Current Affairs Quiz - July 2022

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‘United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)’ is headquartered at Amman, Jordan and Gaza, Palestinian Authority. It was founded in 1949.
India recently contributed USD 2.5 million to this UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. Since 2018, the Government of India has contributed UNRWA 20 million US dollars to UNRWA.

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The two-day Ladakh Tourism Festival-2022 commenced recently in Kargil district. Several cultural programs will be organized, to present the tradition and culture of Kargil district to outsiders.
Incredible India Kargil Marathon was also launched on the occasion. Traditional food stalls, display of traditional sports including horse polo and Archery sports were organised. Zanskar Festival is scheduled in September.

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Tunisia passed a referendum on a new constitution that gives its President almost unlimited powers. Tunisia’s President Kais Saied celebrated the victory of the referendum after favourable exit poll.
Tunisia, or the Republic of Tunisia, is the northern-most country in Africa and its capital is Tunis.

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California declared a state of emergency near Yosemite National Park as the Oak Fire burned homes. Over three thousand people were forced to evacuate.
The Oak Fire had burned around 17000 acres and is seen as the largest wildfire of 2022. The wildfire has spread faster due to the prevalent hot, dry weather and drought conditions.

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The Department of Posts has invited applications from eligible students for the ‘Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana’.
The students, who are in Class 6 to 9, have interest in philately and have good academic record, can apply for the scholarship. Those students would be selected by the postal department through a quiz and projects of philately for an annual scholarship of Rs 6,000.

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Former Northern Irish first Minister David Trimble won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his key role in ending over thirty years of bloodshed in the region.
David Trimble and John Hume, former leader of the Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party, jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. David Trimble recently passed away at the age of 77.

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a circular to permit companies to spend their CSR funds for activities related to the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.
The campaign is organised to encourage people to bring home the national flag and hoist it to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence. Spending of CSR funds for the activities related to the campaign such as mass scale production and supply of the national flag, outreach efforts and other related activities are eligible CSR activities

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More than 1000 animals died in the state of Gujarat due to the infectious lumpy skin disease. The virus has spread across 15 districts of the state.
Over three lakh animals have been vaccinated against the disease so far. A 24-hour toll free number (1962) has also been started by the Gujarat government to provide information. Companion Lumpy Skin Disease is spread through the virus in animals like cows and buffaloes.

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Cryptojacking is a cyber attack in which a computing device is hijacked and its resources are used to illicitly mine cryptocurrency.
This kind of attacks on computer systems have rose by 30% to 66.7 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of last year, according to a recent report. Cryptojacking is hard to detect as victims of these attacks remain unaware that their systems have been hijacked.

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The United Nations General Assembly adopted a historic resolution that recognised that everyone, everywhere, has a human right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
India has voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution but raised its concerns over the procedure and substance of the resolution.