Current Affairs Quiz - May 2022

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Shreya Singla from Punjab recently won a gold medal in Badminton in the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Brazil.
In shooting, India finished in the second place with three gold and two bronze medals. Ukraine was at the top spot with six gold and 12 overall medals. India currently ranks eighth on the medals table with seven gold, one silver and four bronze medals.

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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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Kanheri Caves are located inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. A set of tourist amenities was inaugurated by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy at Kanheri Caves recently.
Kanheri, which has around 100 caves, comes under the purview Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The cave complex demonstrates Buddhist style of art and architecture with Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions dating from 1st century CE up to 10th century CE.

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India and France concluded their second joint patrolling in the South-Western Indian Ocean.
Indian Navy P-8I aircraft was deployed from the French island of La Reunion to carry out joint surveillance and patrolling operations with the French Navy in the South-Western Indian Ocean. An Australian P-8 maritime patrol aircraft is expected in India on a reciprocal visit.

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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.

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The 90-second trailer of the feature film on ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ directed by Shri Shyam Benegal was released recently.
The Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of India and the Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh are producers of the film. National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) of India and Bangladesh’s Film Development Corporation (FDC) signed the Agreement for the film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer Rs 30,307 crore as surplus to the government for 2021-22.
The decision was taken by the RBI board to maintain the contingency risk buffer at 5.50 per cent of its balance sheet. This year’s transfer is lower than the surplus transferred in the previous financial year Rs 99,126 crore for a nine-month period ended March 2021.

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The Department of Biotechnology notified the guidelines for safety assessment of genome edited plants.
The guidelines provide a road map for sustainable use of genome editing technologies. They are applicable to public and private sector research institutions. Genome editing is the technology in which the DNA of an organism is changed and it is different from genetically-modified organisms (GMO) technology.

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Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the excise duty cut of Rs 8/litre on petrol and Rs 6/litre on diesel.
She also announced a subsidy of Rs 200 for those buying LPG cylinders under the Ujjwala Yojana. The cuts have been made in Road & Infrastructure Cess (RIC), which is not shared with states and so, the burden lies with the Centre. This duty cut has a revenue implication of Rs 1 lakh crore annually for the Centre.

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government of Delhi inducted two robots into Delhi’s firefighting fleet, as a first-of-its kind initiative.
The robots will be able to extinguish fires in narrow streets, warehouses, basements, stairs, and forests and enter places like oil and chemical tankers and factories. Recently a fire incident in a factory in Mundka town killed 27 people.