Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

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November 19&20| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

1. World Toilet Day 2022 is observed on_________?
A) November 12
B) November 10
C) November 19
D) November 09
E) None of these
Answer: C) November 19

• DAY : World Toilet Day
• DATE : November 19
• OTHERS : The day is celebrated to increase public awareness of more extensive sanitation systems, including hand washing, stormwater management, and wastewater treatment.

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2. International Men’s Day 2022 is observed on______________?
A) November 12
B) November 10
C) November 19
D) November 09
E) None of these
Answer: C) November 19

• DAY : International Men’s Day 2022
• DATE : November 19
• OTHERS : To honour men and recognise their contributions to society in terms of politics, culture, and socioeconomic accomplishments.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

3. India bagged 25 out of 28 golds at 15th Asian Airgun Championships in _____?
A) South Korea
B) China
C) North Korea
D) Japan
E) None of these
Answer: A) South Korea

• In Shooting, a dominant India ended their campaign at 15th Asian Airgun Championships in South Korea with a rich haul of 25 gold medals, including the two available on the final day.
• Indian Pair of Manu Bhaker and Samrat Rana won the 10 meter Junior Air Pistol Mixed Team event.
• Bhaker and Rana shot 578 in the qualification to finish second behind Uzbekistan’s Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov, who shot 579.
• However, the Indian duo turned the tables on the Uzbeks in the final with a crushing 17-3 victory.

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4. Who among the following became first Indian woman to win medal in Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament?
A) Sreeja Akula
B) Manika Batra
C) Sutirtha Mukherjee
D) Monalisa Baruah Mehta
E) None of these
Answer: B) Manika Batra

• Indian table tennis player Manika Batra clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament at Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, becoming the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the event.
• She defeated World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2 to clinch the bronze medal.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

5. Banks increased EBLRs by ______basis points in tandem with RBI’s repo rate hike?
A) 85 basis points
B) 190 basis points
C) 125 basis points
D) 115 basis points
E) None of these
Answer: B) 190 basis points

• All major banks have increased their external benchmark-based lending rates (EBLRs) by 190 basis points in tandem with the hike in the Reserve Bank’s policy repo rate since May this year, though they have been slow in raising the deposit rates.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the key short-term lending rate (repo) by 190 basis points in four tranches since May to contain inflation.

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6. DBS Bank revised interest rates on FD, offered up to __________percent on a tenor of 600 days?
A) 7 %
B) 7.6 %
C) 7.75%
D) 7.4 %
E) 8.2 %
Answer: C) 7.75%

• The interest rate on fixed deposits under ₹2 crore has been revised thanks to DBS Bank.
• The updated or fresh interest rates are in effect as of November 18, 2022, according to the lender’s official website.
• Following the change, the bank is currently offering interest rates on fixed deposits maturing in 7 days to 5 years or more that range from 2.50% to 6.50% for the general public and 2.50% to 7.00% for senior citizens.
• A maximum standard interest rate of 7.25% and 7.75% for elderly people will now apply to deposits that mature in 600 days.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

7. Who among the following released recommendations on “Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India”?
A) IRDAI
B) TRAI
C) SIDBI
D) SEBI
E) None of these
Answer: B) TRAI

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on ‘Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres (DCs), Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), and Interconnect Exchanges (IXPs) in India’.
• The Authority suo-moto issued detailed Consultation Paper (CP) on the subject and after considering the comments/ inputs received from the stakeholders during consultation process and further analysis of the issues, Authority has finalized these Recommendations to boost to digital infrastructure ecosystem in the country including DCs, CDNs and IXPs.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

8. Who among the following appointed as Election Commissioner?
A) Rajiv Kumar
B) Arun Goel
C) Sushil Chandra
D) Sunil Arora
E) None of these
Answer: B) Arun Goel

• Arun Goel, a retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner.
• The post of 3rd Election Commissioner remained vacant after the then Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar took the charge of Chief Election Commissioner in May this year.
• Law and Justice Ministry said, the appointment of Mr. Goel will come into effect from the date he assumes the office of Election Commission.

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9. For how many years World’s longest-standing president seeks to extend?
A) 43-year
B) 53-year
C) 40-year
D) 25-year
E) None of these
Answer: A) 43-year

• Equatorial Guinea votes in a general election in which President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world’s longest-standing president, is expected to extend his 43-year rule at the helm of the tiny oil-producing West African nation.
• Over 400,000 people registered to vote in the country of around 1.5 million.
• Voters will also cast ballots to elect 100 members of parliament for the lower house, 55 of the country’s 70 senators, and local mayors.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

10. How many schools across country awarded Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for 2021-22?
A) 39
B) 36
C) 34
D) 38
E) None of these
Answer: A) 39

• Thirty-nine schools from across the country have been awarded the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for the 2021-22 academic session, the Ministry of Education announced.
• The schools selected from among the total 8.23 lakh entries are 28 government and aided while 11 are private schools.

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11. Cheteshwar Pujara got Arjuna Award trophy from Anurag Thakur and he belongs to__________?
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Cricket
D) Baseball
E) None of these
Answer: C) Cricket

• India star batter Cheteshwar Pujara received his Arjuna award trophy from Anurag Thakur belatedly that he was awarded in 2017.
• The batsman had been recommended by the BCCI for the prestigious award in 2017 but could not collect it at the time as he was busy playing for his English county team.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

12. Who among the following will launch PSLV-C54 launched on Nov 26 with Oceansat-3, 8 nano satellites?
A) NASA
B) ESA
C) ISRO
D) SpaceX
E) None of these
Answer: C) ISRO

• The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch PSLV-C54/ EOS-06 mission with Oceansat-3 and eight nano satellites, including one from Bhutan, on board from Sriharikota spaceport on November 26.
• The launch is scheduled at 11.56 am (rpt 11.56 am) on November 19.
• Asked about the passengers aboard the rocket, a senior ISRO official told PTI : ”EOS-06 (Oceansat-3) plus eight nano satellites (BhutanSat, ‘Anand’ from Pixxel, Thybolt two numbers from Dhruva Space, and Astrocast – four numbers from Spaceflight USA).

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Environment and Energy- Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

13. PM Modi dedicated how many mega watt Kameng hydro power project in Arunachal Pradesh to nation?
A) 500 MW
B) 600 MW
C) 300 MW
D) 700 MW
E) None of these
Answer: B) 600 MW

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 600 MW Kameng hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district to the nation.
• The project stretches over more than 80 kilometres in the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of approximately ₹8200 crore.
• “Commissioning of the sixth hydropower plant in the North East i.e. 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station in Arunachal Pradesh will be a major step towards fulfilling Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Government of India pledged under Paris Agreement 2015.
• The project will form part of projected hydro capacity addition of 30000 MW by 2030″.

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14. Which state got its first Greenfield airport?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Telangana
E) None of these
Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Rtd.) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and MP Nabam Rebia were also present on the occasion.

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Defence – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

15. Where IAF’s Air Fest 2022 organised at Head Quarters Maintenance Command?
A) Mumbai
B) Pune
C) Thane
D) Nagpur
E) None of these
Answer: D) Nagpur

• An annual show, Air Fest 2022 showcasing maneuvers of planes & helicopters in the arsenal of the Indian Air Force(IAF) is organised at Head Quarters Maintenance Command, Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur.
• The Air Fest is being conducted as a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav‘.
• The objective of the Air Fest is to showcase various facets of Indian Air Force and motivate the youth of Nagpur to choose Indian Air Force for an exciting career.

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16. Where Indian Army’s ‘Purvottar Swabhiman Utsav’ will begin?
A) Silchar
B) Guwahati
C) Bongaigaon
D) Jorhat
E) None of these
Answer: B) Guwahati

• As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) celebrations, the Indian Army, under the aegis of HQ Eastern Command has organized a two-day Conclave “Purvottar Swabhiman Utsav” on the theme of ‘Celebrating Contribution of India’s North East Region (NER) in Nation Building‘.
• The event will be in Guwahati with an aim of highlighting the contribution of NER towards nation-building, felicitating Veer Naris and showcasing NE culture.

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17. ‘No Money For Terror’ conference concludes with commitment to strengthen international cooperation to combat terror financing. How many countries are participated?
A) 93
B) 83
C) 94
D) 86
E) None of these
Answer: A) 93

• The two-day ‘No Money For Terror’ (NMFT) Ministerial Conference concluded with 93 participating countries and multilateral organisations expressing their commitment to strengthening international cooperation to address challenges in combating terrorism financing.
• The conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing built on the spirit embodied by the first and second NMFT Conferences in 2018 (France) and 2019 (Australia) and discussed global trends in terrorism and terror financing.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs November 19&20

18. Who among the following launched India’s first Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping?
A) Hardeep singh Puri
B) G Kishan Reddy
C) Amit shah
D) Sarbananda Sonowal
E) None of these
Answer: D) Sarbananda Sonowal

• Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) a major initiative by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping towards providing greener solutions.
• The announcement was made by the Union Minister at the recently concluded “INMARCO 2022” in Mumbai.
• The centre aims to develop a regulatory framework and alternate technology adoption road map for Green Shipping to foster carbon neutrality and circular economy (CE) in shipping sector in India.
• India intends to increase the share of renewable energy to 60% of the total power demand of each of its major ports from a present share of less than 10%.
• This will be through solar and wind-generated power.

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