ALL EXAM QUIZ 03.11.2023

Explanation:

• Another squadron of MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft was phased out, bringing the active number of squadrons to two.
• The Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter squadron replaced the MiG-21 Bison squadron in a ceremony held at Uttarlai Air Force Station in Barmer, Rajasthan.
• During the ceremony, both the Su-30MKI and the Mig-21 Bison fighters fly past in the skies of Barmer.
• The No. 4 Squadron (Orioles) of the Indian Air Force based at Uttarlai has been operating MiG-21 Bison fighters since 1966.
• The Indian Air Force aims to phase out all squadrons of MiG-21 Bison by 2025.

Explanation:

• On 1 November, the foundation day of 8 states and 5 union territories was celebrated at Raj Bhavan of Goa.
• It was celebrated in the presence of former Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu and Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai.
• On November 1, eight states— Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu— and five UTs— Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry— were formed .
• As part of the "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" programme, the Goa Raj Bhavan celebrated the day in collaboration with the leaders of regional associations of various states and Union territories.
• Cultural program held after the inauguration ceremony.
• This is the third time that Goa Raj Bhavan is celebrating the foundation day of other states after Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana and West Bengal.

Explanation:

• Thailand allowed visa-free entry for tourists from India and Taiwan for a period of six months.
• It will be applicable for the time period from 10 November to 10 May 2024.
• This decision was taken with an objective to attract more tourists.
• According to the Thailand government, tourists can stay for 30 days. This scheme is expected to attract 1.4 million extra tourists.

Explanation:

• One nation, One registration platform’ for doctors will be launched by the National Medical Commission.
• The regulatory body for medical education and medical professionals, the National Medical Commission, has launched “one nation, one registration platform’‘.
• The aim of the platform is to eliminate duplication and allow the public to get information about any physician working in India.
• In the next six months, NMC will launch the National Medical Register (NMR) on a trial basis.
• Under this pilot project, doctors will be allotted a unique identification number and they can apply for their license to work in any state.

Explanation:

• Nandini Das has won the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.
• India-born author Nandini Das has won this prize for her book ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire'.
• The winning book is her debut. Critics have described it as the “true origin story of Britain and India told through England's first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts”.
• Nandini Das is a Professor of English literature at the University of Oxford.
• In the book, Das presents a new perspective on the origins of the empire through the story of the arrival of Sir Thomas Roe in the early 17th century.
• Sir Thomas Roe was the first English ambassador in India.