Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2023

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New Zealand’s left-arm pacer Trent Boult became the first New Zealand bowler to claim 50 wickets in the ODI World Cup.
While he achieved this feat in just 28 innings, Only Australia’s Mitchell Starc (19) and former Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga (25) have managed to claim 50 wickets in fewer innings than him.

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Researchers in China have produced an infant ‘chimeric’ monkey by injecting a monkey embryo with stem cells from a genetically distinct donor embryo.
The resulting animal is the first live-born chimeric primate to have a high proportion of cells originating from donor stem cells. This could ultimately benefit medical research and the conservation of endangered species.

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The Government of India signed a $400 million policy-based loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support its urban reform agenda for creating high quality urban infrastructure, improving service delivery, and promoting efficient governance systems.
While Sub-programme 1 approved in 2021 with a financing of $350 million established national-level policies and guidelines to improve urban services, Sub-programme 2 is supporting investment planning and reform actions at the state and urban local body (ULB) levels.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has put forth a proposal to establish consistent Cyber Security and Management Systems (CSMS) regulations for specific categories of both passenger and commercial four-wheeled vehicles to safeguard their operations against cyber threats.
In a draft document titled ‘Approval of vehicles with regards to Cyber Security and Cyber Security management system,’ MoRTH outlined that the process for vehicle type approval concerning cyber security should be initiated by the vehicle manufacturer or their officially accredited representative.

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Mount Etna in Italy, renowned as one of the world’s most active volcanoes, had raised public concerns due to its eruption the previous year.
This volcanic activity has a long history, with recorded eruptions dating back to 1500 B.C., totaling over 200 eruptions since then.

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Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was shortlisted for men’s ‘World Athlete of the Year’ award.
The 25-year-old Indian was one of the five athletes shortlisted for the prestigious honour. The other male athletes in the final list are USA’s Ryan Crouser (shot put), Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis (Pole vault), Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum (marathon) and USA’s Noah Lyles (100m/200m).

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The Indian Navy’s annual top-tier international conference, known as the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), is scheduled to take place in New Delhi.
This event comes shortly after the Goa Maritime Conclave 2023, which was organized by the Indian Navy and took place in Goa.

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The World Energy Employment 2023 report was released by the International Energy Agency. As per the report, with 35 million jobs worldwide, clean energy has exceeded the number of jobs available in the traditional fossil fuel sector (32 million) for the first time in 2021.
The report shows that clean energy jobs are steadily maintaining the lead and are also growing at more than 3.6 times the rate of fossil fuel jobs.

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A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a robotic AI chemist capable of automatically synthesising and optimising OER catalysts from Martian meteorites.
This advancement holds significant potential for upcoming Mars missions, particularly in terms of resource utilization and diminishing the necessity of importing oxygen from Earth.

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Indian authorities have opted to maintain the use of the American Cummins engine for the entire Zorawar light tank project.
Originally, the project was intended to incorporate a German engine, but it encountered delays due to a lack of German export control clearances known as BAFA clearance. As a result, the decision was made to proceed with the American engine. Zorawar light tank is a cooperative initiative between DRDO and the commercial company Larsen and Toubro.