Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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CrabSar is a satellite mission that is set to be launched by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) in partnership.
The satellite will consist of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that enables high-resolution imaging from small satellite earth observation missions, irrespective of weather conditions or daylight.

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Cryosat is an European Space Agency (ESA) Earth observer that carries an instrument called a radar altimeter to study the variations in height among the planet’s surface and the changes in ice fields.
It has tracked 200,000 or so glaciers and revealed that they have lost 2,720 billion tonnes of ice in a decade because of climate change.

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The inaugural edition of the China-Central Asia summit will be hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to take part in this summit. The 2022 China-Central Asia summit was held virtually.

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Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid, with the fastest lap.
Mexica’s Perez came second while Fernando Alonso came third. Verstappen was also the winner of last year’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

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The report titled “Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth” was released recently by the United Nations. It is edited by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA.
According to this report, progress in reducing maternal and newborn deaths has remained stagnant since 2015.

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The Sea Harrier Museum was inaugurated recently by Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy. This facility displays the Sea Harrier (SH 606) fighter jet designed and manufactured by British Aerospace.
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) initiated the Sea Harrier Museum project in 2020.

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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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Dr Jayant V. Narlikar, an astronomer, recently became the first recipient of the ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award.
The award was instituted in 2022 to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI).

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Union Ministry of Home Affairs recently announced the finalization of the Model Prisons Act, 2023. There is no provision for reform and rehabilitation of prisoners in the existing Act. The new act is expected to serve as the guiding document for states and for the adoption in their respective jurisdictions.

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Archopterus anjiensis is the oldest fossil sea scorpion in China. Its 445-million-year-old fossil was found in the Chinese Zhejiang Province.
The 445-million-year-old fossil sea scorpion lived during the uppermost Ordovician period, around 445 million years ago.