Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to offer breakfast in government schools, along with the mid-day meal.
Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the breakfast scheme for students studying in Classes 1 to 5 in the state. The special nutritional scheme is based on a public health study by the government on the malnourished children in the state. Tamil Nadu was also a pioneer of the midday meal scheme.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opposed a petition by Delhi Police to match a suspect’s picture and fingerprints from the crime scene with the Aadhaar database to help identify the accused.
Section 33 of the Aadhaar Act says that the identity information can be disclosed if such an order is made by a high court or Supreme Court judge, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the UIDAI and the Aadhaar-holder. However, core biometric information shall not be disclosed under this subsection.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of Jain International Trade Organisation’s ‘JITO Connect 2022’.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari was present on the occasion. The Conference was organised in Pune. The Prime Minister called for collaboration and investment in 5 fields named EARTH:  E- Environment, A- Agriculture and natural farming, farming technology and food processing sector, R- Recycling, T- Technology for all and H- health care.

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Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code states that a person commits the crime of sedition if a person brings hatred or contempt, or excites disaffection towards the government established according to the law. It prescribes the maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
The Centre told the Supreme Court that the provisions of the law (Section 124A) will be re-examined and reconsidered.

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The largest and most successful counter-insurgency operation in the country ever, Operation Dudhi was held in 1991 by the Assam Rifles troop.
Eight surviving personnel of the Assam Rifles eliminated 72 insurgents and captured 13 others alive in a single operation in Jammu and Kashmir. All eight surviving personnel of the Assam Riffles and family members of two others who died in the operation were felicitated by the Assam Rifles.

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Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane inaugurated the First Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK) at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi.
It has been set up as a hub in Delhi with spokes in Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, and Shillong. It will focus on designing apparel, home furnishing, and accessories and make Khadi a universal and value-driven brand.

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Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane launched the second phase of MSME RuPay Credit Card during the National conference of MSME- Development Institutes, Testing Centres and Technology Centres.
The second phase of MSME RuPAY Credit Card has been launched in asociation with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Baroda, SBM Bank (India) and HDFC Bank.

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India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024.
Commission on Elections, Philippines was the previous chair of AAEA. Currently, 20 Asian Election Management Bodies (EMB) are members of AAEA and Election Commission of India (ECI) is a founder member of the EMB of AAEA. New members include Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

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The Department of Consumer Affairs recently organised a one-day ‘National Workshop on Legal Metrology Act, 2009’.
The Act was passed to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other related goods. Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said that there is a need for decriminalisation of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.

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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and UAE’s DP World to develop Skill India International Centre at Varanasi.
Skill India International Centres provide high-quality training to the Indian youth. NSDC also signed an MoU with Medhavi Skills University to promote skill-embedded degree/diploma courses among students who have completed either Class 10 or 12.