Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Operation Trinetra is a massive search operation that was launched to hunt down terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.
During this operation, a total of five soldiers lost their lives. It was conducted by the Indian Army along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

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ECHO (Economy with safe climate and health leads to greater opportunities) exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs.
It was organized at the sidelines of the 3rd Development Working Group (DWG) meeting of G-20.

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Recently, the India Post, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and Tripta Technologies entered into an agreement to facilitate the operationalization of the Bharat EMart Portal.
This portal will provide the facility to pick up consignments from the premises of the traders and ensure the door-step delivery for the consignees across India.

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The Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation (TNCF) was officially launched, and the Chief Minister’s Trophy 2023 logo, mascot, and theme song were unveiled.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the guest of honour. The logo comes with the slogan ‘Kalam Namathae! (The field is ours!)‘. The mascot is the humanoid Nilgiri Tahr ‘Veeran.’

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently conducted a successful trail run of blood bag delivery by drones under the iDrone Initiative.
This drone flight carried 10 units of whole blood samples from Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi.

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The OFDA 4000 is a cutting-edge equipment capable of testing the authenticity of Pashmina. It was procured recently by Handicrafts and Handloom Department Kashmir.
The equipment is capable of testing more than 40000 fibres in less than a minute and can determine such characteristics of the fibre.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minster Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ‘Agenda for Action: Sustainable Urban Transformation’ in Bhopal.
This makes Bhopal the first city in India to adopt the localization of the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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AT2021lwx is the largest cosmic explosion to be ever observed. It was observed by a group of astronomers led by the University of Southampton.
The explosion is said to be ten times brighter than any known supernova, the explosions that occur as massive stars die.

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Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signed into law a bill decriminalising euthanasia adopted by parliament last week.
The new law allows people who are aged 18 and above and suffering from intolerable pain and terminal illness to opt for euthanasia.

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The Training Programme on Legislative Drafting will be inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The programme was organised by the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), in collaboration with the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE).