Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index eased to 7.04 per cent in May from 7.79 per cent in April this year.
As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data, inflation slipped mainly due to easing prices in Food & Beverages and Fuel & light sections. Food & Beverages have a weight of more than 54 percent in Consumer Price Index.

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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in Canada passed the Turban Day Act, to celebrate April 13 every year as Turban Day across the province.
The act officially recognises turban as a part of Canada’s diversity and multiculturalism. It explains that the turban is not only a religious symbol of faith for the Sikh community, but also important for their respect and dignity. The month of April is celebrated as Sikh Heritage Month across Canada since 2019.

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As per recent reports, Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-largest supplier of crude oil last month.
The average daily rate of Russian oil exports to India stood at 819,000 barrels, as compared to 277,000 barrels exported in April. Indian buyers account for 18 percent of Russian crude oil exports. Russian crude has been trading at a discount reaching USD 30 to Brent since the start of the war in Ukraine.

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A team of researchers from the University of Delhi has discovered a unique set of fossilised dinosaur eggs in Madhya Pradesh.
One egg nesting within the other was found at the Dinosaur Fossil National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The rare phenomenon of eggs-within-eggs is far known to occur only in birds so far.

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The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications for the auction of 72 GHz of spectrum for a 20-year-period.
It will make way for providing 5G services to public and enterprises. 5G services is said to be about 10 times faster than 4G.The Cabinet also decided to enable the development of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to promote innovation in industry 4.0 applications.

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Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the joint fifth highest goalscorer in international football history.
He is also third on the list of active international goal-scorers, just behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Chhetri achieved this feat during India’s AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Hong Kong, which was won by India.

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India hosted the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) to commemorate 30 years of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Secretary General participated in the meeting. The Meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan.

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India is the host of FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, whose schedule was released recently. India will play all its group stage matches of the World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The quarterfinals will be held in Navi Mumbai and Goa on October 21 and 22. The Nehru Stadium in Goa and D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will host maximum matches.

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The Shriram Group has secured RBI approval for the merger of Shriram City Union Finance and Shriram Capital Ltd with Shriram Transport Finance Company.
This consolidation is set to create the largest retail finance NBFC in the country. The merger would help the group bring together all its lending products. The Group announced that it would focus on digital lending, with distribution on a newly built super application.

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During the launch of the Agnipath scheme, the Centre had said those between the of 17-and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted for a four-year tenure in the tri services of Army, Navy and Air Force.
As per the latest order by the Defence Minister, the age limit for recruitment has now been raised to 23 for the 2022 batch only. There have been nation-wide protests against the new model for recruitment of soldiers.