Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years to control surging inflation.
The Federal Reserve announced that it would increase its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent. It is the largest rate hike since 1994, and is expected to push up the cost of borrowing for homes, cars and other loans.

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Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the ‘Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022’ in New Delhi.
The focus is on the Road Map for Carbon Neutrality by 2070. The Minister emphasized on maintaining equilibrium between ecology, environment and development. He also spoke about the government’s priority on green hydrogen, Bio-ethanol, Bio-LNG and Bio-CNG.

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The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice.
It aims to celebrate the unity of cultural heritage and traditions, as well as to strengthen ties among people. The seasonal movement of the Sun’s daily path appears to stand still at a northern or southern limit before reversing direction. There are two solstices that occur annually namely the Summer Solstice around June 21 and Winter Solstice around December 21.

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The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is the nodal agency responsible for protecting India’s critical information infrastructure. It was established in 2014 under Section 70A of the IT Act, 2000. It is part of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), an intelligence agency under the NSA.

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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which comes under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, is responsible for the implementation of the NIPUN project of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It will train, monitor and track potential candidates under this initiative.

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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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Bavarian Alps are mountain ranges located with the German state of Bavaria. The G7 Leaders’ Summit 2022 is set to take place from June 26 to 28 in the Bavarian Alps. Germany, which took over the G7 presidency at the beginning of this year, will host the event.

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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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Odisha’s Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) authority introduced the Mo Bus Service in November 2018 to promote smart technologies and safe transportation for women riders
It was recently recognised by the UN’s Public Service Awards for 2022.

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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.