Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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Koppal is a town in the district of Koppal in Karnataka. The Koppal Toy Cluster (KTC), which is being developed in the state, is the first such infrastructure in the country.
The Toy Cluster will be operational in March 2022, spanning an area of over 400 acres of land. It will include the complete value chain from toy making, production of packaging, tool making, paint making, electronics and other accessories.

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The Power Ministry successfully completed seven years of distributing LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
It is one of the world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programmes with more than 36 crore LEDs distributed across the country. Launched in 2015, UJALA stands for Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All. It reduced the retail price of LED bulbs and CO2 emissions.

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According to a new study, Traffic-related air pollutant is identified to be causing over 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year.
The study is the first to estimate the burden of pediatric asthma cases by the air pollutant in over 13,000 cities across the world, including Mumbai. Children are at risk of developing asthma due to Nitrogen dioxide and the problem is intense in urban areas.

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‘The Bureau of Indian Standards’ is the National Standards Body of India under Department of Consumer affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
BIS, earlier known as the Indian Standards Institution (ISI), was founded in 1947. The Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016, established the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India. BIS recently celebrated its 75th anniversary.

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India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Indonesia’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi discussed several issues including the Aceh and Andaman Nicobar island connectivity.
In 2018, both countries decided to cooperate in connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar island and Aceh province of Indonesia. Sabang port is located at the entrance of the Strait of Malacca, which is considered one of the most important shipping lanes.

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China completed 20 years at the World Trade Organisation and its present status at the ‘World Trade Organization (WTO)’ is ‘Developing Country’.
A number of countries are raising concerns that China being an upper middle-income nation deriving benefits reserved for developing countries under WTO norms. Concerns are also raised over the ‘least developed country’ (LDC) status, with Bangladesh losing this tag after surpassing India in terms of GDP per capita.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched a dedicated grievance cell for the food and food-related industry to ensure smooth operations and uninterrupted supply of essentials for all citizens.
The Ministry had set up a similar grievance cell during the first wave when the national lockdown was imposed in the country. The Ministry said that industry players and people can send their concerns and queries on [email protected].

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Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center, USA has successfully conducted a human heart transplant from a genetically modified pig.
David Bennett, 57 became the first person in the world to get such a heart transplant. This procedure was carried out on the basis that Mr Bennett, who has terminal heart disease, would otherwise have died.

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Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US coin. The coin is part of the African Women Quarters program. For the last 90 years, the first US President George Washington was seen on one side and an eagle on the other.
Under the program, US Mint issues quarters each year between 2022 and 2025 featuring five different female personalities who have contributed to the country.

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The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 came into effect from January 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked prison authorities to make separate facilities for trans men and trans women to preserve the right to privacy and dignity of the inmates.
The guidelines are released considering the Transgender Persons Act, 2019. According to a National Crime Records Bureau, there were 70 transgender prisoners in jails across the country in 2020.