Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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Kerala has become the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced this news.
Kerala Fiber Optic Network Ltd, the ambitious IT infrastructure project of the government to make the internet accessible to everyone in the state, received the Internet Service Provider (ISP) license from the Department of Telecommunications.

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India and European Union (EU) recently attended the 10th round of ‘Human rights dialogue’ in New Delhi.
India and the European Union deliberated on the importance of safeguarding freedom, independence and diversity, including human rights defenders and journalists. Germany, a key member of the EU, had earlier criticised Indian authorities over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair’s arrest.

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NITI Aayog has released a report titled ‘A proposal for Digital Banks in India: Licensing and Regulatory Regime’.
The report recommends a calibrated approach, comprising ‘Issue of a restricted digital bank licence’, ‘Enlistment in a regulatory sandbox framework enacted by the Reserve Bank of India’ and ‘Issue of a full-scale digital bank licence’.

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‘World Brain Day (WBD) 2022’ is marked every year on July 22, to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health.
This year, the World Brain Day is dedicated to the theme “Brain Health for all”. WBD 2022 campaign will focus on five key messages globally: Awareness, Prevention, Advocacy, Education and Access.

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Varuna, India’s first drone that can carry human pay-load has a range of 25 km. The passenger drone can carry 130 kg payload and has 25-33 minutes of flight time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently watched the demonstration of India’s first passenger drone, Varuna. ‘Varuna’ drone has been designed and developed by a startup ‘Sagar Defence Engineering’.

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Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani replied in Lok Sabha that over 2,000 children have died in specialised adoption agencies since 2014.
As many as 27,085 children have been adopted since 2014. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) developed an application namely Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection (MASI) for real-time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs).

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Andhra Pradesh has selected Padmanabham mandal in Visakhapatnam district to implement the ‘Family Doctor’ project on a pilot basis.
Under the scheme, Medical and health personnel should visit the Aarogyasri beneficiaries a week after being discharged from hospital to enquire about their health condition and get feedback.

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National Cooperative Financial and Development Company (NCFDC) is the proposed umbrella body for Urban Cooperative Banks.
The institution is expected to be functional early next year. NCFDC will raise ₹300 crore as capital from member banks and is expected to apply for an NBFC licence. It would facilitate additional financing to MSMEs and lower middle-class borrowers of UCBs.

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India celebrates the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ on July 26 every year, to celebrate the 23-year anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War.
The Kargil War was fought against intruders from Pakistan, who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian Territory in 1998. On July 26, 1999, the Pakistan forces were forced to withdraw from the Indian Territory.

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‘World Drowning Prevention Day’ is observed annually on 25 July. The United Nations General Assembly recognised this day in April 2021.
According to the UN, around 236,000 people drown annually, which makes drowning a major public health problem all around the world. Drowning is also one of the major causes of death for children and young people aged between 1 to 24 years around the globe.