Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the main tunnel and five underpasses of Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project in New Delhi.
The project is fully funded by the central government and is built at a cost of over ₹920 crore. The project is aimed at providing hassle free access to the new exhibition and convention centre being developed at Pragati Maidan. It is a part of Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Project.

 

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The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status.
The recommendation from the EU’s executive arm will be discussed by leaders of the 27-nation bloc during the upcoming summit in Brussels. The European Commission also proposed making Moldova, which shares a long border with Ukraine, an EU membership candidate.

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18 June is marked as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. In July 2021, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”.
Hate speech goes against the core principles of the UN Charter such as equality, peace, and respect for human dignity leading to social disharmony.

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The Haryana state government and Israel have signed a joint declaration in the field of integrated water resources management and capacity building.
The Joint Cooperation Agreement was signed by the Project Director of Atal Bhujal Yojana, Haryana with the representative of Israel, to make significant transformation in water management sector.

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were included in the Global Top 100 list in the Kantar Brandz 2022 Most Valuable Global Brands report.
TCS jumped 12 positions to 46th position from 58th in 2021 and its brand value was up 61 per cent. HDFC Bank’s rank was up five positions while LIC saw its rank slip 19 positions to 92, and its brand value was down by 4 per cent compared to 2021.

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The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was conducted at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
The exercise provided a platform for mutual learning and sharing best practices amongst the armies from 16 Nations. The Indian contingent consisting of personnel from the Ladakh Scouts participated in the exercise. Mock tactical operations as per United Nations (UN) mandate among other exercise were held.

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on July 1, 2017, to revamp the country’s entire indirect tax structure and modify tax administration and compliance.
The system has completed five years of implementation. There has been a significant increase in the tax base in India at about 1.36 crore active GST registrations as on 31 March 2022.The revenues of May 2022 touched the INR 1.41 lakh crore mark and GST collections crossed Rs 1 lakh crore for 11 months in a row.

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A part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh is going to become a Dark Sky Reserve, which will help promote astronomy-tourism. Once this region is declared as the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve, efforts will be undertaken to protect the night sky from superfluous illumination and light pollution.

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The year 2022 has been designated as the ASEAN-India Friendship year. This year marks the 30th anniversary of dialogue relations between India and ASEAN countries. The diplomatic ties between the two sides commenced in the early 1990s.

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The Bashi Channel, which connects the South China Sea with the western Pacific Ocean, is a waterway between the Philippines’ northern island of Luzon and the Taiwanese island of Orchid. It is part of the Luzon Strait, which connects the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea.