Current Affairs: 28th November 2022
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Current Affairs: 28th November 2022
1) As per Morning Consult survey, Who is the World’s Most Popular Leader?
A. Andrés Manuel
B. Rishi Sunak
C. Narendra Modi
D. Joe Biden
C. Narendra Modi
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the world’s most popular leader with an approval rating of 77%.
• This was revealed in a Global Leader Approval Ratings released by a US based consulting firm Morning Consult.
• Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stands at second position followed by Australian Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese.
• In the approval rating, US President Joe Biden is placed at 9th position followed by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
among the 22 world leaders.
2) Which state government has launched “AMLANAnemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan” programme?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
• Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik has launched AMLAN- ‘Anemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan’ programme.
• Aim: To ensure complete eradication of anemia problem among women and children
• The health and family welfare, school and mass education, women and child development, mission shakti
and ST and SC development departments will jointly roll out the initiative in 55,000 government and government aided schools besides 74000 anganwadis.
• The programme will benefit about 1.37 crore people, which includes pregnant women, lactating mothers,
women of reproductive age group, adolescents and children.
3) Who will be Chief Guest for the Republic Day parade 2023 in India?
A. Rishi Sunak
B. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
C. Joko Widodo
D. Ebrahim Raisi
B. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Indian government has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the chief guest for the Republic Day parade 2023.
• He will be the first Egyptian leader to be hosted by India for the Republic Day celebrations.
• Abdel Fattah Sisi is a former Army officer who was elected as the president of Egypt in 2014 and was re-elected i 2018.
• The last foreign chief guest was the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2020.
• Every year Republic day is observed on 26 January. The first chief guest of the Republic day parade was the former
President of Indonesia Sukarno in 1950. The first women chief guest was Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1961.
4) Which city become first Indian city in the Top CDP’s Climate Action List?
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Hyderabad
D. Mumbai
D. Mumbai
• Mumbai has become the first city in India to be added to the A-list in CDP’s 5th Annual Cities Report.
• CDP is a non-profit organisation that manages the environmental disclosure system for businesses, cities,
states, and regions around the world.
• The organisation says that Mumbai was able to attain despite the challenging global economic situation.
• 122 cities across the globe have been named as leaders in environmental action and transparency in 2022 by CDP.
• Mumbai is the most populous city in India, and globally, the 7th largest in terms of population.
5) A new Book titled ‘India: The Mother of Democracy’, has been released by –
A. Dharmendra Pradhan
B. Piyush Goyal
C. G. Kishan Reddy
D. Kiren Rijiju
A. Dharmendra Pradhan
• Dharmendra Pradhan (Union Education & Skill Development Minister) has released the new book title,
‘India: The Mother of Democracy’ on 24th November 2022.
• The book was published by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
• The event was also attended by Prof. Raghuvendra Tanwar, (Chairperson, ICHR) and Prof. Umesh Ashok Kadam (Member Secretary, ICHR).
• The book is an attempt to showcase the democratic ethos ingrained in India since the dawn of civilisation.
6) Who will represent India as the Vice President of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)?
A. Rao Inderjit Singh
B. Vimal Mahendru
C. Raj Kumar Singh
D. Virendra Kumar
D. Leith’s Softshell Turtl
• India has won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic
Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25.
• India has secured the 90% of votes cast by full members of IEC during its General Meeting in San Francisco, USA.
• India’s Vimal Mahendru will be the IEC Vice President representing India.
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC): Founded in 1906, the IEC (International Electrotechnical
Commission) is the world’s leading organisation for the preparation and publication of international standards for
all electrical, electronic and related technologies.
7) Wildlife Summit has adopted India’s proposal for enhanced protection of which Turtle species?
A. Green Sea Turtle
B. Leather-back Sea
Turtle
C. Painted Turtle
D. Leith’s Softshell Turtl
D. Leith’s Softshell Turtl
• India’s proposal for enhancing the protection status of Leith’s softshell turtle has been adopted at the ongoing World Wildlife Conference in Panama.
• India has strengthened protection to Leith’s Soft-shelled Turtle under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
• Leith’s soft-shelled turtle is a large freshwater soft-shelled turtle that is endemic to peninsular India and is found in rivers and reservoirs.
• The population of this turtle species has been estimated to have declined by 90% over the past 30 years, making the
species difficult to find.
• It is classified as ‘critically endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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8) 22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held in –
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
A. Rakhi Kapoor
D. Sri Lanka
A. Rakhi Kapoor
• India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held
at Dhaka in Bangladesh on 24th Nov 2022.
• The Indian delegation was led by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
• The idea for IORA first surfaced during the late South African President Nelson Mandela’s 1995 visit to India.
• IORA is the largest and pre-eminent organization in the Indian Ocean Region with 23 Members and 10 Dialogue
Partners.
9) A new book “Now You Breathe” has been authored by –
A. Rakhi Kapoor
B. Prerna Kohli
C. Sonali Shivlani
D. Chinmayee Ratha
A. Rakhi Kapoor
• Best selling author Rakhi Kapoor releases her latest Book “Now You Breathe: Overcoming Toxic Relationships and
Abuse”
• The book deals with the detrimental effects of emotional, verbal and emotional abuse along with physical abuse in
relationships.
• Rakhi Kapoor is an author of 25 books and four Amazon India best sellers.
• Rakhi Kapoor is a Prenatal counsellor with an experience of over 20 years taking thousands of couples through a
healthy and memorable pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal phase.
10) Agriculture expo “Krishithon 2022” has been organised in
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
• Krishithon 2022 inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on 24 November.
• The 15th edition of agriculture expo Krishithon 2022 is being held in Nashik after a gap of two years.
• The expo will be organized from 24 to 28 November.
• The expo will focus on new agricultural technology being used around the world, as well as felicitate young farmers
and seminars on various issues.
• Human Service Foundation has been organizing Krishithon since its inception in 1998.
• Nashik is the agricultural capital of Maharashtra. Nashik is the largest producer of grapes, onions, fresh vegetables
and pomegranates in India.
11) ‘National Organ Donation Day’ is observed every year on
A. 24th November
B. 25th November
C. 26th November
D. 27th November
D. 27th November
• In India, the ‘National Organ Donation Day’ is observed every year on 27 November since past 10 years.
• Aims: To promote awareness and recognize the selfless contribution made by deceased donors to healthcare and
mankind re-instill our faith in humanity
• Organ donation is retrieving a donor’s organ like heart, liver kidneys, intestines, lungs, and pancreas after the donor is deceased and then transplanting into another person who is in need of an organ.
• The first time organ donation day was celebrated in 2010. Under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it is
organised by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO).
• There are only 3 percent registered organ donors in India.
12) Which is the first state to create the role of Director General of Audit?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Rajasthan
B. Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu is the first State to create the role of Director General of Audit in India.
• The state has appointed an officer from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service on deputation, for this role.
• The officer’s responsibility will be to strengthen and streamline the functioning of internal audit departments
in the state.