Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) focuses on three dimensions of disaster risk i.e., exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity, and characteristics of hazard to minimize risks and increase resilience.
A high-level meeting of the midterm review of the SFDRR was held recently at the UN Headquarters.

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Scientists have found the first-ever genetic detection of wolf-dog hybridization in India. According to researchers, wolf (Canis lupus)-dog (Canis lupus familiaris) hybridisation can cause a decline in wolf populations.
The researchers pressed the need to upscale conservation efforts through tracking, monitoring, assessing prey base.

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The ONDC Academy will be launched by the Open Network for Digital Commerce to raise awareness about various processes and to train network partners.
Its purpose is to develop a robust ecosystem of certified buyers, sellers and logistics network partners across the country.

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The Union Public Service Commission is a government body responsible for the appointment of services of the Union, framing amendment of recruitment rules for various posts and services under the government, conduct disciplinary cases related to civil services and more.
Its funding is sourced from the Consolidated Fund of India.

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A report titled “Repeat offenders: coal power plants top the EU emitters list” was released recently. According to this report, the top ten largest emitters in the European Union Emissions Trading System in 2022 are all coal plants.
The top 10 emitters are responsible for almost a quarter of all power sector emissions in the region. Poland and Germany pumped out 13 per cent of the EU’s total emissions together.

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The orbitofrontal cortex is an area in brain where information about reward value of odours and identity are represented.
In a new study, researchers were able to train an algorithm to predict a person experiencing pain based on the signals in the orbitofrontal cortex region of the brain.

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The Union Ministry of Oil is currently taking steps to merge the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) into Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL).
The MRPL and HPCL are two listed subsidiaries of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). It is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

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USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world. It recently made its first foreign call.
The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. The ship sailed into Oslo, a first for such a U.S. ship, in a show of NATO force at a time of heightened tension between NATO and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

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Sturisoma reisi is a newly discovered species of catfish. It was found in Madeira River basin in Bolivia and Brazil.
First described in 1838 with Loricaria rostrata as the type species, the genus includes 10 recognized species at present.

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54-year-old U.T. Khader was unanimously elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, becomes the first Muslim to hold the post in Karnataka.
He was a former Minister of the state and 5-time Member of Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed the name of Mr Khader, which was seconded by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.