Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022
31. Mame Khan, the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet, is from which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Rajasthani singer Mame Khan became the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet. He was part of the Indian contingent led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.
Artists including R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Prasoon Joshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and Anurag Thakur represented India at the Cannes 2022 red carpet.
32. Which Railway zone has developed a battery-operated dual-mode locomotive named Navdoot?
[A] Central Railway
[B] Western Central Railway
[C] Southern Railway
[D] North Eastern Railway
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Correct Answer: B [Western Central Railway]
Notes:
Western Central Railway has recently developed a battery-operated dual-mode locomotive named Navdoot.
This engine runs on both modes i.e. battery and electricity. At present, it is being used during shunting of trains at Jabalpur, Mudwara, and other stations on a trial basis. This e-engine can pull 18 coaches at a speed of 30 kmph. Railways will save 1000 liters of diesel every day with this new locomotive.
33. As per a recent report, which country recorded the maximum number of air-pollution-related deaths?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] China
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
According to a recent report on pollution and health published in The Lancet Planetary Health, Air pollution was responsible for 16.7 lakh deaths in India in 2019, which is 17.8% of all deaths in the country that year. This is the largest number of air-pollution-related deaths of any country.
The majority of the air pollution-related deaths in India were caused by PM2.5 pollution and the rest by household air pollution. Globally, air pollution alone contributes to 66.7 lakh deaths.
34. ‘Nanjarayan Tank’ has been declared as a Bird sanctuary of which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Odisha
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Goa
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
‘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.
35. Which Ministry launched the report on ‘Circular Economy in Municipal Solid and Liquid Waste.’?
[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]
Notes:
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has released a report on ‘Circular Economy in Municipal Solid and Liquid Waste.’
At present, India generates 1.4 lakh tonnes of solid waste daily out of which 35 per cent is dry waste. This report has estimated that proper municipal wet, solid, and construction waste treatment can generate around Rs 30,000 crore revenue annually.
36. Which country chaired the ‘BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meet in 2022?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
China hosted the BRICS foreign ministers’ meet in 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India S Jai Shankar participated in the meeting, where the foreign ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine and supported talks between Russia and Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister also participated in the BRICS foreign ministers’ dialogue with emerging markets and developing countries.
37. RSV, the most common cause of infection in children, is associated with which disease?
[A] Respiratory Disease
[B] Liver Disease
[C] Ear Infections
[D] Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
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Correct Answer: A [Respiratory Disease]
Notes:
As per a new study, Lower respiratory infection caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) was responsible for more than 1,00,000 deaths in children under five in 2019 across the world.
RSV is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infection in young children. The study was done based on age brackets. It highlighted that there were over 45,000 deaths in infants under six months old in 2019. The incidence rate of RSV in India is 53 per 1,000 children per year.
38. Which organisation announced to fund USD 30 billion to tackle global food crisis?
[A] FAO
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] International Monetary Fund
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Correct Answer: B [World Bank]
Notes:
The World Bank has announced that it has planned to implement a global response to the food security crisis, with up to USD 30 billion funding in existing and new projects
Financing in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, water and irrigation will be available for implementation to address food insecurity over the next 15 months. The World Bank is also working with countries to prepare USD 12 billion of new projects to fight food security crisis.
39. Where is the ‘CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute’ located in India?
[A] Pune
[B] Chennai
[C] Lucknow
[D] Mysuru
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Correct Answer: B [Chennai]
Notes:
Union Minister of State Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute in Chennai.
He announced that the leather industry in India will aim at net-zero carbon footprint. In 2021, export realization from the leather sector is valued at Rs 40,000 crores. The Minister also announced about the efforts to prepare customised footwear for Indians by using 3D technology.
40. India’s first ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ (WARDEC) is announced to be set up in which city?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Kochi
[D] Vishakhapatnam
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
The Army Training Command signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), Gandhinagar to develop a ‘War-game Research and Development Centre’ in New Delhi.
The project named ‘WARDEC’, will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality war-games.
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