Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a two day National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022 in New Delhi.
He also inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which will help in quick and easy disposal of cases with the help of centralized finger print database.

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The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, and is located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia.
As per a recent study, Arctic is heating four times faster than the rest of the planet. The study also found that Barents Sea is alarmingly warming seven times faster than the global average. Another WMO report says that the sea level along the Indian coast is rising faster than the global average rate due to warming of the Arctic.

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The Government has raised the thresholds for prosecutions and arrests under the Customs Act from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for smuggling and illegal imports of goods in baggage.
The limits were also raised from ₹1 crore to ₹2 crore for cases involving commercial fraud. The thresholds will not apply for offences relating to fake currency notes, arms, ammunitions and explosives, antiques, art treasures, wildlife items and endangered species of flora and fauna.

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“Quiet quitting” is referred to simply doing the bare minimum expected at work. It is not about avoiding work, it is about pursuing a meaningful life outside of work.
Studies show that work-life balance is linked to mental health. World Health Organization officially recognised burnout as an occupational phenomenon.

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Rajasthan accounted for the highest share in the total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in 2021-22.
As per an article published in RBI bulletin, Rajasthan has retained the top place for two consecutive years. It was followed by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The share of the top five states viz., Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu increased to more than 50 per cent during the last two years.

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently launched a plantation drive named ‘Krishna Kunj’.
The scheme was launched on the occasion of Janmashtami. It aims at creating urban forests comprising ‘culturally significant and other useful trees’ across the state.

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been reappointed managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of One 97 Communication (OCL), the parent company of digital payments app Paytm.
Sharma will continue to serve as MD and CEO of the company for another five years. Paytm is a major Indian digital payments and financial services company, based in Noida.

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Scotland has agreed to transfer seven stolen artefacts to India including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh.
This has been carried out as part of Scotland’s largest-ever repatriation of objects from a single collection. Lt also includes Indo-Persian talwar or sword, dating back to the 14th century. It is also repatriating 19 Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

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Indian veteran physicist and meteorologist Anna Modayil Mani’s 104th birth anniversary was recently observed. Google released a special doodle dedicated to her.
She served as the Deputy Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and held several key positions in the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). She also established a network of solar radiation monitoring stations.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of USD 96.3 million (about Rs 769 crore) for a project to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
The ADB project will connect over 75,000 households to the service, providing uninterrupted water supply across 10 districts.