Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022

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Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tributes to ‘People’s poet’ Gurram Jashuva on his 127 th birth anniversary.
Jashuva used verse poetry as a weapon to wage a war against superstitions and evil of untouchability being practised in those times. He also fought against caste discrimination, poverty and economic disparities.

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India has entered into a collaboration with California for research and innovation in the field of zero-emission vehicles.
The California-India ZEV Policy programme is aimed at supporting ZEV uptake in India, promoting the development of an EV industry in India and contributing to India’s industrial growth. As part of the collaboration, a new India ZEV Research Centre was also set up.

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Every year International Translation Day is observed on September 30 to honour the work of translators and language professionals across the world.
The theme for this year’s International Translation Day is ‘A world without barriers’. September 30 was chosen as it also coincides with the feast of the Bible translator, St. Jerome.

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Uttarakhand received the first prize in two categories, for the best adventure tourism destination and all-around development of tourism from the Ministry of Tourism.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar presented National Tourism Awards 2018-19, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. He also launched photography and videography contest during the event.

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Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha, topped the ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022’ with a net worth of Rs 17,500 crore.
Bhavish Aggarwal (Rs 11,700 crore), the founder of Ola, came in second place and Divyank Turakhia (Rs 11,200 crore) of Media.net in third place. Kaivalya Vohra, the 19-year-old co-founder of Zepto, instant Grocery app, is the youngest self-made entrepreneur, while Neha Narkhede, co-founder of Confluent, streaming data Tech Company, is the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur.

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As per the draft guidelines issued by the Finance Ministry, Regional rural banks (RRBs) will be eligible to list on stock exchanges and raise funds if they have net worth of at least Rs 300 crore over the previous three years.
Such banks must have a capital adequacy of 9 per cent in each of the previous three years and recorded operating profit of at least Rs 15 crore for a minimum of three out of the preceding five years, among other norms.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented a prototype humanoid robot named ‘Optimus’ that shares artificial intelligence software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features.
The Optimus robot is designed for mass production in millions of units. It carries a 2.3kWh battery pack, runs on a Tesla SoC, and contains Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity. The human-like hands with ‘Biologically Inspired Design’ will make them suitable for picking up objects of various shapes and sizes, holding a bag, and containing a precision grip on small parts.

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The Australian government has announced a zero extinctions target for the country’s plants and animals. This is the first time a federal government announcing such a target.
The goal forms part of a 10-year plan to improve the trajectory of 110 species and 20 places, and protect an additional 50m hectares of land and sea area by 2027. The number of priority species has increased from 100 to 110 and locations have increased from six to 20.

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Shyamji Krishna Varma was a revolutionary freedom fighter, who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London to promote the cause of Indian nationalism and freedom.
He was born in Gujarat in 1857 and passed away in 1930 in  Geneva, Switzerland. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary.

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The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
As per the prize committee, the awardee’s works display a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques. The USD 10,000 -award was instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, and Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005. It is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below, who contribute in the field of mathematics, influenced by Srinivasa Ramanjuan.