16 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
Polling for five state assemblies took place in November 2023 - Mizoram (Nov 7), Chhattisgarh (Nov 7 and 17), Madhya Pradesh (Nov 17), Rajasthan (Nov 25) and Telangana (Nov 30) - with counting on December 3.
A 60-metre section of the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel on the Char Dham road project in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand collapsed on November 12, 2023, trapping 41 workers. After about two weeks, all were rescued on November 28 using an escape pipe, with manual 'rat-hole' miners clearing the last stretch.
US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping held talks in San Francisco on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 15, 2023 - their first meeting in over a year - with progress reported on drug trafficking and AI cooperation.
The UK Supreme Court unanimously held on November 15, 2023 that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, saying Rwanda could not be treated as a safe third country.
Bangladesh's Election Commission announced parliamentary elections for January 7, 2024, after weeks of opposition protests demanding a caretaker government.
Virat Kohli scored his 50th One-Day International century during the 2023 World Cup, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record of 49. Kohli finished the tournament as Player of the Tournament with a record 765 runs.
Mohamed Muizzu of the People's National Congress was sworn in as the 8th President of the Maldives on November 17, 2023, having beaten incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih with 54.04% in the September 30 runoff. Hussain Mohamed Latheef became vice president.
OpenAI's board removed CEO Sam Altman on November 17, 2023, with Mira Murati named interim CEO and president Greg Brockman resigning. After about 95% of employees threatened to quit, Altman was reinstated within a week.
Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua won Miss Universe 2023 at San Salvador, El Salvador on November 18, 2023 - her country's first win in the pageant's history. Thailand's Anntonia Porsild was first runner-up among 84 delegates; India's Shweta Sharda reached the Top 20.
Libertarian outsider Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential runoff on November 19, 2023, defeating economy minister Sergio Massa by about 56% to 44%.
Australia defeated hosts India by six wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023, winning a record sixth World Cup. Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker with 24 scalps in a tournament India had entered the final unbeaten.
Novak Djokovic beat Italy's Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the ATP Finals championship match to win a record seventh season-ending title, moving past Roger Federer's six.
Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) won the most seats in the November 22, 2023 Dutch general election for all 150 seats of the House of Representatives, upending Dutch politics.
Israel's Cabinet approved a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on November 22, 2023, brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US, under which Israel would free 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages held by Hamas.
Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of India (1989) and a former Governor of Tamil Nadu, died on November 23, 2023, aged 96.
The Centre signed a peace agreement with the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) on November 29, 2023 - described as the oldest Meitei insurgent group in Manipur.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
Suggested time 3 min · wrong answers go to your mistake notebook automatically.