Daily Current Affairs November 21

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November 21| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs November 21

1. World Television Day is observed on__________?
A) November 12
B) November 10
C) November 19
D) November 21
E) None of these
Answer: D) November 21

• DAY : World Television Day
• DATE : November 21
• OTHERS : In 1927, Philo Taylor Farnsworth made the first electric TV. He was an American inventor. W3XK, the first mechanic TV station, debuted in 1928.Charles Francis Jenkins was behind this broadcast. In 1996, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the 21st of November as World Television Day.

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2. World Hello Day 2022 is observed on__________?
A) November 12
B) November 10
C) November 19
D) November 21
E) None of these
Answer: D) November 21

• DAY : World Hello Day
• DATE : November 21
• OTHERS : On this day, the world celebrates the role of human interaction in maintaining global peace.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs November 21

3. Who among the following broke the world record for highest ever List A score?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Suryakumar Yadav
D) Narayan Jagadeesan
E) None of these
Answer: D) Narayan Jagadeesan

• Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan shattered the world record for the highest ever individual score in men’s List A cricket (50-over one-day game) by hammering a 141-ball 277 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.
• Tamil Nadu became the first team to breach the 500-mark in List A cricket before winning the Group C match by 435 runs, making it the biggest victory margin at this level.
• The previous record was Somerset’s 346-run win over Devon in 1990.
• This was after the 26-year-old Jagadeesan etched his name in history books by becoming the first-ever player to score five consecutive centuries in men’s List A cricket.

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4. Djokovic matched Federer’s record with how many ATP Finals title?
A) 4
B) 7
C) 8
D) 6
E) None of these
Answer: D) 6

• Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb.
• The 35-year-old Djokovic, who had lost his two previous finals at the event, raised his arms out and smiled broadly after sealing the match with an ace.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs November 21

5. Who among the following allowed HDFC Bank, Canara Bank to open vostro account for Rupee trade with Russia?
A) IRDAI
B) SEBI
C) RBI
D) SBI
E) None of these
Answer: C) RBI

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed HDFC Bank Ltd and Canara Bank Ltd to open a special “vostro account” for trade in Rupees with Russia.
• Vostro accounts are accounts a bank holds on behalf of another, often foreign bank, and this forms a key part of correspondent banking.
• The move to open the special vostro accounts clears the deck for settlement of payments in Rupee for India-Russia trade, enabling cross-border transactions in the Indian currency.

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6. What are the types of accounts under NPS accounts?
A) Tier I
B) Tier II
C) Tier III
D) Only A & B
E) All of these
Answer: D) Only A & B

• Retirement planning and tax savings are two advantages of the government-sponsored NPS program.
• It is managed by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
• The main goal of the NPS is to assist investors in creating sizable retirement savings.
• NPS investments are open to all Indian citizens between the ages of 18 and 60.
• There are two types of accounts under NPS accounts: Tier I and Tier II.
• Individual Pension Accounts, or Tier-I, are the default pension accounts covered by all Income Tax Act tax advantages.
• A subscriber with an active Tier-I account may choose to open a Tier-II investment account.
• There are no withdrawal limitations and tax advantages with this account.
• It is not a pension account, Tier-II.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs November 21

7. CRISIL lowered FY23 growth by 30 bps to __________percent?
A) 7 %
B) 7.6 %
C) 7.75%
D) 7.4 %
E) 8.2 %
Answer: A) 7 %

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8. ICRA slashed Q2 GDP to half of last fiscal at ________percent?
A) 7 %
B) 7.6 %
C) 6.5%
D) 9.4 %
E) 8.2 %
Answer: C) 6.5%

• Rating agencies CRISIL and ICRA revised down their India growth projections for the current fiscal and the second quarter mainly due to the ripple effect of slowdown in global growth and mixed crop output.
• Crisil downgraded the India growth forecast by 30 bps to 7 per cent while Icra pegged the economic expansion at 6.5 per cent for the second quarter of FY2022-23.

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Books and Authors – Daily Current Affairs November 21

9. Who presented “Mahagatha: 100 Tales From The Puranas by Satyarth Nayak”?
A) HarperCollins India
B) Pan Macmillan India
C) Arihant Books
D) Penguin Random House India
E) None of these
Answer: A) HarperCollins India

• HarperCollins India is proud to announce the release of Mahagatha: 100 Tales From The Puranas by Satyarth Nayak that will help you connect the dots of Hindu mythology like never before.
• This epic illustrated edition includes, for the first time, 100 of the greatest mythological tales handpicked and compiled in a chronological format.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs November 21

10. Who among the following appointed as CEO of Prasar Bharati?
A) Rajesh Gopinathan
B) Gaurav Dwivedi
C) Dilip Shanghvi
D) Salil Parekh
E) None of these
Answer: B) Gaurav Dwivedi

• Senior IAS Officer Gaurav Dwivedi assumed charge of Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati.
• Mr. Dwivedi is a 1995 batch IAS Officer of the Chattisgarh cadre.
• President Droupadi Murmu had appointed him for a period of five years.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs November 21

11. Who among the following honoured Men on International Men’s Day with the iMD Awards?
A) Soma Mondal
B) Rajiv Kumar
C) Purush Aayog
D) Gurdeep Singh
E) None of these
Answer: C) Purush Aayog

• On the occasion of International Men’s Day, “Purush Aayog” organized the iMD Awards at The Constitution Club of India.
• Under the leadership and vision of its founder, Barkha Trehan, Purush Aayog in India annually celebrates International Men’s Day.
• This year’s IMD 2022 theme was “Gender equality today for a sustainable future.”

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12. Who won ‘Startup of the Year’ at the ET Startup Awards 2022?
A) Google pay
B) Razorpay
C) Paytm
D) PhonePe
E) None of these
Answer: B) Razorpay

• The Startup of the Year category recognizes breakthrough innovation, exceptional performance, and stellar contributions of Indian startups toward defining and shaping their ecosystem Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (NewsVoir) Razorpay, India’s leading full-stack Payments and Banking Platform for Businesses has been awarded as the Startup of the Year at the 6th The Economic Times’ ET Startup Awards 2022.
• Razorpay has received the accolade as a startup that has displayed innovation, transformation, and emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing companies.
• The award was felicitated by honorable Union Cabinet Ministers Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw along with the Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj S Bommai.

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13. PM Modi congratulated Chiranjeevi who is a/an________?
A) Actor
B) Singer
C) Director
D) Musician
E) None of these
Answer: A) Actor

• Superstar Chiranjeevi has been honoured with Indian Film Personality of the Year at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the actor for his contribution to cinema.
• PM Modi’s tweet read, “Congratulations to him on the occasion of being selected for the prestigious Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the International Film Festival of India @IFFIGoa in Goa.”

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs November 21

14. Who among the following will launch Pixxel’s hyperspectral imaging satellite Anand?
A) NASA
B) ESA
C) ISRO
D) SpaceX
E) None of these
Answer: C) ISRO

• Spacetech startup Pixxel is set to launch its third hyperspectral satellite – Anand – onboard ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Sriharikota spaceport.
• Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than today’s non-hyperspectral satellites that have not more than 10 wavelengths.
• The imagery from the satellite can be used to detect pest infestation, map forest fires, identify soil stress and oil slicks amongst other things.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs November 21

15. From which country India will take over Chair of Global Partnership on AI?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) India
D) France
E) None of these
Answer: D) France

• India will take over the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, GPAI from France.
• Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar will represent the country at the GPAI meeting in Tokyo for the symbolic takeover from France.
• This development comes on the heels of assuming the Presidency of the G20, a league of the world’s largest economies.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs November 21

16. Who among the following minister felicitated ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ at IFFI 2022, inaugurates Film Bazaar?
A) Hardeep singh Puri
B) G Kishan Reddy
C) Amit shah
D) Sarbananda Sonowal
E) None of these
Answer: Anurag Thakur

• Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting honoured 75 young creative talents participating in various fields of filmmaking at a ceremony here on the second day of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
• The youngsters were selected as part of the ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’, an initiative started by the IFFI last year to mark the 75 years of India’s Independence.
• Nearly 1,000 entries were received from across the country for the second edition.

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17. Which of the following government provided 100% funds for Tribal Welfare Schemes?
A) Gujarat
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Telangana
E) None of these
Answer: B) Tamil Nadu

• T.N. Municipal Administration Minister, K. N. Nehru, said that the Tamil Nadu government provided 100% funds for tribal welfare schemes.
• The Minister participated in a function conducted on behalf of the Tribal Welfare Department at Karumandurai and distributed welfare assistance to the tune of ₹2.23 crore for 2,232 beneficiaries.

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18. Tribal festival reflected the culture of Adivasi people in ____________?
A) Kurnool
B) Hyderabad
C) Visakhapatnam
D) Amaravati
E) None of these
Answer: C) Visakhapatnam

• Dasari Gouri and M. Polayya of Salur in Parvathipuram Manyam district, were engrossed in making bamboo baskets and decorative flowers at the ITDA-Parvathipuram stall at the tribal festival organised at RK Beach.
• Komu-Koya dancers from Chintoor near Bhadrachalam taking a selfie before thier performance at the State level Tribal festival in Visakhapatnam.

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19. NASSCOM Foundation and Gen empowered how many women agri-preneurs with digital skills?
A) 100
B) 300
C) 500
D) 200
E) None of these
Answer: D) 200

• Laying a strong foundation to empower rural women entrepreneurs in the digital economy, NASSCOM Foundation and Gen, a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its Cyber Safety brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and Avira, have trained women entrepreneurs in Latur and Osmanabad districts in Maharashtra.
• The initiative was to digitally upskill over 200 women agri and agri-allied entrepreneurs to enable them to participate in the digital economy.

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