Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Mastercard has partnered with Indian badminton stars Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and appointed them as brand ambassadors in India.
The winners of the Thomas Cup 2022 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will spread awareness about the safety, security, and convenience of digital payments in India.

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Indian IT major Wipro announced that it received a multi-year contract to deliver Service Integration and Management (SIAM) services to the UK government department, HM Treasury (HMT).
HM Treasury is the UK government’s economic and finance ministry, which maintains control over public spending, and directs UK’s economic policy. The service will enable integration of IT services enhancing the user experience across HMT and its bodies.

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The External Affairs Ministry of India announced that the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 will be held at Indore in January next year.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 9th January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India. It also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on the same day in the year 1915.

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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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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs instituted the annual National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards to recognize companies that made positive impact on the society through their sustainable CSR initiatives.
The Ministry has recently announced the National CSR Awards 2020, from a three-stage process carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Egypt released a commemorative postage stamp to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and India.
Egypt’s recognition of the independence of India on 18 August 1947 marked the establishment of ties. It led to the historic Friendship Treaty in 1955. India and Egypt have had traditionally strong bilateral relations.

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Punjab and Haryana has agreed to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
Both the states had a decade-old tussle for renaming the international airport. Earlier Punjab Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution to name the airport as ‘Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali’. The Haryana Vidhan Sabha passed a resolution on renaming the terminal, with the use of ‘Chandigarh’.

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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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Dr. R. S. Sharma, CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA) issued hardware guidelines for healthcare institutions like hospitals, clinics and health and wellness centres to promote digitization in hospitals.
The guidelines provide a basic framework to States and UTs for planning, assessment and procurement of the IT hardware to operate applications compliant with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

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17-year-old Indian chess prodigy, R. Praggnanandhaa recorded a third consecutive win in his career against the Norwegian great Magnus Carlsen.
Praggnanandhaa defeated the reigning 5-time World Chess Champion in his final match at the FTX Crypto Cup.  Carlsen went on to win the FTX Crypto Cup while the Indian Grand Master finished at second place in the tournament.