Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
An advanced light helicopter (ALH) MK III squadron was commissioned in Gujarat’s Porbandar by the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard at the ICG Air Enclave. It includes advanced RADAR, electro-optical sensors, Shakti engines, advanced communication systems among others.

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Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The 23-year-old wrestler after losing to Azizbek Fayzullaev of Uzbekistan and Nurtilek Karypbaev of Kyrgyzstan, settled for the bronze. India won 25 medals in all in the U23 meet in the event, including 10 gold medals.

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Jasprit Bumrah created a world record for scoring the most runs in an over in Test cricket. He smashed two sixes and four fours to score 35 runs in an over.
He achieved the feat during the 5th Test between India and England in the over bowled by England speedster Stuart Broad. He had conceded 6 sixes in an over to Yuvraj Singh in the T20 format in 2007.

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NTPC signed a Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Rajasthan to develop 10 GW Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park in Rajasthan.
It aims to achieve the target of 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032. NTPC REL is also developing one UMREPP of 4.75 GW capacity in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

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According to the Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2022, Bengaluru continues to be the start-up capital of India, with 46 probable Unicorns.
It is followed by Delhi NCR (25) and Mumbai (16). As per the index, India will have 122 new unicorns in the next two to four years.

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The world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is set to function from July this year. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research located in Geneva.
The Large Hadron Collider is a giant, complex machine built to study particles, the smallest known building blocks of all things.  Three years after it was shut down for maintenance and upgrades, the collider was switched back recently.

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After a chunk of Italy’s Marmolada glacier broke off recently, at least seven people are dead and more are still missing.
As per the experts, this is the direct result of human-caused climate change. The disaster took place just one day after officials recorded a record-high temperature of 10 degrees Celsius at the summit of the glacier in the Dolomite Mountains.

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As per the five-year agreement by New Zealand Cricket and the players’ association, male and female cricketers in New Zealand will earn equal pay.
According to the agreement, women players will be paid the same match fees as men in all forms and events at both the domestic and international levels.

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Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani assumed additional charge of Ministry of Minority Affairs. She took over from Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi who resigned from the Union Council of Ministers.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is currently in charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry assumed the additional charge of the Steel Ministry.

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Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare organised a ‘National Conclave on Dragon Fruit’. The Centre has decided to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit.
It is also known as a “super fruit” for its health benefits. At present, this exotic fruit is cultivated in 3,000 hectares; the plan is to increase cultivation to 50,000 hectares in five years. Gujarat and Haryana Governments had already offered incentives for cultivation of the fruit.