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NEWS BULLETIN―24 Week-1,2 June 2022

NATIONAL AFFAIRS ―This is the first time (since 2014) that BJP has taken any such
action.
● The following COVID-19 statistics are as on June 11, 2022. ―In damage control, BJP General Secretary has issued a
―8,239 people tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 statement claiming that:
hours. ✔ BJP respected all religions.
―Till now more than 4.32 crore people in India have tested ✔ BJP is against ideologies which are derogatory to any
positive for COVID-19 infection. religion/sect/group.
―Till now more than 5.24 lakh people have lost their lives in ―The Ministry of External Affairs has issued a statement
India due to COVID-19 infection. making it clear that these comments “do not reflect” the Indian
―More than 40 thousand people in India tested positive for Government’s position
COVID-19 during the last 24 hours. ✔ actions have been taken against the people who made
―There are more than 40 thousand active COVID-19 cases in these complaints.
India. ―In the international arena:
―Some of the essential COVID-19 measures are as follows: ✔ Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan have issued statements
Measure Value denouncing the comments.
Fatality Rate 1.21 percent ✔ Organisation of
Recovery Rate 98.69 percent Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has
Daily Positivity 2.41 percent also issued the statement
Rate condemning the “abuse of the
Weekly Positivity 1.75 percent Prophet Muhammad” by the
Rate leaders of BJP.
–OIC has also stated that these
―The five most affected Indian states (in terms of total abuses were part of the series of
caseload) are: anti-Islamic practices in India
State Caseload (including the hijab issue and
Maharashtra 79.04 lakh demolition of Muslim
Kerala 65.73 lakh properties).
Karnataka 39.55 lakh ✔ Many Islamic countries (including Pakistan) have
Tamil Nadu 34.56 lakh summoned the Indian envoys over the issue.
Andhra Pradesh 23.20 lakh ―The Indian Government has rejected the OIC statement as
“unwarranted and narrow-minded.” But it has not responded
―The five most affected Indian states (in terms of fatalities) are
publicly to criticisms/condemnation by other countries.
State Fatalities
―In the domestic arena, protests were held in different parts
Maharashtra 1.47 lakh of India:
Kerala 0.69 lakh –Protests were held outside Jama Masjid and Jamia Millia
Karnataka 0.40 lakh Islamia University in New Delhi.
Tamil Nadu 0.38 lakh –Protests were held against the Centre Government outside
Delhi 0.26 lakh Mecca Mosque, Hyderabad (Telangana)
―Globally, more than 54.02 crore people have been tested –A successful call for bandh was made in Srinagar (Jammu and
positive for COVID-19. Kashmir) against the comments.
―More than 63.30 lakh people across the world have lost their –The Internet was stopped in different parts of the UT.
lives to COVID-19. Protests in Ranch (Jharkhand) led to injuries to police personnel
―USA continues to be the worst affected country in the world trying to control them.
with more than: Curfew was imposed in different areas.
✔ 8.73 crore COVID-19 cases. Protests and violence broke out at multiple places in Uttar
Pradesh.
✔ 10.35 lakh COVID-19 deaths.
More than 100 people were arrested.
● An international controversy has been ―Demands were made for the arrest of Nupur Sharma and
created by the comments of BJP’s national Naveen Jindal.
spokesperson Nupur Sharma and the party’s ―Effigies of these leaders were burned in protest.
Delhi unit media head Naveen Jindal
● The latest edition of the Environmental Performance Index
―BJP has suspended them both for their
alleged derogatory comments on the (EPI) has been released.
Prophet. ―EPI was developed by:
Nupur Sharma ✔ Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy, Yale
University (USA)
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✔ Centre for International Earth Science Information
Network, Columbia University
✔ Joint Research Centre, European Commission
✔ World Economic Forum
―The key highlights of EPI are:
✔ It was developed for helping in the attainment of the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
✔ It is based on 40 performance indicators in 11
categories.
✔ It ranks 180 countries of the world based on their
performance.
✔ It is a biennial index
✔ It was launched in 2002.
―The key highlights of the latest edition of the Index are:
India with a score of 18.9 has been ranked last (180) in the Index.
In 2020, India was ranked at 168th position (score of 27.6).
India has been ranked at the bottom in environmental health,
corruption, government effectiveness etc.
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Myanmar are the other
countries in the bottom five countries.
Denmark has been ranked first in the Index.
―The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change (MoEF&CC) has strongly condemned this report and
India’s ranking:
―According to the Ministry:
✔ Many EPI indicators used unfounded assumptions.
✔ Many EPI indicators uses unscientific methods
✔ Weights for indicators were selected without any
specific rationale.
* COVID-19 related news (including data) is c hanging on an hourly
basis.
LAW
● The Supreme Court of India in a recent case refused to accept
Arya Samaj certificates as proof of marriage.
✔ The Court asked the petitioner to produce the marriage
certificate of the authorities.
✔ According to the Court, issuing such certificates is the
work of authorities and not of Arya Samaj.
―The Court was hearing a rape case in which the Rajasthan
High Court had denied bail..
―The petitioners in this case were arguing that the man was
married in a ceremony conducted by the Arya Samaj.
―The Court however refused to interfere with the High Court
order.
―The Supreme Court of India in a separate case is hearing an
appeal against the 2021 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
which held that only competent authority under the Special Act,
1954 can solemnise marriages.
✔ The High Court has also asked Arya Smaj to
incorporate the provisions of the Special Act into their
guidelines.
● The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure with the BJP
Leader Ashwani Kumar Upadhaya for the petitioner seeking
prohibition of forceful religious conversions.
✔ The Court said that the petitioners cannot be based on
WhatsApp/social media data.
―The petitioner did not provide any statistics/data in support of
mass conversion claims.
―According to the Court:
✔ the plea required careful examination
✔ there are already legal provisions available against
forceful conversions.
religious conversion is protected by Constitutional provisions.
―The Court has given the petitioner time to provide more
details regarding the issue and back them with data.
● The Punjab and Haryana High Court has provided
protection to couple in a live-in-relationship:
✔ The female in the relationship is already married.
―The Court said that society and culture has changed and as
such these things need a perspective shift.
―In this particular case, the husband is contending that there is
no divorce, and the woman has remarried and as such there can
be no protection provided to her.
―While ordering protection the Court said that:
✔ it was not looking into the legal validity of the
petitioners’ relationship
✔ it was not looking into the merits of the issue
✔ it was not in any manner providing interrogation
protection to the petitioners.
● The Supreme Court of India has refused to order another
counselling round for NEET-PG All India Quota vacant seats.
✔ The Court noted that 8-9 rounds of counselling were
already completed.
✔ The majority of the vacant seats are non-clinical seats
✔ The Court said that the decision of the Government
against another counselling round was in public interest.
―Earlier the Court has expressed displeasure with the Medical
Counselling Committee over more than 1,400 vacant seats.
✔ The MCC was contending that one more counselling
round will affect the admissions for the next academic year.
―The Court had asked MCC to submit a detailed affidavit
regarding the vacant seats and the reason for them remaining
vacant.
STATES
● Tamil Nadu Government has cancelled its decision to transfer
Kindergarten Classes (KG) from schools to anganwadis
school.
―The government defended its decision to transfer classes by
claiming:
✔ Shortage of teachers
✔ Lack of space
✔ Increased enrollment
―This decision was reversed due to the strong backlash from
different stakeholders.
―The State Government has on pilot basis converted
anganwadi centres in more than 2,381 government schools into
LKG/UKG classes
● The Haryana Election
Commission has issued
guidelines for the Local
bodies elections in the
state.
✔ The
Commission has fixed
limits for the elections.
―The elections will be
held on June 19.
―The Model Code of Conduct has come into effect:
✔ The advertisements on walls (by painting and posters)
will have to be removed post election.
✔ The advertisement cannot be placed on government
property.
✔ The parties and candidates cannot use their vehicles for
bringing voters to the polling station.
–Parties/cannot use caste/religion for getting votes. ✔ As high as 75 percent of this inflation is due to increase
―The election expenditure has been increased: in food prices.
✔ to Rs 10.5 lakh for President, Municipal Committee. ✔ RBI has however not changed its inflation target of 4
✔ to Rs 16 lakh for President, Municipal Council. percent (plus/minus two percent).
✔ to Rs 2.50 lakh for Member, Municipal Committee. ✔ The Real GDP growth rate is being estimated at 7.2
✔ to Rs 3.50 lakh for Member, Municipal Corporation. percent.
✔ The inflation has been primarily linked to the Ukraine-
● The Commission for Air
Russian conflict.
Quality Management
(CAQM) has decided to ban ✔ The role of increased taxes on fuel, unseasonal rain,
coal use in the National increased debt etc. were not considered as significant inflation
Capital Region (NCR). drivers.
The CRR rates have been kept unchanged.
✔ The ban will become
effective from January 1, 2023. ✔ RBI has reiterated its intention to introduce digital
currency this year.
✔ In areas with Piped
Natural Gas (PNG) ✔ RBI has highlighted the large surplus liquidity in the
infrastructure, the ban will economy.
become effective from October ✔ The housing loan limits for co-operative banks have
1, 2022. been increased by 100 percent.
―The only allowed exception ✔ The limit for e-mandates has been increased from Rs
is available to thermal power plants for low sulphur coal use. 5,000 to Rs 15,000
―According to CAQM, NCR uses 1.7 million tonnes (approx.) ✔ RBI decided to allow the linking of RuPay Credit
of coal. Cards to UPIs.
―CAQM has taken number of decisions for controlling air ✔ Rural cooperative banks are now allowed to finance
quality in the NCR region: commercial real estate (residential housing) projects.
✔ It has ordered the closure of industries which do not ―RBI permits RCBs to extend finance to commercial real estate
switch over to PNG (in areas where PNG is available).
● The Government of
✔ It has restricted the operations of industries not using India has increased the
PNG to a maximum of 40 hours a week (8 hours a day for a Minimum Support Price
maximum of five days a week). (MSP) of kharif crops.
―According to regulations, industries in Delhi must either use ―The Cabinet
PNG or electricity: Committee on Economic
✔ For escaping this, the industries shift to NCR districts Affairs (CCEA) has
of nearby states. cleared this increase,
● The Karnataka Government has dissolved its textbook ―The MSP of paddy has
revision committee, as it has completed its work. been increased to Rs 2,040
✔ It has also issued a statement that the re-revision of the per quintal (an increase of
textbooks can happen if there are objections to the changes Rs 100 per quintal).
brought in by this committee. ―According to the Government, this increase will lead to 50 to
―The recommendations of the textbook review committee have 85 percent profit on cost of production.
been met with widespread protests in Karnataka. ―The MSP of sesamum has been increased by Rs 523 per
quintal.
✔ Number of writers have withdrawn permission for
―The MSP of maize has been increased by Rs 92 per quintal.
the use of their work in these textbooks.
―The MSP of bajra has been increased by Rs 100 per quintal.
―This committee was chaired by Rohith Chakrathirtha.
―The MSP of tur, urad and groundnut has been increased by Rs
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 300 per quintal.
―The MSP of cotton has been increased to Rs 6,080 (for
● The June meeting of RBI’s medium staple) and Rs 6,380 (for long staple).
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ―The MSP of moong has been increased to Rs 7,755 per
was held from June 6 to 8, 2022 quintal.
―The key decisions taken in this ―The MSP of soybean has been increased to Rs 4,300 per
meeting are: quintal.
✔ Policy Repo Rate has been ―The MSP for ragi has been increased to Rs 3,758 per quintal.
increased to 4.9 percent (an increase of
50 basis points). DEFENCE AND SECURITY
✔ The Standing Deposit ● The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared
Facility (SDF) rate has been adjusted to 4.65 percent. proposals for purchases worth Rs 76,390 crore.
✔ The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate has been
adjusted to 5.15 percent.
✔ RBI has decided to focus on accommodative stance.
✔ RBI will however continue with the accommodative
stance as of now.
✔ The inflation target for the current fiscal has been
increased to 6.7 percent.
―These purchases are being made under the following ✔ The language and fonts used in disclaimer should
categories: match the language and disclaimer used in the advertisement.
✔ Buy (Indian) ✔ The duties of the manufacturers, advertisers,
✔ Buy & Make (Indian) advertising agencies etc. are specified.
✔ Buy (Indian-IDDM) ✔ The important factors to be considered while giving
―These purchases will include: endorsements have been specified.
–Corvettes for the Indian Navy The penalties under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will
✔ Wheeled Armoured apply to the offences under the guidelines.
DAC headed by Defence
tanks for the Indian Army. ✔ First offence carries a penalty of Rs 10 lakh.
MInister Rajnath Singh
✔ Bridge laying tanks for ✔ Each subsequent offence carries the penalty of Rs 50
the Indian Army. lakh.
✔ Aero-engines of Su-30 MKI aircrafts for the Indian Air ―These guidelines have been released for increasing the
Force. transparency/clarity of the advertisements.
―The corvettes in question are being designed by the ✔ the consumers should be able to use the advertisements
Directorate of Naval Design, Indian Navy. for making informed decisions.
✔ They will replace the existing Khukri and Kora ● This Election Commission of India is working on a pilot
corvettes. project for remote voting.
● India has conducted one more successful test of Agni-4 ―The key highlights of this project are:
missiles. ✔ A committee will be established
―This test was conducted as part of the routine user training. ✔ The committee will look into the migrant voters
―The test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, concerns
Odisha. ✔ The committee will hold talks with different
―The key stakeholders (including political parties).
highlights of the ―The Commission has been considering remote voting for
Agni Missiles are: sometime now.
✔ They are ✔ The Commission has established a technical advisory
one of the two main committee for this purpose.
(other being ✔ The Commission is taking help from IIT-Madras for
Prithvi) nuclear this purpose.
capable missiles of India.
✔ The possibility of using Blockchain technology is
✔ Agni 4 is an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile being considered.
(IRBM). ―Remote voting allows registered voters to vote from locations
✔ Agni 4 has a range of around 4,000 km. other than their registered constituencies.
✔ Agni 4 can reach altitude of up to 900 km. ✔ These other locations can be both domestic or
✔ Agni 4 is capable of carrying payload of up to 1,000 kg international.
―These missiles were developed by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO). ● The Election Commission of India
has asked the following to track the
POLICY & GOVT. INITIATIVES employees who take leave on polling
day but do not turn up for voting:
● The Indian Government ✔ Centre Government
has released the Departments
“Prevention of Misleading ✔ State Government
Advertisements and Departments
Endorsements for ✔ Public Sector Units (both
Misleading Advertisements, 2022” guidelines for dealing with
Central and State)
misleading advertisements.
―The guidelines were notified by the Union Ministry of ✔ Large private companies (with at least 500 employees)
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ―The Commission will also ask them to appoint nodal officers
(MoCAF&PD) and will come into effect immediately. for this purpose.
―The key highlights of these guidelines are: ―This is being done to check the apathy of urban voters.
―The voter apathy is significantly among the urban voters.
✔ All the advertisement media are covered (print,
During 2019 Lok Sabha elections:
television, online etc.)
✔ Srinagar saw 14.43 percent voter turnover.
✔ Advertisements by Public Sector Units are also
included. ✔ Hyderabad saw 44.84 percent voter turnover.
✔ The self-regulation guidelines of the Advertising ✔ Patna Sahib saw 45.80 percent voter turnover.
Standards Council of India (ASCI) will continue to work in ―The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides all
parallel. registered voters an entitlement to get paid holiday for casting
votes.
✔ The guidelines ban surrogate advertisements
✔ The advertisements targeting children will be ● The Government of India has cleared the transfer of 10
regulated. communication satellites to the New Space India Limited
✔ The disclaimer should include all relevant and
material information.
(NSIL).
✔ These satellites are in-orbit.
―NSIL is a Public Sector
Enterprise:
✔ It acts as a commercial wing
of the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO).
✔ Department of Space has administrative control over
NSIL.
―Government has also cleared the proposal for increasing the
authorised share capital of NSIL to Rs 7,500 crore (this amount
is Rs 1,000 crore currently).
―The key highlights of NSIL are:
✔ It deals with end-to-end commercial space activities.
✔ It functions as a full fledged satellite operator.
✔ It acts as a single window operator.
✔ It has the authority to set transponders price based on
the market conditions.
✔ It has the freedom to offer/allocate capacity

SPORTS NEWS
● Avani Lekhara has won a gold medal ✔ This is the 22nd Grand Slam Title win for Nadal.
in the women’s 10m air rifle standing
SH1 event at the Para Shooting World ✔ With this win Nadal has become the oldest title winner
Cup, Chateauroux (France). in history.
✔ While achieving this, she also ―Nadal also holds the record for winning the most Grand Slam
Titles.
broke the world record by scoring 250.6
points.
✔ The previous world record of
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
249.6 was also held by Lekhara. Avani Lekhara ● The World Bank has
✔ With this win, Lekhara has cleared USD 1.49 billion
secured a place at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. credit to war torn Ukraine.
―The silver medal at the event was won by Emilia Babska ✔ This funding will
(Poland). be used for payment of
―The bronze medal was won by Anna Normann (Sweden). salaries to government
―Lekhara is a Tokyo Paralympics champion. employees and social
―SH1 event is a rifle event for athletes who have lower limb workers in the country.
impairment. ―This funding is guaranteed by:
United Kingdom Netherlands
● Rafael Nadal defeated Casper Rund to win his 14th French Lithuania Latvia
Open Title. ―Till now, the World Bank has cleared more than USD 4
✔ He has become the only person to win the single major billion of credit for Ukraine.
event trophy 14 times. ―The Ukraine Government needs more than USD 5 billion per
month for smooth running.
✔ Ukraine’s economy is in disarray due to the Russian
invasion.
● Sri Lanka has deferred the clearance for the proposed 21st
Constitutional amendment.
✔ This deferment is due to the resistance from some
members of the Parliament.
―This Constitutional Amendment will bring the Sri Lankan
executive under its Parliament (or legislature).
―Some parties want to do away with the presidential system of
government itself. As such they are opposing this amendment.
―Sri Lanka is undergoing the worst economic crisis in its
history.
✔ It has defaulted on international debt repayments.
✔ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
classified Sri Lankan debt as unsustainable.
* COVID-19 related news (including data) is changing on an hourly
basis.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

● In a recent study trial, rectal cancer in all the participants ―The average global temperatures today are around 1.1 degrees
(12) was healed. Celsius more than the average global temperatures during pre-
✔ The one year median followup of these patients does industrial times.
not show any regrowth of tumors. ―The increase in global temperatures is causing various
✔ The recovered patients did not have adverse events of effects including:
grade 3 or higher. ✔ Increased flooding
―The study involved: ✔ Increased heat waves
✔ non-operative management of the patients. ✔ Increased drought
✔ immunotherapy involving Programmed Death 1 (PD- ―These increased carbon dioxide points towards the failure of
1) inhibitor Dostarlimab. countries to adhere to the Paris targets.
―The treatment was given over a period of six months.
―The authors of the study have clarified that in non-operative
patients, the chances of regrowth are 20 to 30 percent higher. As
BASIC GK ASPECTS
such, there are chances that the cancer might reoccur.
―The study has been published in the New England Journal
Books and Authors
of Medicine. Azadnagar: The Story of a 21st Century Slave Revolt―by
―The future trials need to be conducted with significantly more Laura T. Murphy
participants. In Hitler’s Munich: Jews, the Revolution and the Rise of
―The traditional treatment of rectal cancer involves Nazism―by Michael Brenner
chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of
SUMMIT & ORGANIZATIONS Partition―by Aanchal Malhotra
A World on Hold : A Living Record of the Global
● According to World Health Organisation (WHO) data, Pandemic―by Surabhi Sundaram and Divita Aggarwal
between 13th May and 2nd June, 27 countries have identified a
total of 780 monkeypox cases. Open Book : Not Quite a Memoir―by Kubbra Sait
✔ The monkeypox is not endemic to these countries. Nothing More To Tell―by Karen McManus
✔ 20 out of these 27 countries are situated in the
European region.
Awards and Honours
―WHO has also said that: ● The 30th edition of the MTV Movie and TV Awards was
✔ Majority of these cases are among the held on June 5, 2022 at the Barker Hanger, Santa Monica,
homosexual/bisexual population. California (USA).
✔ Majority of the reported cases had travel history to ―The key award winners are listed below:
Europe and North America. ✔ Best Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home
✔ Monekypox has not caused any death as of now in non- ✔ Best Show: Euphoria
endemic countries ✔ Best Performance (Movie) Tom Holland in Spider
✔ Monkeypox is a source of death in endemic countries. Man: No Way Home
✔ A single case of monkeypox in a non-endemic ✔ Best Performance: (Show) Zendaya in Euphoria.
countries should be considered as an outbreak ✔ Best Hero: Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow
✔ The global risk of monkeypox is moderate as of now. ✔ Best Villian: Daniel Radcliffe in The Lost City
―Monkeypox virus is endemic to the following countries: ✔ Best Song: On My Way (Marry Me) by Jennifer Lopez
Cameroon Central Africa
Congo Gabon People in News
Ghana Côte d’Ivoire
Liberia Nigeria ● Indian cricketer Mithali Raj has announced retirement from
Sierra Leone Benin international cricket (all formats).
―Raj is one of the leading scorers in One Day Internationals
South Sudan
(ODIs) with 7,805 runs in 232 ODIs.
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY ✔ She has played in 12 international test matches
✔ She has played in 89 international T20 matches.
● According to the National ―Earlier, Raj had announced retirement from the T20 format.
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Places/Events in News
carbon dioxide
concentration in the ● India is translocating 5-6 cheetahs from South Africa to
atmosphere touched an all- India.
time high in May this year. ✔ This is the first time that India is doing trans-
✔ The concentration continental relocation of large carnivores.
levels almost touched 421 ―These animals will be kept at the Kuno National Park,
parts per million. Madhya Pradesh.
―The carbon dioxide levels ―The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
in May were more than 50 Change (MoEFCC) has:
percent higher than during the pre-industrial levels. ✔ signed the agreement for translocation
―The total carbon emissions in 2021 touched an all time high ✔ obtained permission from South Africa
of 36.3 billion tons.
―The information from the Ministry of External Affairs DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
(MEA) is still pending. MoCAF&PD: Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public
―An Indian team is currently working in South Africa for the Distribution
translocation.
―The South African team is shortly expected in India to PSU: Public Sector Unit
oversee the translocation arrangements. ASCI: Advertising Standards Council of India
―The MoEFCC is coordinating with the following for this CPA: Consumer Protection Act
translocation:
NSIL: New Space India Limited
✔ National Tiger
Conservation Authority PSE: Public Sector Enterprise
(NTCA) ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
✔ Wildlife Institute IMF: International Monetary Fund
of India (WII)
―Cheetahs became extinct NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
in India around 70 years ago. WHO: World Health Organisation
―In 1952, The Indian ODI: One Day International
Government officially
declared Cheetah as extinct NTCA: National Tiger Conservation Authority
in India. WII: Wildlife Institute of India
✔ India has been
trying to reintroduce Days/Anniversaries
Cheetahs into India for a long
time now. ● June 5 is observed annually as the World Environment Day
―The current translocation across the Globe
―World Environment Day 2022 was observed with the theme,
plan was proposed in 2009.
‘Only One Earth’
✔ Various ―World Environment Day 2022 was hosted by Sweden.
sanctuaries/reserves were ―The decision for observing the World Environment Day was
assessed for the relocation. taken by the United Nations in 1972 and the first World
―The Supreme Court gave clearance for the translocation in
Environment Day was observed in 1974
2020.
―Based on the success of the current translocation, in the ● The Food Safety Day is globally observed on June 7 annually.
coming days, WII wants to translocate around 45 to 40 Cheetahs ―The decision to adopt World Safety Day was taken in the
at different Indian sites. United Nations General Assembly in December 2018.
―The celebration of the day is done in collaboration with the
Important Abbreviations Food and Agriculture Organization.
―The theme for 2022 was ‘Safer Food, Better Health’.
BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party ―The day has been adopted by the United Nations for raising
MEA: Ministry of External Affairs awareness regarding the importance of maintaining safe food
OIC: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation standards and for reducing the burden of deaths due to
foodborne diseases.
EPI: Environmental Performance Index ―The usage of bad quality or unsafe food predominantly affects
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals women and children.
MoEF&CC: Ministry of Forests and Climate Change ● World Brain Tumour Day is observed on June 8 every year.
MCC: Model Code of Conduct ―The objective of World Tumour Day is to create awareness
CAQM: Commission for Air Quality Management and educate individuals regarding brain tumours.
―Brain tumours are fatal and most of the individuals
NCR: National Capital Region diagnosed with them die within 9 to 12 months of diagnosis.
PNG: Piped Natural Gas ―Around 40,000 to 50,000 individuals are diagnosed with brain
MPC: Monetary Policy Committee tumours annually. Around 20 percent of these individuals are
children.
SDF: Standing Deposit Facility
● World Oceans Day is observed annually on June 8.
MSF: Marginal Standing Facility
―This day is observed for increasing awareness of the
GDP: Gross Domestic Product importance of oceans in everyday life.
CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio ―World Oceans Day 2022 was observed with the theme,
‘Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean’.
RCB: Rural Cooperative Banks
―Different countries have been observing World Oceans Day
MSP: Minimum Support Price since 1992.
CCEA: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ―The United Nations adopted the observance of this day in
2009.
DAC: Defence Acquisition Council
―The observance of this day is linked with the Sustainable
IAF: Indian Air Force Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainable use of the
IRBM: intermediate Range Ballistic Missile oceans, marine resources and the seas.
 MCQs
1. Which of the following is/are correct (b) forbidden use of coal in the NCR region
6. Consider the following statements:
regarding the petition in the Delhi High from the next year
(i) It is endemic to Congo and Ghana
Court seeking prohibition of forced (c) allowed thermal power plants to use
(ii) It is primarily transmitted through non-
religious conversions? piped natural gas for power generation
heterosexual practices
(i) The Court has asked for data to support (d) allowed thermal power plants to import
(iii) Its recent outbreak is a concern because
the claims in the petitions fossil fuels for power generation
it is happening in countries in which it is not
(ii) The Court has agreed to accept 13. Which of the following is incorrect?
endemic
WhatsApp data as proof in this instant (a) Repo Rate: 4.9 % (b) CRR: 4.8 %
Which of these statements is/are correct for
(iii) The Court has clarified that the Indian (c) SDF: 4.65 % (d) MSF: 5.15 %
monkeypox infection?
Constitution protects the religious
(a) only (ii) (b) (i) and (ii) 14. What is the maximum range of
conversions
(c) (iii) and (i) (d) All of these Agni-4 missiles?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(a) 4,000 km (b) 5,000 km
(c) (iii) and (i) (d) All of these 7. Consider the following statements
(c) 6,000 km (d) 8,000 km
regarding Rafael Nadal:
2. Which of the following is/are
(i) He is the only person to win the single 15. Which of the following movies has
correct?
major event trophy 14 times won the Best Movie award at the MTV
(i) Marriage certificates issued by Arya
(ii) He is the only person who has won 22 Movie and TV Awards 2022?
Samaj are accepted by Courts as a valid
Grand Slam titles (a) Dune
proof of marriage
(iii) He is the only person who has won the (b) Spider-Man: No Way Home
(ii) The Madhya Pradesh Court has asked
French Open Title 12 times (c) Scream
Arya Samaj to incorporate the provisions of
Which of these statements is/are correct? (d) The Adam Project
the Special Marriage Act into their marriage
(a) Only (ii) (b) (i) and (ii)
guidelines 16. Which of the following missiles have
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only nuclear capability?
(c) both (i) and (ii) (d) neither (i) nor (ii) 8. Which of the following statements (a) Trishul (b) Prithvi
is/are correct for NSIL? (c) Akash (d) Nag
3. In the case involving the vacant seats
(i) It deals with end-to-end commercial
in the NEET-PG All India Quota, the 17. When is World Environment Day
space activities
Supreme Court of India has____. observed?
(ii) It is a full-fledged satellite operator
(i) issued directions for holding one more (a) June 5 (b) June 7
(iii) It designs its own satellite launch
final round of counselling in the public (c) June 9 (d) June 11
vehicles
interest
(a) only (ii) (b) (i) and (ii) 18. Which of the following statements is
(ii) asked the Government of India to
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) None of these NOT correct regarding the BrahMos
explain the reason for the vacant seats even
after multiple counselling rounds missiles?
9. The World Bank has recently
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only (a) They can touch a maximum speed of 4.8
approved USD 1.49 billion credit to
(c) both (i) and (ii) (d) neither (i) nor (ii) Mach
Ukraine. This funding will be primarily
(b) They can be launched from aircraft and
used for_______.
4. In a case before the Punjab and submarines
(a) purchasing weapons
Haryana High Court, a married female (c) They have been deployed at many
(b) rehabilitation of refugees returning to
and an unmarried male in a live-in- locations along the Line of Actual Control
Ukraine
relationship have asked for police (d) They are supersonic cruise missiles
(c) ensuring the cultivation and export of
protection. What did the Court decide?
wheat 19. Which of the following is
(a) The protection was denied because the
(d) paying salaries of government INCORRECT?
live-in-relationship was illegal
employees/social workers (a) RBI is planning to introduce digital
(b) The protection was denied because such
relationships are against the Indian culture currency next year
10. The Election Commission of India is
and ethos (b) According to RBI, there is ample
looking into the possibility of remote
(c) The protection was granted, and the surplus liquidity in the economy
voting. For this purpose, it is exploring
legality of the relationship was upheld (c) RBI has increased e-mandates to Rs
Blockchain technology with the help
(d) The protection was granted without 15,000
of_______.
examination of the legality of the (d) RBI has set the inflation target for the
(a) IIT-Madras
relationship current fiscal to 6.7 percent
(b) IIT-Kharghar
(c) IIT-Kochi 20. Which of the following Sustainable
5. Karnataka Government has issued
(d) IIT-Delhi Development Goals is predominantly
an ordinance for the upcoming
Bengaluru City Council elections. Which associated with World Oceans Day?
11. The latest edition of the
of the following is correct for this (a) SDG 8 (b) SDG 10
Environmental Performance Index has
ordinance? (c) SDG 14 (d) SDG 16
ranked India at_____ position.
(a) It reserves 55 percent seats in total for (a) 100th
OBC/SC/ST candidates (b) 120th
Answer Keys
(b) It reserves the one-third of the BBMP 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 d
(c) 150th
5 b 6 c 7 b 8 b
council seats for the OBC candidates (d) 180th
9 d 10 a 11 d 12 b
(c) It makes matriculation (passing of 10th
class) compulsory for contesting the 12. The Commission for Air Quality 13 b 14 a 15 b 16 b
Management (CAQM) has ________ 17 a 18 a 19 a 20 c
elections
(d) It makes it mandatory for the candidates recently
to have working toilets in their homes (a) banned use industrial use of fossil fuel
in the NCR region from the following year