Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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India has slipped to 82nd position in 2021 in the global bribery risk index. It is released by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation.
India slipped five places down from 77th rank last year. The list measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. As per this year’s data, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Eritrea pose the highest commercial bribery risk, while Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and New Zealand present the lowest.

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Karnataka’s first sanctuary for marine animals is set to come up at Honnavar in Uttara Kannada. The Karnataka State Wildlife Board has approved the creation of the sanctuary.
The sanctuary will be inaugurated next year, by January. The creation of the sanctuary is aimed at strengthening the focus on the conservation of marine animals, including Olive Ridley sea turtles, which breed on the coastal belts of Honnavar and Kundapur.

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Odisha launched 5T High School Transformation Programme, under which existing schools are being renovated with modern furniture and brighter lighting systems.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated more than 150 renovated government-run high schools. More than 1000 government schools are being refurbished across the state.

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Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards.
The second and third positions in the ‘cleanest city’ category of the annual cleanliness awards were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively. Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. Varanasi has been named the “cleanest Ganga town”.

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In Madhya Pradesh, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government has decided to set up a tax plan for“cow welfare in the State.
He announced this during a review meeting of the ‘Madhya Pradesh Gaupalan and Livestock Promotion Board’. The government is planning to impose a surcharge on products such as liquor and services provided by local bodies to generate ₹100 crore to meet the expenses of cow shelters.

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November 20 is observed as the ‘World Children’s Day’ across the world. On the same date in 1959 the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The day aims to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. The theme for 2021 is ‘A Better Future for Every Child’.

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The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill 2019 has defended the controversial exemption clause that allows the Government to keep any of its agencies outside the purview of the law.
The committee, headed by P P Chaudhary, has retained the Clause with minor change. The report will now be presented in the Parliament.

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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India announced that it will start accounting of natural resources such as mines.
The CAG will also help state governments so that real-time audit of local bodies becomes possible. Quantum of natural resources available in mines, expenditure incurred for its extraction, and if the mines are profitable or not will be audited by the CAG.

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Ace German Tennis Player Alexander Zverev clinched his second ATP Finals title after defeating world number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in the final match held in Turin.
Alexander Zverev was the Olympic singles gold medallist in Tokyo. He won his sixth trophy of the season and ended a series of five straight losses to defending champion Medvedev.

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The State government, the Union government and the World Bank have signed agreements for $250 million loan for Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project.
The project aims to improve the quality of learning for over 40 lakh students in government schools, over 10 lakh children enrolled in Anganwadis, teachers and Anganwadi workers. It will also introduce a one-year preschool-level course in 3,500 schools in the tribal blocks.