- Apple Festival: It was organized for the first time in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir and was inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha.
- The National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association has raised the price of a matchbox from Rs.1 to Rs. 2 per box. The increase in the price of a matchbox is done after 14 years, the last price was increased in 2007 from 50 paise to Re. 1. The new price will be effective from 1st Dec 2021.
- Microsoft Corp has become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalization by surpassing Apple Inc. The market of Microsoft reached nearly $2.49 trillion and Apple reached nearly $2.46 trillion on 29th Oct 2021.
- The 15th India-Israel Working Group Meeting was held and the Indian delegation was led by defence Secretary, Dr. Ajay Kumar, and the Israel delegation was led by Director General of Ministry of Defence, Maj Gen (Retd) Amir Eshel. The meeting was held to review cooperation in defence and decided to set up a task force to enhance defence cooperation.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
- Currency of Israel: Shekel
- Rakshanda Mehak, who is from J&K and part of the Indian team for the deaf won the Bronze medal in World Deaf Judo Championship which was held at Paris Versailles, France.
- ‘Vax’: It is selected as word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for 2021.
- Important Days and Themes: 2nd Nov 2021: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- Empowerment of Women Through Legal Awareness
- 16th G20 Summit
- Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy
- COP26 Glasgow Climate Summit
- India & World Bank signed Agreement for Health System of Meghalaya
Question:
Q.1 Which word was selected as word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for 2021?
a. Vaccine
b. Vax
c. Immunity
d. Health
a. Vaccine
b. Vax
c. Immunity
d. Health
