Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2023

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse, which is acclaimed as the largest office space in a single project globally.
The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) has been strategically designed to relocate and expand the diamond trading industry from Mumbai to Surat, the central hub for diamond cutting and polishing, with the intention of further growth and development.

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The IRC (Indian Road Congress) codes and guidelines were issued recently by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
These guidelines, approved by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, aim to improve road safety by incorporating best practices and global standards, providing better visibility and intuitive guidance to drivers.

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A highly uncommon terrestrial orchid species known as Cymbidium lancifolium was found in the Chopta valley of the Chamoli district, situated in the Western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.
Before this discovery, the presence of this species had been documented solely in the northeastern regions of India and Bhutan.

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L&T Construction, an arm of Larsen and Toubro, has bagged a mega contract from NHSRCL to construct the 135.45 km MAHSR – C3 package.
It is a crucial part of the Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project. The scope of the MAHSR – C3 package involves building viaducts, stations, bridges, tunnels, depots, and other auxiliary works.

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Around 2,000 penguins Magellanic penguins died on the coast of eastern Uruguay in the last 10 days due to avian influenza. Magellanic penguins breed in the southern regions of Argentina.
During the southern hemisphere winter, they undertake a northward migration in pursuit of food and warmer waters, and their journey may lead them as far as the coast of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik equals former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu’s record as the second longest-serving Chief Minister in India.
Mr Naveen Patnaik has held the position for 23 years and 138 days. The title of the longest-serving CM belongs to Pawan Kumar Chamling, the former CM of Sikkim, who held the position for 24 years and 166 days.

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The Indian shooters failed to get among the individual medals in rapid fire pistol, but combined to bag the team silver behind China in the Junior World Championship in Changwon, Korea,
Sameer Ghulia, Mahesh Pasupathy, and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu, won the team silver in rapid fire pistol in the Junior World Championships.

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Tele MANAS helpline, the toll-free digital arm of the Centre’s District Mental Health Programme, has received over 200,000 calls since its launch in October 2022.
The helpline available in 20 languages. Sadness, sleeplessness, stress, and anxiety top mental health concerns that were shared on Tele MANAS.

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Mount Kun is situated in Ladakh in the western Himalayan Range. It is the second highest summit of the massif with elevation of 23,219 feet.
To commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas, a group of mountaineers from the Indian Army’s Dagger Division achieved an extraordinary accomplishment by successfully climbing Mount Kun, reaching its 7,077-meter summit in record time, and performing Yoga to pay tribute.

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A sum of ₹5,729 crore from the “Depositor Education and Awareness” (DEA) Fund has been allocated to banks to reimburse unclaimed deposits.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified the “Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014,” regarding unclaimed deposits and specifies the utilization of the fund, including promoting depositors’ interests and other designated purposes by the RBI.