Current Affairs Quiz - June 2022

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Kempe Gowda was a chieftain under the Vijayanagar Empire, who was known for the fortification of Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru in 1537.
His birth anniversary is observed every year across Karnataka on June 27 since 2017. In his honour, Kempe Gowda International Award was instituted earlier this year, to recognize the contributions towards development of Bengaluru. The recipients of the inaugural edition of this award are former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Infosys founder NR Narayan Murthy and veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone.

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United Nations Ocean Conference is set to be organized from June 27 to July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal. It will be co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Portugal.
The aim of the conference is to promote science-based innovative solutions needed to ensure sustainable management of ocean. It seeks to promote green technology and innovative use of marine resources. The conference will discuss solutions to address threats to health, ecology, economy and governance of the ocean.

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US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders re-launched the “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment” at their annual gathering at Schloss Elmau in Germany.
It aims to raise USD 600 billion in private and public funds over five years, to finance infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s Belt and Road project. The United States would mobilise USD 200bn in grants, federal funds and private investment over five years, while Europe will mobilise 300 billion euros.

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Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space named ‘Zuljanah’. It is a a 25.5 meter-long rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.
The satellites will gather data in low-earth orbit. Zuljanah is named after the horse of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

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The Himachal Pradesh is set to implement a buy-back scheme in schools and colleges to purchase single-use plastic items from students.
Under the new scheme, the government will pay students Rs 75 for a kg of single-use plastic items they deposit with the school. The scheme aims to inculcate a habit of environment conservation among the youngsters

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The remains of the US Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B Roberts, which had sunk during the Second World War, was found in the Philippine Sea.
The vessel, also known as the Sammy B, was split in half and lodged on a slop below the Pacific Ocean. It was found at a depth of 6,895 meters in the Philippines Sea. It remained undiscovered for nearly eight decades.

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The DRDO and the Indian Navy have successfully tested the indigenous ship-borne weapon system Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM).
The VL-SRSAM was designed based on Astra missile. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, as the first air-to-air missile. Astra is also an all weather beyond-visual-range missile.

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Centre for Neuroscience (CNS), IISc reseachers have developed algorithm to study brain activity. Using ‘Regularized, Accelerated, Linear Fascicle Evaluation, or ReAl-LiFE’ algorithm, enormous amounts of data generated from diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) scans of the human brain can be analysed.
Using ReAL-LiFE, the team could evaluate dMRI data over 150 times faster than existing state-of-the-art algorithms.

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The National Insurance Awareness Day is observed on 28 June annually to make people aware about the benefits of investing in an insurance plan
After a huge fire in London, Nicholas Barbon set up the first fire insurance company in 1666 AD. Since then, the insurance market has expanded to several new sectors.

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UAE is India’s third-largest trade partner and second-largest export destination in 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held bilateral talks with President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Abu Dhabi.
Prime Minister conveyed condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to further deepen and diversify the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.