Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness that generally affects boys.
The Odisha government recently announced one-time financial aid of Rs.10 lakh to each discharged patient suffering from the DMD.

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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the regulator of insurance companies, is planning to tighten regulations on insurance advertisements.
These new rules will assign higher responsibilities on senior management of insurers in designing and approving media campaigns that promote insurance products.

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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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Nano-QuIC (Nanoparticle-enhanced Quaking-Induced Conversion) is a ground-breaking diagnosis method that will enable quick and accurate detection of neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and chronic wasting disease in animals. It was developed by University of Minnesota researchers.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) recently named Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman as ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2023.
This comes after Zaman produced match-winning performance for Pakistan in ODI.

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The piezoelectric MEMS technology has been jointly developed by researchers at DRDO and IIT Madras.
This sensor technology has the potential to be used for underwater communications by the Indian Navy.

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IIT Roorkee has unveiled new labs to drive India’s clean energy transition.
Two new labs namely Renewable Grid Integration Laboratory and Green Hydrogen Laboratory were inaugurated at the IIT Roorkee’s Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy (HRED).

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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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Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum is a new museum that will be set up at North/South Block as part of the Central Vista project.
It will display India’s rich civilisational culture spanning over 5,000 years. The initiative has been undertaken to commemorate the 47th International Museum Day on May 18.

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Union Health Ministry launched a learning management information system SAKSHAM-Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management.
Healthcare workers and administrators can utilise SAKSHAM to acquire globally relevant knowledge.