Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022 July 13, 2022
1. ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ report was released by which organisation?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: A [United Nations]
Notes:
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 report was issued by U.N. agencies: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021. The report also noted that there are more obese adults and anaemic women in India, the world’s second most populous country.
2. The oldest documented light in the history of the universe, which was recently released, was captured by which telescope?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] James Webb Space Telescope
[C] Voyager Space Telescope
[D] Akash Space Telescope
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Correct Answer: B [James Webb Space Telescope]
Notes:
US President Biden unveiled an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. It is the oldest documented light in the history of the universe from 13 billion years ago.
The image is called by the name of SMACS 0723. It is a patch of sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere on Earth and visited by Hubble and other telescopes in search of the past.
3. POP-FAME, a new fuel which was found in the news, was developed from which source?
[A] Hydrogen
[B] Bacterium
[C] Biomass
[D] Plastic
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Correct Answer: B [Bacterium]
Notes:
Scientists from the US Lawrence-Berkeley Lab have developed a fuel from a bacterium fuel ‘POP-FAME’, for poly-cyclo-propanated fatty acid methyl ester.
The fuel has energy density values exceeding 50 mega-joules a litre, which is more than the rocket fuels used at present.
4. Which is India’s third and most recent power exchange that was launched recently?
[A] Bharat Power Exchange
[B] Hindustan Power Exchange
[C] Amrit Power Exchange
[D] PTC Power Exchange
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Correct Answer: B [Hindustan Power Exchange]
Notes:Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX), the third power exchange in the country was launched recently. It is backed by BSE and Power Trading Corporation (PTC).
PTC India and BSE Investment hold 25 per cent each in HPX, while 9.9 per cent is held by ICICI Bank. The other two exchanges in the country are Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange of India ltd (PXIL), while IEX holds 98 per cent almost monopoly on the total traded power.
5. Which is the venue of ‘National Conclave on Mines and Minerals’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Ranchi
[D] Raipur
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Correct Answer: A [New Delhi]
Notes:
Union Minister for Mines Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 6th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals in New Delhi.
The conclave has been organized as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented ‘Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar’ and other awards in different categories at the conclave.
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