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November 2023 Flashcards

Current Affairs of November, 2023

1
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Which miss universe edition was 2023?

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72

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Winner of miss universe?

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Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palcios

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Where was miss universe held?

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Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador

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Miss universe 2022 winner?

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R’Bonney Gabriel (US)

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Miss universe 2023 1st and 2nd runner up?

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1st runner up: Anntonia Porslid (Thailand)

2nd runner up: Moraya Wilson (Australia)

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Which country made debut in miss universe 2023?

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Pakistan

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Who were the transgender participants in miss universe 2023?

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Rikkie Kolle (Miss Netherlands) and Marina Machete (Miss Portugal)

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ICC World cup winner 2023?

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Australia

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ICC World cup 2023, Player of the match? (in finals)

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Travis Head

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How many times has Australia won world cup? Which all years?

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6 times
1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023

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Emmy Awards 2023: Best Comedy series winners?

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Vir Das: Landing, & Derry Girls

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Directorate Award: Emmy Awards 2023

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Ekta Kapoor

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13
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Full form of SCSS

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Senior Citizens Savings Scheme

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14
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Under which ministry and Department it is?

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Department of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Finance

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15
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When SCSS was launched?

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2004

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16
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What’s the investing period for citizens aged more than 55 but <60?

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3 months (previously it was 1 month)

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What’s the current norm on premature withdrawal in SCSS?

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1% deduction of the deposit upon withdrawal within a year of investment. Earlier the interest paid on was recovered.

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18
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Rule on extension of SCSS account?

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Could be extended in 3 years block.

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19
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What’s the maximum deposit amount?

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30 lakhs, earlier it was 15 lakhs.

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20
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What’s SCSS competitive interest rate?

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8.20% per annum, compounded quarterly

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21
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Max deduction limit in SCSS?

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Rupees 1.5 lakh/ annum

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22
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Total Patent filled worldwide in 2022?

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3.46 million patent applications

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Top country to have most patent fillings?

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China: though it’s growth rate declined from 6.8% to 3.1%.

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WIPO Director General?

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Daren Tang

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25
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What percent decrease was seen in trademark applications and industrial design in 2022?

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14.5% and 2.1% decrease respectively

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Total members in WIPO?

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193 (190 UN members + Holy See, Niue, Cook Island)

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27
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Finance Minister recently launched how many GST Seva Kendra? Where were they launched?

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman launched 12 GST seva kendra in Vapi, Gujarat

28
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Name the places where 12 GST kendras are launched?

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Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Godhra, Vapi, Mehsana, Palanpur, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, and Gandhidham

29
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Mera Bill Mera Adhikar (MBMA) was launched by? When?

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By Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), on Sept 1, 2023.

30
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How much did the 6 customers who were active participants won?

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10 lakh cheque

31
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Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University raking, 2024: which top 4 Indian colleges are listed:-

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IIT Bombay (40th rank), IIT Delhi (46 rank), IIT Madras (53 rank), IISc (58 rank)

32
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Total Indian colleges listed in QS university ranking?

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148 (highest number of universities listed as compared to other countries)

33
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Top 3 colleges under QS university ranking?

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1) Peking university of China
2) University of Hong Kong (HKU)
3) National university of Singapore (NUS)

34
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How many indicators does QS university ranking system has?

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11 indicators

35
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Which two Indian cities joined the new 55 Creative cities network (UCCN) under UNESCO?

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Kozhikode: The City of Literature (Kerela)
Gwalior: The City of Music

36
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What is Vision India@2047 about?

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Aimed to transform India into a developed nation by 2047: no middle income trap, economic and social development.

37
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Who is current cabinet secretary of India?

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Rajiv Gauba, this post is highest civil servant post of an IAS.

38
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What’s the envisioned economic growth plan for India under vision @2047?

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$30 trillion economy by 2047

39
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And per capita income?

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$18,000 - $20,000

40
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Who won 8th Ballon d’Or 2023?

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Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina) & Aitana Bonmati (Spain’s Women player: FC Barcelona Femeni)

41
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Who was listed at top for Hurun India Philanthropy List, 2023?

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Highest donation was made by HCLTech founder Shiv Nadar: 2,042 crores

2nd: Wipro Founding Chairman Azim Premji: 1774 crore donation

42
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SFSI Full form, released by whom?

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State food safety index, FSSAI releases this data.

43
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What’s the latest parameter that has been added?

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Improvement in SFSI Rank: to check on state’s progress on food safety

44
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Compared to 2019 data what’s the State food safety scores in 2022-23 based in the new parameter?

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Decline is observed in 19 out of 20 large states.
But upon adjusting the new parameter, 15 states has low SFSI scores.

45
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What’s the scenario around “Food Testing Infrastructure” and trained personnel?

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Declined, 2019; scored 13 out of 20 were at bad state but year 2022-23: 7 out of 17

46
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Ranking in “Food Testing Infrastructure”?

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Top performers: Gujarat and Kerela
Worst performer: Andhra Pradesh

47
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Compliance scores also decreased, what’re its parameters?

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Licensing, inspections etc.

48
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What was ranking based on “Compliance” score?

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Top: Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
Worst: Jharkhand

49
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Which states showed improvement in SFSI rank?

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Punjab, 14 out of 20 states received 0 points, indicating limited progress.

50
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Who were recently added to the ICC Hall of Fame?

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Virendra Shewag, Diana Edulji and, Aravinda de Silva (VIDESH)

51
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What products from Uttarakhand got GI tags?

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Berinag Tea, Bichhu Buti Fabrics, Uttarakhand Mandua, Jhangora, Gahat (medicinal pulse), Uttarakhand lal chawal

52
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Who won Bookers prize 2023?

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Irish author Paul Lynch: “Prophet Song”, defeated Chetna Maroo’s debut novel “Western Lane”

53
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Which monument won the 8th wonder of the world title?

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Ankor Wat, Cambodia

54
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IFFI Full form? Which edition was held this year?

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International Film Festival of India, 54th edition held at Panaji, Goa.

55
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Who won IFFI Golden Peacock award?

A

Endless Borders

56
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Best actor (IFFI)?

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Pouria Rahimi Sam (role in Endless Borders)

57
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First Kannada film to win IFFI award?

58
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Special Jury award (IFFI)?

A

Rishab Shetty (Kannada actor and filmmaker)

59
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Who won “Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award”

A

Michael Douglas

60
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Best web series award (IFFI)?

A

Panchayat Season 2

61
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What’s COP28?

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28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

62
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When did COP came into existence? What’s its purpose?

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2010, COP Meetings act as decision making body of UNFCCC to address climate change issues.

63
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Objectives of COP28?

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3 objectives:
- Limiting the increase in global temp to 1.5 degrees Celsius
- Assisting most vulnerable communities that are affected mostly by climate changes
- Achieving “Net-zero emissions by 2050”: aim is to balance the release of greenhouse gases into atmosphere

64
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What significant milestones that have been achieved by COP?

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The Kyoto Protocol: 1997: set binding targets for industrialized countries to reduce their GHG emissions

The Paris Agreement: 2015, aims to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius

65
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What initiatives have been taken by India for climate change in COP 26?

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Panchamrit:
1) Reaching 500GW Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030
2) Sourcing 50% Energy from renewable sources by 2030
3) Reduction of total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tons by 2030
4) Reduction of carbon intensity of the economy by 45% by 2030
5) To attain net zero emissions by 2070

66
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COP28 was held at?

A

Dubai, UAE

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