Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people from laws of conservative states that increasingly targets the rights of gays, lesbians, transgender youth and others.
The order seeks to use the force of the federal government to prevent inhumane practices of conversion therapy. It will also seek to expand access to suicide prevention and mental health resources for L.G.B.T.Q. people.

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China recently launched its third aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’. It is also the country’s most advanced and the first fully domestically built naval vessel.
Fujian is the name of China’s eastern coastal province of Fujian. Liaoning and Shandong are names of the two previous aircraft carriers of China. China plans to have around five aircraft carriers while the next carrier is expected to be nuclear-powered.

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The 8th meeting of the heads of the border services of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of India.
The members approved the plan for the preparation and conduct of the Joint Border Operation Friendship Border 2022.  They also approved the work plan of the group of experts of the Border Services of the SCO member states for 2023.

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India’s top javelin thrower and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has clinched the men’s javelin throw gold at the 2022 Kuortane Games.
He registered an impressive throw of 86.69 meters in the event. Recently, Neeraj Chopra won silver and set a national record at the Paavo Nurmi athletics meet.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Karnataka’s Mysuru. The theme of this year’s Yoga Day celebrations is ‘Yoga for Humanity’.
Over 25 crore people across the world took part in various events and doing yoga in unison. A programme in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs has also been organised for a mass Yoga Protocol around the world on the day following the movement of the sun.

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The Army Training Command (ARTRAC) has announced partnership with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras to establish a 5G Test-bed at the Military College of Telecommunication at Indore.
It will be used for the army’s operational use of 5G technology, especially along the borders. Under the MoU, IIT-Madras would provide consultancy, supported by research for feasibility studies and prototype development on 5G-enabled future communications.

 

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The Indian Coast Guard’s Eastern Region inducted the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark III, the first aircraft of the newly created “840 Squadron”.
It was indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark III by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). HAL has delivered 13 out of 16 such aircraft to the Indian Coast Guard till date.

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UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize or the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education was established in 2005 with the help of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It gives recognition to the innovative use of ICT in the education sector.

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NEtworking TRaffic Analysis (NETRA) was developed by the DRDO laboratory Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR). It is a software network used for intercepting and analysing internet traffic passing through software such as Skype and Google Talk.

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According to the latest data of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the United States is India’s largest trading partner. The bilateral trade is worth 119.42 billion USD. India’s second largest trading partner is China.