Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022
11. As per the Environment Ministry’s report, how many faunal species were added by India in 2021?
[A] 54
[B] 240
[C] 540
[D] 1050
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Correct Answer: C [540]
Notes:
The details of new discoveries and new records of fauna and flora were published by Bhupendra Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Kolkata
India added 540 species to its faunal database in 2021 taking the total number of animal species to 1,03,258. A new mammal species Crocidura narcondamica, a white-toothed shrew, was found in the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands.
12. Where is the ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition organised?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Pune
[C] Dehradun
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: A [New Delhi]
Notes:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first ever ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition in New Delhi.
It was organised by Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, to showcase the cutting edge AI-enabled solutions developed by the Services, research organisations, Industry and start-ups and launch of AI products for the market. A ‘GenNext AI’ Solutions Competition was also organised.
13. Union Health Ministry signed MoU with which Union Ministry to eliminate TB in India?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Panchayati Raj
[C] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Famers Welfare
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Panchayati Raj]
Notes:
Union Health Ministry signed MoU with the Union Panchayati Raj Ministry, with the aim to eliminate Tuberculosis in India.
The MoU will forge inter-Ministerial collaboration and strategic partnerships with the aim to achieving the target of eliminating TB in India by 2025. It aims to create mass awareness in rural areas to end stigma and discrimination associated with TB.
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched 75 Defence products powered by artificial intelligence from which city?
[A] Pune
[B] New Delhi
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched 75 defence products powered by artificial intelligence at the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ symposium and exhibition in New Delhi.
These products are in the fields of robotics systems, cyber security, human behaviour analysis, intelligent monitoring system, supply chain management, voice analysis and C4ISR (command, control, communication, computer and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) among others.
15. India achieved a world record for construction of longest Double Decker Viaduct in which city?
[A] Nagpur
[B] Mysuru
[C] Kolkata
[D] Chennai
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Correct Answer: A [Nagpur]
Notes:
India achieved a world record for construction of longest Double Decker Viaduct in Nagpur with 3.14 kilo meters.
The Maharashtra Metro and NHAI also constructed the highest number of metro stations on the Double Decker Viaduct, which has been recognized by Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records.
16. Which is the venue of the ‘National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers’?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Amritsar
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Varanasi
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Correct Answer: C [Bengaluru]
Notes:
Two days’ National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers was inaugurated in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched “Platform of Platforms (PoPs) under e-NAM”. The conference is organised by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
17. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) introduced PIMS recently. What is the expansion of PIMS?
[A] Product Import Monitoring System
[B] Paper Import Monitoring System
[C] Prior Information Monitoring System
[D] Prohibited Goods Import Monitoring System
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Correct Answer: B [Paper Import Monitoring System]
Notes:
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), has introduced Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS).
DGFT has amended the import policy of major paper products from ‘Free’ to ‘Free subject to compulsory registration under PIMS’. The system shall come into effect from 1st October, 2022. As per PIMS, an importer will be required to obtain an automatic registration number through online system.
18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the centenary memorial pillar of which state assembly recently (July 2022)?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Gujarat
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the centenary memorial pillar of Bihar Assembly recently, to mark the conclusion of the one-year centennial celebration of the state legislature building.
The foundation stone for the centenary pillar was laid by President Ram Nath Kovind on October 21 last year. The PM will also officially christened the garden located near the pillar as ‘Shatabdi Smriti Udyan’.
19. Which institution has designed a mechanism to inactivate SARS-CoV-2?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IISc Bengaluru
[C] AIIMS New Delhi
[D] NIV Pune
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Correct Answer: B [IISc Bengaluru]
Notes:
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with researchers from the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology have designed peptides that can bind to and block the spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
This approach provides an alternative mechanism to render viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactive, promising a new class of peptides as anti-virals.
20. Which country’s company is the major shareholder of ‘Nord Stream 1’ pipeline?
[A] Germany
[B] Russia
[C] Italy
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
Nord Stream 1 is a 1,224 km underwater gas pipeline, which runs from Vyborg in northwest Russia to Lubmin in northeastern Germany via the Baltic Sea.
Russian energy giant Gazprom owns the majority shares in the pipeline. It is the primary route through which its gas enters Germany. The pipeline was shut down for 10 days of scheduled maintenance work and there are growing concerns in Europe that Russia would extend the temporary suspension in retaliation against the sanctions.
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