Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to conduct drone attacks targeting Kremlin to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. Currently, there are around 20 kremlins across Russia. The most important popular one is in Moscow.
The name kremlin means ‘fortress inside a city’, and is often also used to refer to the Russian government.

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The ‘Title 42’ order was imposed by the Trump Administration in 2020 to allow US authorities to expel migrants to Mexico without a chance to seek US asylum.
The US administration says the COVID-era Title 42 will be replaced by enforcement of Title 8, which carries the potential for criminal prosecution, deportation and a five-year ban on re-entry.

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich ‘MiG-21’ is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
The aircraft that was inducted in India in early 1960s. The Indian Air Force is currently planning to phase out the remaining 3 squadrons of these fighter jets after numerous crashes and accidents.

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The IBM has launched Watsonx – an AI and data platform capable of enabling countries to integrate artificial intelligence in their business.
It can be used for automatically generating codes using natural language and deploy AI models for tasks such as chemical creation and climate change modelling.

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The state government of Assam is planning to set up an expert committee to investigate if the state government has the authority to ban polygamy in the region.
The committee will analyse the provisions of The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937 and Article 25 of the Indian Constitution in relation to the DPSP for a uniform civil code.

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El Ghriba synagogue, also known as Djerba Synagogue, is situated on the Tunisian island of Djerba.
At least four people lost their lives in a shooting near this ancient synagogue. the pilgrimage to Ghriba is at the heart of Jewish tradition in Tunisia, where only about 1,500 Jews live.

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‘Buddham Saranam Gacchami’ Exhibition was inaugurated recently by Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi at the National Gallery of Modern Arts, Delhi. It showcased Buddhist art and culture from across the world. The Exhibition was attended by most of the countries which have significant Buddhist populations such as Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, South Korea, Thailand, Bhutan.

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The third edition of the SCO startup forum was held recently. It was organized in New Delhi by the Department of Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade.
It is aimed at expanding the startup interactions amongst the SCO Member States, nurturing innovation, generating employment and encouraging young talent to build innovative solutions.

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Big Ben is the nickname given to the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, United Kingdom. It had failed to bong on May 10, when the dials of the clock on top of the Elizabeth Tower briefly stopped.
For hundreds of years, it was called the Clock Tower, and was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the launch of the ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign by banks recently.
It aims to trace and settle top 100 unclaimed deposits of every bank in every district of the country within 100 days. An unclaimed deposit is one which does not see any activity like the infusion of funds, withdrawal from the depositor for 10 years or more.