulation, and enhancing the quality of medical products.

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Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, which had already faced significant delays, encountered another setback.
Located on the border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, this project experienced a hillside collapse on the left side of the dam, leading to the deposition of debris into its reservoir. This event resulted in the obstruction of the only operational diversion tunnel and halted the flow of water downstream of the dam into the Subansiri River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra.

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International Week of Science and Peace is celebrated annually from November 9 to 15. It was first observed in 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace. The week was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1988.
World Science Day for Peace and Development 2023 is celebrated on November 10. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Building trust in science”.

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APAAR, an acronym for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, is a specialized identification system designed for all students in India, beginning from an early age.
Under this program, every student will receive a lifelong APAAR ID, streamlining the process of tracking academic progress from pre-primary education to higher education for students, schools, and government authorities. This initiative is part of the ‘One Nation, One Student ID’ program, which is derived from the 2020 National Education Policy.