Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022

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According to UNICEF report released recently, 80 percent of child marriages can fall down if higher education is provided to all girls.
It also noted that secondary education is a much stronger and more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education. The most progress in the past decade was seen in South Asia, where a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood dropped by over a third to below 30 per cent.

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Enceladus is one of the moons of Saturn. Recently scientists have discovered that there are oceans, or sub-surface oceans beneath the icy surface of the moon.
The team of scientists discovered that this ocean should be relatively rich in dissolved phosphorus, an essential ingredient for life. These insights were made from data generated by the space craft Cassini that orbited Saturn for nearly 13 years.

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Uttarakhand received the first prize in two categories, for the best adventure tourism destination and all-around development of tourism from the Ministry of Tourism.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar presented National Tourism Awards 2018-19, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. He also launched photography and videography contest during the event.

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India is the leading exporter of Basmati Rice to the global market, as it exported 3,948,161 MT of Basmati Rice worth Rs. 26,416 Crores during 2021-22.
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) recently organised ‘Kisan Sampark Yatra’ in Haryana and Punjab to obtain feedback on the three newly released IARI Basmati varieties. Pusa Basmati 1847, Pusa Basmati 1885 and Pusa Basmati 1886 were by ICAR-IARI with inbuilt resistance to Bacterial blight and blast diseases.

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Every year, on 2 October, the International Day of Non-Violence is observed across the world. This special day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The main objective of this day is to spread awareness about the idea of non-violence. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed the resolution to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence. This year, the UN has selected the slogan of ‘Say No to Violence’.

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The Directorate General of Training (DGT) has launched Bharatskills Forum, a new feature allows sharing of books, notes, videos, question bank for skill learners.
It has been added to the Bharatskills learning platform developed by DGT. It is the apex organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) for coordination at national level for vocational training programmes.

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International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) constituted the ‘Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance’.
Headed by C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary to Government of India, submitted its final report to Chairperson, IFSCA. Some important recommendations include developing a voluntary carbon market, framework for transition bonds, enabling de-risking mechanisms and promoting regulatory sandbox for green Fintech. The committee also proposes to set up a dedicated MSME platform for sustainable lending.

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Ace tennis player Novak Djokovic won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022 held in Israel. It is regarded as the biggest prize in tennis.
The 35-year-old Serbian beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in the final to win his first title since Wimbledon in July. He was handed a large three-foot-tall trophy.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) slashed its forecast for global trade volume growth to 1 per cent from 3.4 per cent estimated earlier.
The Geneva-based body said that world trade may lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023. WTO revised upward its merchandise trade growth forecast for 2022, to 3.5 per cent from its April estimate of 3 per cent.

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International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly is to be hosted by India in New Delhi on October 17-20, 2022.
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh unveiled the curtain raiser to the Fifth Assembly of ISA. India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly. The Fifth Assembly will deliberate on key initiatives of ISA on three critical issues: energy access, energy security, and energy transition.