UPSC QUIZ 28.11.2023

Explanation:

• During a two-day Global Fisheries Conference India 2023, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel declared Ghol fish the state fish of Gujarat in Ahmedabad.
• Ghol fish is one of the largest fish found in India.
• This fish is found in the marine areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• The fish is valuable and sought after for its meat and air bladder.
• The Ghol fish is used to make beer and wine and its air bladder is used in pharmaceuticals.

Explanation:

• Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as Vice-Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors for 2024.
• CAG Girish Chandra Murmu participated in the sixty-third session of the Panel of External Auditors.
• It was held in New York on 20-21 November 2023.
• The Panel of external auditors comprises heads of 12 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of the world.
• It sees the external audit of the UN Secretariat, funds and programmes, and specialised agencies.
• Various issues including follow-up actions on the Secretary-General's response to the Panel Letter, and addressing critical concerns related to financial and management, climate change, and digital matters were discussed at the meeting.
• In another meeting, Murmu participated in the discussion on critical finances and management.
• Murmu along with panel members exchanged their views in the area of risk management.

Explanation:

• Justice Fathima Beevi, India's first woman judge of the Supreme Court, died in Kerala's Kollam at the age of 96.
• She will be remembered for her contributions to public service.
• She was the first woman from the Muslim community in the higher judiciary.
• Justice Beevi was born in Kerala's Pathanamthitta in April 1927.
• She enrolled as an advocate in November 1950 and became a district and sessions judge in 1974.

Explanation:

• Taking an important step towards combating drug abuse, an MoU was signed between the two in New Delhi on November 23 under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
• The aim of the initiative is to synergize efforts to prevent drug use, especially among the youth, in line with Prime Minister Modi's vision of a substance-free India.
• According to the first comprehensive national survey on the extent and patterns of drug use in India reported by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, alcohol is the most common psychoactive substance used by Indians.
• Then there's cannabis and opioids.

Explanation:

• Every year on 24 November, Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day is observed.
• He is the ninth Guru of the Sikh religion. His martyrdom day is observed as Shaheed Diwas every year.
• On this day, he was killed in 1675 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert to Islam.
• He taught his followers to protect the weak, even at the cost of lives.
• He taught that to overcome greed one has to follow the path of spirituality.

Explanation:

• Financing agreements worth over $1.1 billion will help in the resilient and inclusive growth of Bangladesh.
• Early childhood development, urban primary health, secondary education, riverbank protection and navigability, and gas distribution efficiency are part of the five financing agreements.
• Sharifa Khan, Senior Secretary of the Bangladesh Government and Abdoulaye Seck, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan signed the agreement in Dhaka.
• Currently, Bangladesh has the largest ongoing IDA program with 57 projects worth $16.46 billion.
• The maturity period is 30 years with 5-year grace period for IDA concessional loans.
• These projects are aligned with Bangladesh's Eighth Five-Year Plan 2021-2025.

Explanation:

• World’s first 3D-printed temple has been unveiled by Telangana
• The world's first 3D-printed temple is a ground-breaking structure located at Burugupally in Siddipet district.
• The innovative construction, achieved through a three-month 3D printing process, is a significant technological milestone.
• Spread over 4,000 square feet and situated at a height of 35.5 feet, this temple has three different parts.
• Especially, the temple consists of three sanctums, each dedicated to a different deity.
• These sanctums include a modak dedicated to Lord Ganesha, a square Shivalay dedicated to Lord Shankar, and a lotus-shaped sanctuary for Goddess Parvati.

Explanation:

• Award-winning Malayalam writer P. Valsala breathed her last in Kozhikode at the age of 85.
• Ms. Valsala, a pioneer among women writers in Malayalam, has left behind a rich literary legacy marked by accolades and critical acclaim.
• As P. Valsala’s journey comes to an end, the literary community has mourned the loss of a stalwart.

Explanation:

• Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship title for the 26th time by defeating compatriot Saurav Kothari in the final on Tuesday.
• Trailing 26-180 in the first hour, Advani rallied to defeat 2018 world champion Kothari 1000-416 in a rematch of last year’s title clash in Kuala Lumpur.
• Playing back-to-back matches, Kothari had taken an early lead and was in a strong position, but missed some easy chances, giving Advani a chance to recover from the deficit.

Explanation:

• Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India, died at a private hospital in Kollam.
• He breathed his last at the age of 96. Apart from being the first woman judge of the apex court, she was also the first chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission and the first Muslim woman Governor (Tamil Nadu).
• Justice Fathima Beevi enrolled as an advocate in 1950 and started her career in the lower judiciary in Kerala.