Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently gave security clearance to the new promoters of Jet Airways to resume commercial operations in the country.
The Jalan-Kalrock consortium is currently the promoter of Jet Airways, which was owned and run by Naresh Goyal for over 20 years before it became bankrupt.

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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd first became the first Indian company to cross USD 100 billion annual revenue.
For the fiscal 2021-22, Reliance reported a net profit of ₹60,705 crore on a revenue of ₹7.92 lakh crore (USD 102 billion). The earnings rose due to the high oil refining margins, growth in telecom and digital services and strong retail business. Rise in broadband subscribers, online retail and new energy investment are also the reasons for rise in earnings.

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Alagille Syndrome is a rare genetic liver disease, which is said to occur 1 in 60,000 children. It is an inherited condition in which bile builds up in the liver because of too few bile ducts, causing liver damage.
Recently, a Hyderabad-based hospital successfully undertook crowd-funding to buy drugs to operate on an 11-month-old boy suffering from Alagille Syndrome.

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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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Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament.
It was a hat-trick of titles for him as previously won the La Roda tournament and the Menorca Open in recent weeks. The 15-year old Gukesh remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. With this victory, he moved up to no.64 in the world rankings.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ event held at Bharuch in Gujarat. It was organized to mark the celebration of 100 percent saturation of four key schemes of the state government in the district.
Over 12000 beneficiaries were identified across the four schemes, which include Ganga Swaroopa Aarthik Sahay Yojana, Indira Gandhi Vrudh Sahay Yojana, Niradhar Vrudh Aarthik Sahay Yojana and Rashtriya Kutumb Sahay Yojana.

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NASA’s InSight Mars lander detected the largest quake that was ever observed on another planet. The rover landed on Mars in November 2018 and has heard 1,313 quakes so far, of which the largest “Marsquake” was detected in August 2021.
On Earth the quakes are caused by shifts in tectonic plates, but Mars does not have tectonic plates and its crust is a giant plate. As per the NASA, the ‘marsquakes’ are caused due to stresses that cause rock fracture in its crust.

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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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International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12, to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, who is considered as the founder of modern nursing.
This year the theme for International Nurses Day is “A Voice to Lead- Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health.”.

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Indian Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish “Red Shield Centre for Excellence and Wellness” in Bishnupur district of Manipur.
Red Shield Division under Spear Corps signed MoU with corporate partner State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and training partner National Integrity and Educational Development Organization (NIEDO). The Centre will coach underprivileged students of Manipur to make them eligible for admission to the best colleges and universities in India.