Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Madhya Pradesh government’s “Startup Policy and Implementation Plan – 2022”.
The policy was launched with an aim to promote startups and encourage young entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh. A new feature added to the policy is the concept of ‘MP Startup Centre’. The startup centre will have a dedicated office, a mentor for every start-up and experts from the relevant field, who will help the start-ups.

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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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Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Global Insurance Leader AXA, announced the launch of its financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHERs- enabling an empowered future’.
It is a special initiative to spread financial awareness among women and enable them to make informed financial decisions. The company aims to engage with women, especially mothers, their families, and 1 million citizens, to raise awareness about a financially secure future for women.

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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has recently passed away at the age of 73. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced that there will be 40 days of official mourning in the country.
The United Arab Emirates’ de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as the new President by the Federal Supreme Council.

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‘Sky Bridge 721’, the world’s largest suspension bridge in Czech Republic has been officially opened for tourists.
The walkway provides sights of the Jesenky Mountains. The bridge which is 721 metres, or 2,365 feet long, connects two mountain ridges and hangs 312 feet above a valley.  This is 154 metres longer than Nepal’s Baglung Parbat Footbridge, which holds the Guinness World Record for the longest suspension footbridge.

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World No.1 Iga Swiatek won her fifth consecutive WTA Tour title, defeating No.7 player in straight sets to win the Italian Open 2022.
The 20-year-old Polish star is just the second player to ever win four or more WTA 1000 titles in a single season after Serena Williams (5) in 2013. Novak Djokovic scored a straight-set victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the 2022 Italian Open men’s title and his first ATP Tour title of the season.

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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated an ‘India-Jamaica Friendship Garden’ at the Hope Gardens, Jamaica during his four-day visit to the Caribbean nation of Jamaica.
President Kovind inaugurated “Dr BR Ambedkar Avenue”, a road named after the architect of India’s Constitution in Downtown Kingston.

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The top five recipient countries for remittances in 2021 were India, Mexico, China, the Philippines, and Egypt.
According to the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief, remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries are expected to increase by 4.2 percent this year to reach USD 630 billion. Remittances to Ukraine, which is the largest recipient in Europe and Central Asia, are expected to rise by over 20 percent in 2022.

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The ‘India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage’ is set to be built at Lumbini, Nepal, by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), India with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture (India).
International Buddhist Confederation, is a grantee body under the Ministry of Culture. The Buddhist Centre will be the first ‘Net Zero Emission’ building in Nepal.

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‘Nanjarayan Tank’ has been declared as the 17th Bird sanctuary of Tamil Nadu. It is a a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district of the state.
The Nanjarayan Tank also known as Sarkar Periyapalayam Reservoir, has 220 cormorants and 165 pelicans. It has over hundreds of painted storks, and coots. The tank is over 800 years old and birds have been visiting here for centuries. 181 species of birds, 16 species of reptiles, over 40 varieties of butterflies, 11 species of mammals and as many as 76 types of flora have been recorded.