21st -22ndNovember 2021

Current Affairs
TV was invented by a Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird, in
1924.
In November 1996, the United Nations held the first World
Television Forum.
Television was introduced in India on September 15, 1959,
in New Delhi, with the assistance of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),
according to the Press Information Bureau.
21 November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

• In 2005, the United Nations endorsed it as

a global day to be observed every third
Sunday in November each year to
acknowledge the victims of road traffic
injuries and their families.

• The Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic

Victims was first held in 1993 in the United
Kingdom
Theme 2021 – “ACT for LOW SPEEDS /ACT
for LOW SPEED STREETS”
 • It highlights the importance of healthy oceans
World Fisheries Day: ecosystems and to ensure sustainable stocks of
21 November fisheries in the world.
• World Fisheries consortium was set up in 1997 and
was called WFF (the World Fisheries Forum).
• The first World Fisheries Day was celebrated on
November 21, 2015. The grand opening of the
International Fisherman’s organization was held in
New Delhi the same day.
Que:Which city has received the Swachh Survekshan Award for 2021 for being the
cleanest city of India?
प्रश्नः किस शहर िो भारत िा सबसे स्वच्छ शहर होने िे लिए 2021 िा स्वच्छ
सवेक्षण पुरस्िार लििा है ?
Ans:Indore
• Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi
• Once again, Indore has been adjudged as the cleanest city
of India for the fifth consecutive year.
• Indore is followed by Surat in Gujarat at second place and
Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh in the third positions.
• The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Swachh Survekshan
Awards 2021
• 6th edition of Swachh Survekshan awards in which as many as 4,320 cities were
surveyed.
• Cleanest Ganga town – Varanasi
• Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies)- Chhattisgarh
• Cleanest State (with less than 100 urban local bodies)- Jharkhand
• Cleanest City (with less than one lakh population) – Vita city of Maharashtra
• Cleanest small city (1-3 lakh population) – New Delhi Municipal Council
• Cleanest medium city (3-10 lakh population) – Noida
• Cleanest big city’ (10-40 lakh population) – Navi Mumbai
• Fastest Mover small city – Hoshangawad, Madhya Pradesh
• Best Small City in Citizens’ Feedback – Triputi, Maharashtra
Que:Which state has topped the IPF Smart Policing Index 2021 released by the Indian
Police Foundation (IPF)?
प्रश्नः भारतीय पुलिस फाउं डेशन (आईपीएफ) द्वारा जारी आईपीएफ स्िार्ट पुलिलसंग
इंडक्े स 2021 िें किस राज्य ने शीर्ट स्थान हालसि किया है ?
Ans:Andhra Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh has secured first rank with an overall
score of 8.11 out of 10.
• Telangana Police is on second position with 8.10
points while Assam Police has secured the third
position with an overall rating of 7.89.
• With a score of 5.81, Uttar Pradesh is ranked at 28th position and Bihar has
occupied the last position with 5.74 points.
• The Indian Police Foundation (IPF) releases ‘IPF Citizen Satisfaction Survey
on SMART Policing’ which aims to understand public perceptions about the
quality of policing in India and the level of public trust in the police.
Que:What amount of remittance was received by the India in 2021?
प्रश्न: 2021 िें भारत िो कितनी रालश िा प्रेर्ण प्राप्त हुआ?
Ans:USD 87 billion

• India is also the top country in receiving remittances in

2021. India is followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines,
and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

• Report titled “Migration and Development Brief 35”

released by World Bank and KNOMAD.
• Remittance is derived from the word 'remit' which means 'to send back'. Remittance
refers to money that is sent or transferred to another party, usually overseas.
Remittances can be sent via a wire transfer, electronic payment system, mail, draft,
or cheque.
Que:The 56th Conference of Director Generals of Police (DGP) and Inspector Generals
of Police (IGP) has been organised in which city by the Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
प्रश्नः इंर्ेलिजेंस ब्यूरो (आईबी) द्वारा किस शहर िें पुलिस िहाननदे शि (डीजीपी) और
पलु िस िहाननरीक्षि (आईजीपी) िा 56वां सम्िेिन आयोजजत किया गया है ?
Ans:Lucknow

• The conference was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit

Shah.
• cyber crime, data governance, counter terrorism challenges,
left wing extremism, emerging trends in narcotics trafficking,
prison reforms.

• Founded: 1887
• Agency executive: Arvind Kumar, Director
Que:which filmmaker has been honoured with the inaugural Satyajit Ray Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
प्रश्नः 52वें भारतीय अंतराटष्ट्रीय कफल्ि िहोत्सव (आईएफएफआई) िें किस कफल्ि ननिाटता
िो सत्यजीत रे िाइफर्ाइि अचीविें र् अवाडट से सम्िाननत किया गया है ?
Ans:Istvan Szabo

• Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021.

• legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese
Que:Former South African skipper AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from
all forms of cricket, including from the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played for
which IPL franchise?
प्रश्न: दक्षक्षण अफ्रीिा िे पव
ू ट िप्तान एबी डडववलियसट ने इंडडयन प्रीलियर िीग
(आईपीएि) सहहत कििेर् िे सभी प्रारूपों से संन्यास िी घोर्णा िर दी है । वह किस
आईपीएि फ्रेंचाइजी िे लिए खेिे?
Ans:Royal Challengers Bangalore

• He had already retired from international cricket in 2018.

• since joining the franchise in 2011
Que:Who has been named for the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the
Badminton World Federation (BWF)?
प्रश्नः बैडलिंर्न वल्डट फेडरे शन (बीडब्ल्यूएफ) द्वारा 2021 िे िाइफर्ाइि अचीविें र्
अवाडट िे लिए किसे नालित किया गया है ?
Ans:Prakash Padukone

• The former world no 1 has already been honored with

Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) Lifetime
Achievement Award in 2018.
• Padukone is the first-ever Indian to win medal at World
Championships in 1983 Copenhagen tournament.
Que:SIDBI has partnered with which technology major to launch $15 million
financial assistance program for micro-enterprises?
प्रश्न: लसडबी ने सूक्ष्ि उद्यिों िे लिए $15 लिलियन िी ववत्तीय सहायता
िायटिि शुरू िरने िे लिए किस प्रौद्योगगिी प्रिुख िे साथ भागीदारी िी है ?
Ans:Google
• The one-of-a-kind programme by SIDBI is launched as a crisis
response related to Covid-19 to reinvigorate the MSME sector in
India.
• Total corpus : USD 15 million or Rs 110 crore
• Target Group: Micro Enterprises with turnover up to Rs 5 crore
• Loan size: Ranging between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore
• Founded: 2 April 1990
• Headquarters: Lucknow
• Chairman & MD : Sivasubramanian Ramann
• Subsidiaries: Mudra Bank
Que:PM Modi has recently inaugurated the Atal Ekta Park in which place of the
country?
प्रश्नः प्रधानिंत्री िोदी ने हाि ही िें दे श िे किस स्थान पर अर्ि एिता पािट िा
उद्घार्न किया है ?
Ans:Jhansi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the

Nation various developmental projects in Mahoba and
Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh
• At Mahoba, Prime Minister inaugurated multiple projects with cost of more
than Rs. 3250 Crore, related to alleviating the issue of water shortage in the
region.
• These projects include Arjun Sahayak Project, Ratauli Weir Project, Bhaoni
Dam Project and Majhgaon–Chilli Sprinkler Project.
• In Jhansi, Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of 600 MW Ultramega
Solar Power Park, constructed at a cost of over Rs 3000 crore.
Que:Which bank has signed a strategic agreement with Jamshedpur Football Club, a
fully owned subsidiary of Tata Steel, to promote and support football in India?
प्रश्न: किस बैंि ने भारत िें फुर्बॉि िो बढावा दे ने और सिथटन िरने िे लिए र्ार्ा
स्र्ीि िी पणू ट स्वालित्व वािी सहायि जिशेदपरु फुर्बॉि क्िब िे साथ एि
रणनीनति सिझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
ans: State Bank of India

• The JRD Tata Sports Complex was set up in Jharkhand

by Tata Steels, to conduct ISL (Indian Super League)
and promote the sport of Football in India.
Que:Which country will host the 2031 ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup?
प्रश्न: िौन सा दे श 2031 आईसीसी पुरुर् 50 ओवर िे ववश्व िप िी
िेजबानी िरे गा?
Ans:India

India will be co-hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup and

2031 50-over World Cup with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
respectively
• The ICC board on Tuesday awarded the hosting rights of the 2025
Champions Trophy to Pakistan while picking the United States and West
Indies as co-host of the 2024 T20 World Cup. This will be the first ever
global event hosted in North America.

• Pakistan, who had last co-hosted the 1996 World Cup along with India and
Sri Lanka, have not been able to host many international games in the
country since the 2009 terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.
• Below is the complete host list of upcoming ICC events:

• 2024 WT20 - USA and West Indies.

• 2025 CT - Pakistan.
• 2026 WT20 - India and SL.
• 2027 WC - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
• 2028 WT20 - Australia and NZ.
• 2029 CT - India.
• 2030 WT20 - England, Ireland & Scotland.
• 2031 WC - India and Bangladesh
Que:Who has written the book “Srimadramayanam”?
प्रश्न: “श्रीिद्रिायणि” पुस्ति किसने लिखी है ?
Ans:Sasikiranacharya

• It is about the leadership, good governance, and

rule of law of Lord Rama.
Que:Who has received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his
book “Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat” (I and the then island)?
प्रश्नः साहहत्य 2020 िे लिए 12वां िणणपरु राज्य परु स्िार किसने प्राप्त किया है ?
Ans:Beryl Thanga
Revision Question
Which state has roped in Salman Khan as the ambassador for vaccine
campaign in the Muslim-dominated region?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Assam
Ans:A
The Indian village Pochampally has been selected for the ‘Best Tourism
Villages’ award by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation
(UNWTO). In which state is the village located?
A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Sikkim
D) Telangana
Ans:D
What is the rank of India in the Bribery Risk Matrix 2021 by TRACE
International?
A) 89
B) 82
C) 77
D) 71
Ans:B
Which day is celebrated as the UN recognised World Children’s Day
globally?
A) 17 November
B) 19 November
C) 15 November
D) 20 November
Ans:D
What is the theme of the 2021 Universal/World Children’s Day?
A) It’s a #KidsTakeOver
B) A Better Future for Every Child
C) Children are taking over and turning the world blue
D) Children of today, our keepers tomorrow
Ans:B
Name the winners of the Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021 at
the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa
A) Sridevi and Vishal Bhardwaj
B) Juhi Chawla and Farhan Akhtar
C) Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi
D) Kajol and Aamir Khan
Ans:C
Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of TRIFED Aadi
Mahotsav?
(a) Neeraj Chopra
(b) Mary Kom
(c) Mirabai Chanu
(d) PR Sreejesh
Ans:b
Veteran author, football journalist and sports commentator ___________
has passed away due to health complications.
(a) Vikram Kapadia
(b) Rohan Kapadia
(c) Novy Kapadia
(d) Deepak Kapadia
Ans:c
Question of the day
What is the theme of The Sydney Dialogue 2021?
(a) Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue
(b) Improvise, Adapt and Overcome
(c) Transforming Healthcare for a better tomorrow
(d) India’s technology evolution and revolution
Thank You