Daily Current Affairs MCQ - November 21, 2021 - UPSC MCQ

The Australian and New South Wales cricket all-rounder Alan Davidson has passed away at the age of 92.

The G20 leaders committed to take action to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

The critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed bat has been named as the New Zealand Bird of the Year 2021.

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is observed annually on 2 November.

Centre has constituted an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) to review and monitor the mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP). The Cabinet Secretary will be the Chairperson of 20-member EGoS.

It was the 16th meeting of G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

The Government of India and the World Bank have inked USD 40 million health project agreement for the state of Meghalaya on October 28, 2021.

The total number of KISCEs in India has increased to 27 spread across 26 States and Union Territories.

The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia on October 28, 2021. The ship has been formally named as Tushil, a Sanskrit word which means protector shield.

The 5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised from November 01 to 03, 2021 in virtual format. The “Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival “ will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the rivers of the country to promote the celebration of ‘Nadi Utsav’ (River Festival).