Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the leaders. This was preceded by the resignation of the former CM Uddhav Thakarey amidst an internal party rebellion.

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India’s largest floating Solar Power Project is made fully operational at Ramagundam, Telangana. NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana
With the operationalisation the project, the total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region rose to 217 MW. Earlier, NTPC declared operation of Floating Solar at Kayamkulam (Kerala) and at Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh).

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The Union government extended the tenure of Attorney General KK Venugopal by three months, as per the notification issued by the Union Law Ministry.
Venugopal, 91, was initially appointed as Attorney General on July 1, 2017, as the 15th person to serve as Attorney General for India. Mukul Rohatgi was the Attorney General from June 2014 to June 2017.

 

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The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) has signed an agreement to create a collaborative ecosystem for imparting skill development training in capital goods sector.
It aims to provide training in several engineering trades through Qualification Packs (QPs) developed by Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) related sector skill councils.

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World Asteroid Day 2022 is marked and celebrated globally on June 30 every year, in order to raise public awareness about asteroid’s hazardous effect.
In December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that declared 30 June as International Asteroid Day. It observes the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation on the same day in 1908.

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India shipped 13, 69,264 MT of seafood worth Rs 57,586.48 crore (USD 7.76 billion) during 2021-22, despite heavy odds.
During the FY 2021-22, the export improved in rupee term by 31.71%. Frozen shrimp remained the major export item in terms of quantity and value. USA is the largest market of frozen shrimp, followed by China and European Union.

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Tokyo champion Viktor Axelsen and Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon won the singles title at the 2022 Malaysia Open.
Intanon beat Olympic badminton gold medallist Chen Yufei to win the women’s singles crown while Axelsen beat second seed Momota Kento of Japan to win the men’s title in Malaysia.

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The 58-year-old Yair Lapid recently took over as Israel’s 14th prime minister after the country’s parliament dissolved.
The journalist-turned politician, has taken over as Israel’s caretaker prime minister as the country preparing to go for polls for the fifth time in four years in November. He built a coalition that ended Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12 consecutive years in power.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Centre has approved a mega cluster of mangoes in Lucknow and ₹100 crore will be spent on it in the next five years.
He also said that the Mangoes in this cluster will be known as ‘Kakori brand’. The Chief Minister announced this during the inauguration of ‘Uttar Pradesh Mango Mahotsav-2022’.released the Lucknow Mango Festival Souvenir-2022 and honoured progressive farmers of the state.

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The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
As per the new rules, Indians can receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The limit was ₹1 lakh earlier. If the amount exceeds, the individuals will have 90 days to inform the government, instead of 30 days earlier.