Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022

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UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of India named ‘Handmade for the 21st Century: Safeguarding Traditional Indian Textile’.
It describes the processes behind their making, mentions the causes for their declining popularity and provides strategies for their preservation. Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo weaves from Hyderabad and Bandha tie and dye weaving from Odisha are some of the crafts included.

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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) regulates the ‘National Pension System’ in India.
To encourage pension and retirement planning among Indian residents, PFRDA is marking October 1 as National Pension System (NPS) Diwas. On this day, people will be inspired to make strategies for building a pension corpus.

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National Archives of India, under the Union Culture Ministry organised the ‘Saga of Freedom: Known & Lesser-known Struggle’ exhibition.
It has been extended till 30th October, 2022. This exhibition is based on original government documents, cartographic records, newspapers, private papers and contemporary photographs housed in the National Archives of India.

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The Indian Air Force inducted the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters, named Prachand, which are capable of firing a range of missiles and other weapons.
The Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) are developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). It has been primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions. It was inducted into the IAF at a ceremony in Jodhpur.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented a prototype humanoid robot named ‘Optimus’ that shares artificial intelligence software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features.
The Optimus robot is designed for mass production in millions of units. It carries a 2.3kWh battery pack, runs on a Tesla SoC, and contains Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity. The human-like hands with ‘Biologically Inspired Design’ will make them suitable for picking up objects of various shapes and sizes, holding a bag, and containing a precision grip on small parts.

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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the repeal of the decision to denotify the Shivalik Elephant Reserve.
Two years ago, the state decided to chop around 10,000 trees in the Shivalik Elephant Reserve reserve to ‘expand’ the airport in Dehradun. The decision was taken for the larger good of the state’s flora and fauna’.

 

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In a recent coup, Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize power in Burkina Faso. It is one of France’s former colonies in West Africa.
The ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba is in Togo, at present. This is Burkina Faso’s ninth coup since independence from France in 1960.

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The Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab submitted its report on ‘Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)’.
It is implemented by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. As per the report, Under PMKVY 3.0, in 2021-22, only 72 % was utilised.  Under PMKVY 3.0, out of about four lakh candidates, only 8% have been placed.  During PMKVY 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, about 20% of the total enrolled candidates dropped out of the training programme.

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India handed over indigenously produced motorbikes to Lebanon. The Made-in-India motorbikes, a part of bilateral assistance, were handed over to Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.
India also announced to organise an artificial limb fitment camp in the west Asian country. The country also appreciated the positive role played by the Indian Battalion at United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).

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In 2021-22, India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar as well as the world’s second largest exporter of sugar.
India’s sugar exports rose 57 per cent to 109.8 lakh tonnes during 2021-22 marketing year which ended September. This resulted in foreign currency inflow worth about Rs 40,000 crore into the country.