Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Typhoid fever is caused by bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Humans are its only host. A new study found that Typhoid-causing bacteria are becoming highly resistant to popular antibiotics. Strains resistant to antibiotic azithromycin are found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. As per the recent study published in “The Lancet Microbe” most of the antibiotic resistant strains of Typhoid causing bacteria originated in South Asia.

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Charon is one of the five natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto. According to a new study, Charon has a “red cap” because of chemicals called tholins. These chemical compounds absorbed a specific colour of the Sun’s UV rays to become red and get deposited around the natural satellite’s north pole.

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Santhal or Santal are India’s third largest scheduled tribe community after Gonds and Bhils. The Santhali population is mainly distributed in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. NDA Presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu’s home district, Mayurbhanj, is one of the districts having dense concentration of the Santhali people. Droupadi Murmu belongs to Santhal tribe. Apart from her, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girsh Chandra Murmu, who was the first Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Jal Shakti Minister Biseswar Tudu also belong to Santhal community.

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The Siruvani River is situated close to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is the tributary of Bhavani river. Part of the Siruvani river is in Kerala’s Palakkad district. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has asked this Kerala counterpart to maintain full reservoir level at the Siruvani Dam across the Siruvani River.

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The new species of sea anemone called Stylobates calcifer lives in a symbiotic relationship with a hermit crab species called Pagurodofleinia doederleini. It was discovered at the depth of 100 to 400 meters in Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan.

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Gotland is an island belonging to Sweden in the Baltic Sea. A new ‘smart road’ capable of charging big electric vehicles has been constructed in this island. The threat of electrical shocks from these wires is eliminated as they are buried under the road.

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Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis. It causes infections in the bloodstream, spinal cord and brain lining. This pathogen spreads when respiratory or throat secretions are shared.

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The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recently issued the draft Regulatory Guidelines for Child Participation in the Entertainment Industry to protect child artistes involved in films, TV, reality shows, social media and OTT platforms from physical and psychological stress.
The draft guidelines also protect child actors’ education by mandating the film producers to appoint a private tutor if the need is required. It also provides protection for minors in the industry under Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA), which comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The NHA was set up for the implementation of the government’s flagship health insurance scheme PM-JAY.
NHA is set to host the first open-to-all hackathon series to drive innovation around different components of the ABDM. The series will commence with the focus on the Unified Health Interface from July 14. The hackathon will provide the opportunities for innovators, data experts and developers from across the world to collaborate and build innovative solutions for increasing access to digital health services.

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The UNGA adopted a resolution in December 1987 to declare June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. It is also known as World Drug Day.
The objective of this day is to combat drug abuse and illegal drug trade across the world and to strengthen global cooperation. The theme for this year is “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises”. It focuses on the existing and emerging global drug-related challenges that are caused by the pandemic, climate crisis, supply chain disruption and inflation.