Current Affairs Quiz: 14 May 2022

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1. 1. Which organisation released the ‘1st Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control’ report with key findings that 70% of those infections can be prevented with good hand hygiene?
      1) United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
      2) World Health Organization (WHO)
      3) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
      4) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
      5) United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-2) World Health Organization (WHO)
      Explanation:
      On the occasion of World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) i.e. on May 5, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the 1st Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control stating 70% of those infections can be prevented with good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices.
      i. As per the report, Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are among the most frequent adverse events occurring during health service delivery. On average, 1 in every 10 affected patients will die from their HAI.
      ii. In 2020-21, only 4 of 106 assessed countries met all of the WHO’s minimum requirements for national Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
      Note- The WHHD 2022 was observed on 5th May 2022 with the theme of “A health care “quality and safety climate or culture” that values hand hygiene and infection prevention and control”.
      
      
      
   2. The BRICS countries agreed to launch a ‘Pandemic Early Warning System’ during the 12th meeting of BRICS health ministers in May 2022.
      Which country hosted the meeting?
      
      1) India
      2) Brazil
      3) Russia
      4) China
      5) South Africa
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer- 4) China
      Explanation:
      During the 12th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) health ministers, virtually hosted by China, the BRICS countries have agreed to launch an early warning system for large scale pandemics.
      i. Around 70 attendees including the health ministers from BRICS countries and the deputy director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) participated in the meeting.
      Note- China is set to host the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China in June 2022.
      
      
      
   3. Which bank recently (in May’22) launched an online platform named “Trade nxt” for cross-border export-import transactions?
      1) Union Bank of India
      2) Bank of Baroda
      3) Bank of India
      4) Canara Bank
      5) Punjab National Bank
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer- 1) Union Bank of India
      Explanation:
      The Union Bank of India (UBI) has launched an online platform, ‘Trade nxt’, which enable corporate, and MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) to transact all cross-border export-import transactions from the comfort of their place, i.e. eliminates the need for companies to visit a bank branch for the same.
      i. It offers seamless entry and processing of letters of credit (LC), bank guarantees, export/import bills, disbursement of export credit, outward & inward remittances, dealer financing etc.
      
      
      
   4. In May 2022, Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) provided _______ LoC to SBM (Mauritius) Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (SBMIDCL) for Metro Express & Infrastructure Projects.
      
      1) USD 140 Million
      2) USD 100 Million
      3) USD 190 Million
      4) USD 120 Million
      5) USD 150 Million
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-3) USD 190 Million
      Explanation:
      The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement with the SBM (Mauritius) Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (SBMIDCL) to provide the latter with a USD 190 million Government of India (GoI)-backed Line of Credit (LoC).
      i. The agreement was made for the purpose of financing Exim Bank’s participation in the ongoing Metro Express Project and other infrastructure projects in Mauritius through Redeemable Preference Shares in public sector entities.
      
      
      
   5. As per Morgan Stanley, India’s GDP growth was downgraded to _____ from an earlier projection of 7.9% for FY23.
      1) 6.9%
      2) 7.5%
      3) 7.2%
      4) 7.4%
      5) 7.6%
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-5) 7.6%
      Explanation:
      Morgan Stanley downgraded India’s growth forecast to 7.6% from 7.9% for FY2023 amid slowdown in global growth, higher commodity prices and risk aversion in global capital markets.
      i. This 7.6% forecast is a baseline forecast for India while its bearish and bullish growth projections are 6.7% and 8%, respectively and for FY24, it lowered its growth forecast to 6.7% from 7% estimated earlier.
      
      
      
   6. Who was recently (in May ’22) appointed as the new Prime Minister (PM) of Sri Lanka after the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa?
      1) Ranil Wickremesinghe
      2) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
      3) D. M. Jayaratne
      4) Chandrika Kumaratunga
      5) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-1) Ranil Wickremesinghe
      Explanation:
      Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, has appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the United National Party (opposition party) as the new Prime Minister(PM) of Sri Lanka, following the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned from his post of PM of Sri Lanka amid mass protest over the economic crisis. The Cabinet was automatically dissolved by his resignation.
      i. Previously, Ranil Wickremesinghe has served as the PM of Sri Lanka for 5 times since 1993.
      
      
      
   7. Name the personality who was recently (in May ’22) appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India.
      1) Harish Manwani
      2) Sanjiv Mehta
      3) Leslie Thng
      4) Campbell Wilson
      5) Alice Vaidyan
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-4) Campbell Wilson
      Explanation:
      Tata Sons Private Limited (Tata Sons), owned by Tata Group, appointed Campbell Wilson as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India.
      i. Campbell Wilson has resigned his position as the CEO of Scoot Pte Ltd, the wholly-owned low-cost airline subsidiary of Singapore Airlines(SIA), for his stint in Air India and He will step down from his current role in Scoot on 15th June 2022 and will subsequently take over as the CEO of Air India.
      
      
      
   8. The Indian Air Force (IAF) tested (in May 22) the first extended-range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from which aircraft?
      1) INS Delhi
      2) Mikoyan MiG-31
      3) INS Chennai
      4) Sukhoi-30 MKI
      5) Mirage 2000D
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-4) Sukhoi-30 MKI
      Explanation:
      The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the first ever Extended Range Version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile (Air launched version) from Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet on the designated target in Bay of Bengal region.
      i. The range of the Extended range version of BrahMos missile is around 350 kilometres (km) from its original 290 km.
      ii. The BrahMos missile achieved a supersonic speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.
      
      
      
   9. Padma Shri awardee ‘Rama Kant Shukla’ recently (in May ’22) passed away. In which field did he receive the Padma Shri award in 2013?
      1) Medicine
      2) Literature and Education
      3) Social Work
      4) Public Service
      5) Art
      

      Answer & Explanation

      Answer-2) Literature and Education
      Explanation:
      Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla, a profound Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, has passed away in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh(UP).
      i. Dr Rama Kant Shukla is the founder general secretary of Devavani Parishad in Delhi, and the founding chairman and editor of “Arvacinasamskrtam”, a quarterly journal in Sanskrit.
      ii. The Government of India(GoI) honoured him with Padma Shri in 2013 for literature and education and he was honoured with the President’s Award under the Sanskrit category in 2009.
      
      
      
   10. ________ became India’s 1st state to restore the old pension scheme in order to provide income to retired employees.
       1) Assam
       2) Tripura
       3) West Bengal
       4) Jharkhand
       5) Chhattisgarh
       

       Answer & Explanation

       Answer-5) Chhattisgarh
       Explanation:
       Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to restore the old pension scheme in order to provide assured income to retired employees.
       i. The state issued Gazette notification to switch back to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from National Pension Scheme (NPS) will be effective from April 1, 2022.
       ii. The state has also sent a detailed proposal to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to withdraw ‘17,000 crore accrued under the market-driven National Pension System (NPS) since November 2004.