Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) organised a National Conference on Competition Law in New Delhi.
It was organised as part of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Iconic Week celebrations under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. CCI is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and it is the chief national competition regulator in India.

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China emerged as the top buyer of Indian rice during the pandemic, importing 16.34 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) or 7.7 per cent of India’s total rice export in financial year 2021-22.
In 2021-22, India’s total rice export (both basmati and non-basmati) was 212.10 LMT. Out of China’s total rice import from India, nearly 97 percent was broken rice, which has seen a rise in demand from that country. India used to export broken rice mostly to African countries, earlier.

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Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s family clarified that he is suffering from a severe ailment called Amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein called ‘amyloid’ builds up in a person’s organs, affecting their functioning. Amyloid deposits can build up in the heart, brain, kidneys, spleen and other parts of the body, leading to organ failure. Some varieties are hereditary, while others are caused by factors such as inflammatory diseases or long-term dialysis.

 

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Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) is the artificial intelligence-based chatbot of Google.
Recently, the chatbot was claimed to have become “sentient” meaning to have the ability to use senses to feel. The chatbot is claimed to converse similar to human beings on subjects like religion, consciousness and robotics.

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The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian and Indonesian Navy is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.
The Navy Units of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) represent India. This is the first post pandemic Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between the two countries. The two Navies have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line since 2002.

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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev became the World No. 1 men’s player in the ATP rankings for a second time in his career, replacing the 20- time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev jumped to a career-high 2nd spot pushing Novak to third place. Medvedev is unable to compete at this year’s Wimbledon as Russian and Belarusian players have been banned after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the last 19 years, the ‘Big Three’ -Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were occupying the first two spots.

 

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Neeraj Chopra bettered his national record in Javelin throw, in the Paavo Nurmi Games held in Turku, Finland.
With a throw of 89.30 metres, he created a new national record, better than his Tokyo Olympics performance of 87.58m. It made him India’s first track and field gold medallist. His recent throw, which fetched him a silver medal, is also the fifth best throw by an athlete this year.

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India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range off the Odisha coast.
The missile was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. It has a range of around 250 km and can carry a one tonne payload. The test comes around 10 days after India tested its Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-IV, which can travel as far as 4,000 km.

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Microsoft has shut down its iconic Internet Explorer (IE) browser after 27 years. It was one of the oldest browsers launched in the year 1995.
Microsoft has asked its users to switch to its modern Edge browser, while the virtual version of the older browser will be available to users. In 2022, Chrome is the most popular and widely used browser in the world with over 70 % market share.

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is marked every year on 17 June across the world. The day focuses on turning degraded land into healthy or fertile soil to combat desertification.
The theme for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is – Rising up from drought together. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought.