Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

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Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States annually on August 26. The day commemorates the decision to give women official voting right in the USA.
An amendment known as the Nineteenth Amendment was made to the US constitution in 1920 to give equal voting rights to women.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 470-acre Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj, address Khadi Utsav at that Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad
He also laid the foundation stone of various developmental projects during his visit to Gujarat. The prime minister will also address a programme marking the commemoration of 40 years of Suzuki in India.

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The United Nations (UN) observes ‘the International Day against Nuclear Tests’ on August 29.
It aims to raise awareness about the devastating effects of testing nuclear weapons. The event urges world governments to end nuclear proliferation and stop such tests. The first nuclear test called Trinity was conducted by the United States on July 16, 1945.

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Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled a dedicated website to give further boost to the ongoing Coastal Clean-Up campaign.
The awareness campaign ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar’ will culminate on ‘International Coastal Clean-up Day’. Dr. Singh also launched the campaign Logo-Vasuki, as a part of ongoing pan-India Coastal Clean-Up campaign.

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India displaces China to become the country with the highest number of sponsored study visas in the U.K. for the first time since 2011.
As per official data published by the British government, Indian citizens received the largest share of U.K. student, skilled worker and visitor visas for 2022.

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The Indian Army began the reconstruction of the 150-year-old Bailey Bridge over the Sukhtawa River, which collapsed earlier in April. It is on the Bhopal -Nagpur Highway.
The Army is using the technique, which is used to build bridges in hilly areas. The bridge will be 93 feet long and 10.50 feet wide. It will be very strong and can sustain even 40 tonnes of weight.

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Pakistan is facing one of the worst floods in its recent history. As per the recent reports, about 110 of the 150 districts in the country are affected by the flooding.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that over 1,000 people were confirmed dead in the floods so far. Europe, China and some other regions of the world are experiencing a severe drought.

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India’s air carrier IndiGo has joined a sustainable initiative spearheaded by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The airline has become a signatory to the Clear Skies for Tomorrow, India Coalition campaign. The ‘Clean Skies for Tomorrow’ launched in 2019, provides a mechanism for top executives and public leaders, for transition to sustainable aviation fuels.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved an allocation of Rs 230 crore for rural infrastructure projects in Mizoram.
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was launched in 1995-96. NABARD has sanctioned aggregate loans amounting to Rs 1744.51 crore for critical rural infrastructure like rural roads, bridges, drinking water and health infrastructure.

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Reliance Jio has partnered with some of the world’s leading technology giants such as Meta, Google, Microsoft and Intel to roll out 5G services in key metro cities of India.
Jio has collaborated with Google to develop ultra-affordable 5G smartphones. Jio has partnered Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure for cloud-enabled business applications and solutions. Jio collaborated with Qualcomm to develop 5G solutions for India.