Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the government will soon issue a commemorative coin of Rs 100 denomination to mark the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Darda.
Born in 1923, he was a former Congress leader and founder of the Lokmat group of newspapers. The successful businessman and also served as a Minister in Maharashtra for several terms. He passed away in 1997.

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Reserve Bank of India (Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct) Directions, 2022 was released recently by the RBI.
Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) with a net worth of Rs. 100 crores can issue credit cards. Regional Rural Banks need to collaborate with other banks. Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and NBFCs registered with the Reserve Bank with a net worth of more than Rs. 100 crores can issue cards subject to certain guidelines.

 

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Labour Day or International Workers’ Day is observed each year on the first day of May to celebrate the achievements of the working class. It is also called as ‘May Day.’
The first May Day celebrations took place in 1890 after proclamation by the first international congress of socialist parties in 1889 in Paris, to dedicate May 1 as the “Workers Day of International Unity and Solidarity.” The first May Day celebration in India was organised in Madras (now Chennai) by Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan in 1923. This was the first time the red flag was used in India.

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According to the RSF 2022 World Press Freedom Index, India’s ranking has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd place.
This year, Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) were ranked at the top positions, while North Korea remained at the bottom of the list of 180 countries and territories. Reporters sans frontieres (RSF) or Reporters without Borders, a global media watch-dog releases the report every year.

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The Odisha State ST and SC development department signed an MoU with the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, to set up a tribal health observatory (TriHOb).
This is said to be the first in the country, for ensuring equity in tribal health in Odisha. TriHOb will establish a repository on the health of tribal population of Odisha. Odisha Tribal Family Health Survey was also launched.

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Indian Railways introduced Bharat Gaurav trains, first-of-its-kind theme-based tourist circuit trains, in 2021. It aims to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and historical places to the people of India and the world.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to run Bharat Gaurav trains in the Mumbai and Delhi sector. IRCTC, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways operating the first Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train.

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Bengaluru-based Jain (Deemed-to-be University), the host for the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021, has bagged the top position in ‘Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021’.
The team won 20 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. Lovely Professional University (LPU) and Punjab University bagged the first runner-up and the second runner-up positions respectively. In this edition, 2 national records and 76 previous Khelo India University games records were broken.

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Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced that the second phase of the mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and gold artefacts will come into force from June 1, 2022.
The second phase will cover additional three caratages of gold jewellery namely 20, 23 and 24 carats. 32 new districts under the mandatory hallmarking regime where an Assaying and Hallmarking Centre (AHC) has been set up post implementation of the first phase. A consumer can get the purity of their unhallmarked gold jewellery tested in AHCs.

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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the National Report of the 5th round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) at the ‘Swasthya Chintan Shivir’ held at Vadodara.
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) which is measured as the average number of children per woman has come down from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between NFHS-4 and 5. There are only five states in India, which are above the replacement level of fertility of 2.1. This includes Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Manipur.

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The Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, was headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and state election commissioner K K Sharma are its ex-officio members.
The Delimitation Commission released its final report, with 47 seats assigned for Kashmir and 43 for Jammu. There will be five parliamentary constituencies, each with an equal number of 18 Assembly seats while 9 seats were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).  Additional seats in the assembly for Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir were recommended.