Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 8-9, 2023

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The Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) is a part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) human space mission, Gaganyaan.
The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate the ability to launch humans into low earth orbit and safely bring them back to Earth. The TV-D1 is a single-stage liquid rocket that carries the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape Systems (CES).

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Operation Iron Swords was recently launched by Israel, in response to a surprise attack by Hamas, a Palestinian militant organization.
Hamas’s attack on Israel resulted in at least 100 casualties and led to claims of hostages taken. Operation Iron Swords targets attackers who have entered Israel and are conducting attacks on civilians and defense forces. The retaliation has led to significant casualties in Gaza, with at least 198 killed and 1,610 wounded.

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Rajasthan government has issued an order to conduct a caste survey in the state. It will become the second state in India to carry out such a survey, after Bihar.
Bihar had previously unveiled the results of its caste survey on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, revealing that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constituted 63 percent of the state’s total population.

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The 16th edition of the International Cyber Security and Policing Conference, cOcOn was organised by Kerala Police, in association with the Information Security Research Association (ISRA).
The conference was held in Kochi, Kerala. Kidglove-kootu programme will create awareness about dealing with online predators targeting children. c0c0n, previously known as Cyber Safe, is the longest running conferences in the area of Information Security and Hacking.

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Project Kuiper is a subsidiary of Amazon that was established in 2019. The goal is to provide fast, affordable broadband to underserved communities.
Amazon recently broke ground on a $120 million pre-launch processing facility in Florida. It also launched the first pair of test satellites for its planned internet service.