Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Gauri, a documentary based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, has recently won the “Best Long Documentary Award” at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023.
The film festival is organized to promote, foster and enhance cultural harmony between diverse communities of South Asia.

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Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) is the flagship initiative of the Union Defence Ministry. It recently reached a millstone with the signing of the 250th contract.
The contract is the first one under the Mission DefSpace, and the 100th SPRINT (Navy) contract. Mission DefSpace was launched with 75 Defence Space Challenges to be addressed by the private sector.

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Exercise Jal Rahat is a joint flood relief exercise conducted in Assam to validate joint drills and coordinate preparedness by multi-agency flood relief columns.
It involved the participation of the Indian Army, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and police representatives.

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The demand for the creation of a separate Kukiland has been happening since the late 1980s.
After clashes between Manipur’s Kuki-Zomi tribes and the majority Meitei community left more than 70 people dead, the state’s 10 Kuki-Zomi MLAs demanded a separate administration under the Constitution.

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Platytholus clemensi is a newly discovered genus and species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur. Its partial skull remains were found in the US’ Montana.
Also known as dome-headed or bone-headed dinosaurs, these creatures are characterized by a large, bony dome atop their skull, a short neck, short forelimbs and powerful hind limbs.

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The recent collapse of the Go First Airline could have a major impact on entire airlines ecosystem. This cash-strapped airline has announced that it has cancelled all flights until May 26.
It marks the first major airline collapse in India since Jet Airways filed for bankruptcy in 2019. Go First’s total debt to financial creditors was 65.21 billion rupees.

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Spitzer space telescope that was dedicated to infrared imaging and was launched in 2003. While it was initially designed to function for a little longer than five years, Spitzer continued to work along till January 2020, when it was retired.
Rhea Space Activity, a Washington-based astrophysics startup, will develop the Spitzer Resurrector Mission. With the mission, a spacecraft would travel to Spitzer to service and restore its operation.

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The SEBI has proposed major changes to the mutual fund fees to address the issue of mis-selling and minimize costs of investing in mutual funds.
According to this recommendation, the total expense ratio, which refers to the annual fee collected by asset managers from unitholders, should be standardized across different scheme categories like equity or debt in mutual funds.

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Shipbuilding Financial Assistance (SBFA) was introduced by the Indian Government to make India-made ships competitive in the global market.
Under this initiative, Indian Shipyards are provided up to 20% of the Contract Price or the Fair Price (whichever is lower) as assistance for each specialized vessel they construct.

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BL Lacertae (BL Lac) is a blazar situated some 950 million light years away from Earth.
The Indian Astronomical Observatory located in Hanle of Ladakh has collaborated with 10 other global telescopes to observe the brightening of this blazar.