Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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The Solomon Islands has decided to suspend the entry of all foreign navy ships into its ports, as per the announcement from the prime minister’s office.
The United States earlier alleged that only their navy vessels were not allowed to enter the ports of the Solomon Islands.  The Solomon Islands also has signed a security pact with China creating a strained relationship with the US and its allies.

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James Anderson became the most successful pace bowler in the history of international cricket after overtaking Glenn McGrath. The 40-year-old pace legend accomplished this feat in the second Test against South Africa.
With 951 wickets in 287 matches, Anderson is also the fourth most successful bowler in the entire international cricket, after Sri Lankan spinner Sri Lanka’s Muthiah Muralidaran (1,347 wickets), Australia’s Shane Warne (1,001 wickets) and India’s Anil Kumble (956 wickets).

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‘Nuakhai’, which means ‘new food’, is an agricultural festival observed by people of Odisha and Southern Chhattisgarh in India.
Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. It is also called as a ‘Harvest festival’ and is celebrated during the August-September season.

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The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United State.
It is a small box sent with the Perseverence rover of the NASA has produced oxygen in Mars with components from the planet’s atmosphere. It splits carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere to produce pure oxygen. This is the first time materials needed for human missions on Mars were generated with resources not those carried from Earth.

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The National Green Tribunal has asked two people of Mayurbhanj district to deposit around ₹36 crore for illegal mining, royalty for the excess mined sand and the environmental damage caused by it.
This is the highest ever penalty imposed on individuals indulging in illegal mining of sand from riverbed in Odisha. The illegal mining in the beds of Budhabalanga River has attracted this fine.

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Japan’s government has recently declared a war on floppy disks. Japan’s Digital ministry has announced that it will do away with floppy disks and other outdated technology to modernise its bureaucracy.
The magnetic storage disks became obsolete and were phased out globally decades ago. Japan has announced to move administrative procedures online. Used between 1970s and 1990s, a floppy disk is a removable disk storage device used to save computer data and programmes.

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USA’s NASA has released a recent update to its “Eyes on the Solar System’ visualization tool. The browser-based visualization tool allows users to rotate objects, compare them side by side, and modulate the perspective and lighting. Users can also explore interactive simulations of missions undertaken by Voyager, Perseverance, and other spacecraft.

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Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped amongst all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking report published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) for the month of August 2022.
UIDAI has been a top performer in resolution of cases received through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.
Under the scheme, 14,500 schools from across the country will be upgraded as PM-SHRI schools. They will have a modern and transformational method of imparting education. The PM SHRI Schools will showcase all components of the National Education Policy 2020

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The Pacific Area Travel Writers Association, an affiliate of the UN World Tourism Organization, will confer West Bengal with the International Travel Award 2023 for ‘Best Destination for Culture’.
The award will be presented in Berlin at the World Tourism and Aviation Leaders’ Summit. The UNESCO heritage status was earlier conferred to West Bengal’s Durga Puja. Teh West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier went to the UN to receive appreciation for the ‘Kanyashree’ welfare scheme.