Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated 2nd Khelo Masters Games Delhi-2022 in New Delhi.
In this game, over 3000 master players of the age group over 30 to 95 years, from 23 State and Union Territories are participating in eight category of games. It concludes on May 3.

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The International Dark Sky Week is an annual event hosted by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). This year, astronomers and sky enthusiasts marked the 2022 International Dark Sky Week from April 22-30.
Hundreds of events were conducted across the globe where participants learn astrophotography, take night walks, and observe night sky without light pollution and learn how it negatively impacts our ecosystem.

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State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) Report is a flagship publication of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
As per the 2022 edition of the report, released during the World Forestry Congress, the world has lost 420 million hectares (mha), approximately 10.34 per cent of its total forest area in the last 30 years. It also warned that 15 per cent of 250 emerging infectious diseases have been linked to forests.

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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has six members, out of which three are external, and the other three members are RBI governor who is the Chairperson of MPC, the Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy, and one officer of RBI nominated by the central board.
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India’s central board approved the nomination of Rajiv Ranjan as an ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee. He replaces Mridul Saggar, who retired last month.

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Basaveshwara, also known as Basavanna, was a 12th-century Indian philosopher, poet and social reformer. He spread social awareness through his poetry, known as Vachanaas.
The birth anniversary celebrations of 12th century reformer Basaveshwara is celebrated as ‘Basava Jayanti’ across the state of Karnataka with processions. This year, both Basawa Jayanti and Eid fell on the same day, and members of the Muslim and Hindu communities came together to celebrate the festivals as “Harmony Day”.

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Attappadi, Kerala’s only tribal block has recorded increasing infant deaths, mainly due to malnutrition and health problems of mothers. Since 2012, as many as 137 tribal infant deaths have occurred.
The Health Department of the state launched a comprehensive healthcare programme for all newly-wed tribal couples in Attappadi. It aims to improve the health of tribal women and prevent neonatal deaths and children born with genetic disorders.

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The Central government recently published the Civil Registration System (CRS) report 2020 based on birth and death reports.
According to CRS, death registration has increased by 4.75 lakh in the year 2020 as compared to 2019. Bihar saw the maximum increase in the death rate with 18.3 per cent followed by Maharashtra (16.6 per cent). The country registered a 73.7 per cent birth rate.

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World Health Organization (WHO) marks May 5 every year as ‘World Hand Hygiene Day’, to encourage people to clean hands at the right times with the right products.
This year, the Campaign theme is “A health care “quality and safety climate or culture” that values hand hygiene and infection prevention and control” and the Slogan is “Unite for safety: clean your hands”.

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‘Victory Day’ is celebrated by Russia every year on May 9, marking victory of Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945.
The day, usually includes a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, is also celebrated to remember the sacrifices of World War Two. Russia showcases its strength of troops and military hardware. Twenty-seven million Soviet citizens died in the World War 2, called as the Great Patriotic War by Russians.

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World Athletics Day was introduced by International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) to promote participation in athletics among youngsters. World Athletics Day was first celebrated in 1996.
IAAF is the international governing body for field athletics and track founded in 1912 in Stockholm (Sweden). Every year on the 7th of May, World Athletics Day is commemorated across the world.