Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the RBI Annual Report 2021-22. As per the report, the total number of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of all denominations detected in the banking sector increased to 2,30,971 pieces.
There was an increase of 16.4 per cent, 16.5 per cent, 11.7 per cent, 101.9 per cent and 54.6 per cent in the counterfeit notes detected in the denominations of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 200, Rs 500 and Rs 2,000, respectively. The total expenditure on security printing during 2021-2022 was ₹4,984.8 crore as against ₹4,012.1 crore in the previous year.

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World Milk Day was established by the (FAO) Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in the year 2001. It is celebrated to recognize the importance of milk as a global food and to celebrate the dairy sector.
FAO organised the ‘Enjoy Dairy Rally’ to celebrate the World Milk Day. This year’s theme highlighted the work being done to accelerate climate action and help reduce the dairy sector’s impact on the planet. The day aims to raise awareness of the action towards Dairy Net Zero.

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The 118th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan was recently organised.
During the meeting, the annual report for the year ending on March 31, 2022, was finalised and signed. The next meeting of the PIC would be held in Pakistan. According to the of the Indus Waters Treaty, around 33-million-acre feet water of eastern rivers- Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi is allocated to India for unrestricted use annually, and about 135 MAF of western rivers-Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab to Pakistan.

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami won from the Champawat bypoll by a margin of over 55,000 votes.
He had earlier lost from Khatima assembly constituency in the Uttarakhand Assembly Polls 2022 even though BJP won a clear majority in the state. This was a crucial victory for the Chief Minister to win the bypoll to retain the Chief Minister post.

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National Cadet Corps (NCC) has launched the recent phase of its nationwide flagship campaign ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ from May 30 to June 5 2022 (the World Environment Day).
Puneet Sagar Abhiyan was launched by NCC to clean Sea Shores and other water bodies including rivers and lakes, of plastic and other waste. It aims to increase awareness among the local population about importance of keeping the beaches and river fronts clean.

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International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is observed every year on June 5.
The date marks the day when the Port State Measures Agreement officially entered into force as an international treaty. In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed the day.

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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is headquartered in Dhaka.
BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell addressed the members on the occasion of the 25th Founding Day of the organisation in Dhaka.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed 10 public safety-related bills prohibiting New Yorkers under the age 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles.
With this, New York is the first state to enact a major gun control initiative following a row of deadly mass shootings. The public safety-related bills include one that will require micro-stamping in new firearms, which could help law enforcement in solving gun-related crimes.

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Cambodia has partnered with China for modernisation of ‘Ream Naval Base’. It would be able to accommodate ships of up to 5,000 tons displacement.
Cambodia denied that it will allow any Chinese military presence at a port. United States and other countries have expressed concern that it will be used by China as a naval outpost on the Gulf of Thailand. China also recently signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands.

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Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) signed an MOU with three nationalised banks and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for providing financial assistance to investors willing to set up units in the Defence Industrial Corridor.
The State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank are the three banks, which would provide financial assistance to investors in six nodes of the Defence Corridor.