Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Foreign Ministers Meeting’ was held in the city in Tashkent, under the presidency of Uzbekistan.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart as well as the Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

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Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman have recently started their 13-day joint military exercise in Rajasthan, India.
The 4th edition of India-Oman joint military drill ‘AL NAJAH’ focuses on Counter Terrorism, Regional Security and Peace Keeping Operations.

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The organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics unveiled ‘Games Wide Open’ as they announced prices for tickets for the fans.
In French, the slogan is ‘Ouvrons grand les Jeux’. The 2024 Summer Olympics or the 33^rd Olympiad is scheduled to take place in July-August 2024.

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‘Muslim Women’s Rights Day’ is observed every year on the first of August to celebrate the enforcement of law against the ‘Triple Talaq’ rule.
The Triple Talaq, also known as Talaq-e-Biddat was made illegal and as per the law the offenders will be jailed up to 3 years and also have to pay fine.

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Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda was killed by the U.S Air strikes in Afghanistan, as confirmed by the U.S President Joe Biden.
He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in Kabul. Ayman al-Zawahiri who is said to have plotted 9/11 attacks together with Osama Bin Laden, was one of America’s most wanted terrorists.

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A panel led by Justice Srikrishna, a retired judge of the Supreme Court, prepared a draft version of the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2018.
The draft was reviewed by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which submitted its recommendations along with a draft Bill in November 2021. Recently, the government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament citing that a comprehensive legal framework is being worked upon.

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The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed an MoU with the Bangladesh Roads and Highways department in Dhaka for emergency supply of petroleum goods via Bangladesh territory to India.
As per the Indian High Commission, this is an interim set up for urgent supply of petroleum products due to damage caused by the flood in Assam.

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army test-fired the indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM).
It was launched from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre and School in Maharashtra.  The all-indigenous Laser Guided ATGM employs a High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead.

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China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships as it began its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force
This was commenced as retaliation to the visit of the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s to the island. Pelosi was the highest-profile US official to visit Taiwan in years. The Taiwanese cabinet said the drills would disrupt 18 international routes passing through its flight information region.

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Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC) has partnered with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network.
This was launched as part of the Connect Career to Campus (CCC) campaign under the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission (KKEM) initiative. This partnership aims to boost the employability skill among the youth of Kerala.