Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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To commemorate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the World Red Cross day is celebrated every year on May 8.
The day also marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of ‘International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’ and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize. The theme for 2022 is ‘Be Human Kind’.

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Eminent Odia writer Rajat Kumar Kar, a Padma Shri awardee, passed away recently at the age of 88, due to heart-related ailments.
The veteran writer was conferred with Padma Shri in 2021 for literature and education. He was known for his commentary during the annual Ratha Jatra for six decades. He also played a huge role in the revival of Odisha’s dying art of Pala.

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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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The Belfast Agreement or Good Friday Agreement (GFA) was signed in 1998 to end the political conflicts of Northern Ireland.
Recently, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson cited this power sharing agreement. He said that the Post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland are unviable and need urgent reform to unblock the province’s power-sharing Assembly.

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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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After the recent outbreak of ‘Tomato flu’, which was endemic to Kerala, the neighbouring states are ramping up surveillance to prevent the disease.
The tomato flu is a rare viral disease, which causes fever, skin irritation, rashes and dehydration. It affects children below five years of age and gets its name from the large red-coloured blisters it causes. There is no specific drug and the infected children are to be isolated, as it is contagious like other flu types.

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India’s retail inflation in April 2022 surged to 7.79 per cent in April, largely driven by rising fuel and food prices, touching its highest point in last eight years.
The previous high was recorded at 8.33 per cent in May 2014. 6.95 per cent inflation is recorded in the month of March. Food inflation accounted for nearly half the consumer price index (CPI) basket, reached high in April. Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) upper tolerance limit for retail inflation is 6 %.

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As per the study of the India Council for Medical Research under the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI), nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure.
27% did not return for follow up in the first quarter of 2021, as per the study. Only 10% of the patients surveyed have their blood pressure under control. The study enrolled over 20 lakh patients across 19 states including 10,222 Health &Wellness Centes (HWC)/Sub centres.

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The Tata Group has appointed Campbell Wilson, the CEO of Singapore Airlines’ wholly-owned subsidiary Scoot, as Air India’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD).
Tata Group completed its acquisition of the state-owned national carrier in January. Earlier this year, it had named Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci as Air India’s CEO & MD, but he subsequently denied the position.