Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Kalena Agrahara Lake located in Bengaluru. The 7.3-acre lake was restored at a cost of Rs 3 crore under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme, along with the grants of the state government.
A sewage treatment plant of 0.15 MLD capacity has also been constructed at a cost of Rs 75 lakhs. The storage capacity of the lake has been enhanced from 37.4 ML to 58.50 ML.

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Gokulam Kerala FC retained the I-League crown by beating the Kolkata-based Mohammedan Sporting in the final round of the tournament, played at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
I-League is the professional league for the Indian men’s association football clubs which was started in 2007. Rishad and Emil Benny scored goals for the Gokulam Kerala FC while Marcus Joseph scored the only goal of the other team.

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French President Emmanuel Macron selected Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister. This is only the second time in 30 years that a woman has been appointed to the prestigious role.
She succeeds the incumbent Prime Minister Jean Castex, as the country is expecting legislative elections in June. Edith Cresson occupied the office during the presidency of Socialist leader Francois Mitterrand in the early 1990s.

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The ‘International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia’ is observed on 17 May every year.
The Day celebrates diversity and raises awareness of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTIQ+) people. This year’s theme has been chosen to be Our Bodies. Our Lives. Our Rights.  According to a recent data, an estimated two billion people live in environments where LGBTIQ+ people are treated as criminals.

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The International Migration Review Forum commenced at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and is held from 17-20 May.
The Forum serves as the intergovernmental platform for Member States to discuss progress on the implementation of programmes related to Migration. The Forum is headed by the President of the General Assembly, with the support of the United Nations Network on Migration. The ILO serves on the Executive Committee of this Network.

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India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs, wherein participants from ITEC member countries are trained.
The President of India Ramnath Kovind’s visit to Jamaica is the first ever visit of an Indian President to the country. This is taking place in the 60th anniversary year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. India increased the ITEC slots from 30 to 60 for Jamaica.

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Odisha were crowned as the champions of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022. Odisha clinched a 2-0 victory over Karnataka in the final of the competition, held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Jharkhand earned a third-place finish in the competition after defeating Haryana.

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Bombay Stock exchange (BSE) has approved the appointment of S. S. Mundra as the Chairman of the company, subject to approval of SEBI.
Mundra retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2017 after serving for three years. He was Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda from where he superannuated in 2014. He served as RBI’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board and its various committees. He was also the Vice-chair of OECD’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE).

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The Supreme Court slammed Kerala as it failed to comply with January 2017 order requiring them to compensate victims who suffered effects of endosuflan pesticide.
The judgment had directed three steps – identification of victims, disbursal of ₹5 lakh compensation to each victim, and setting up medical facilities to deal with the long-term health effects arising from the effects of endosulfan. The Supreme Court banned the use of Endosulfan in 2012.

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The Delhi High Court recently declared the AAP government’s doorstep ration delivery scheme– Mukhymantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna not valid.
The High Court Bench said that the Delhi government can bring another doorstep delivery scheme but it cannot use grains provided by the Centre for this doorstep scheme.