Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 11-12, 2021
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1. Which institution released the report titled “The Hunger Virus Multiplies”?
[A] World Bank
[B] UNICEF
[C] Oxfam
[D] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Correct Answer: C [Oxfam]
Notes:
Oxfam has recently released a new report titled “The Hunger Virus Multiplies”. As per the report, eleven people die every minute of hunger.
The report also found that the number of those facing famine-like conditions globally has increased by six times over the past year. It highlighted that famine outpaces COVID-19, which kills about seven people per minute.
2. Nation State Law, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Syria
[C] Jordan
[D] Egypt
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Correct Answer: A [Israel]
Notes:
Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people. It also rejected claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities.
In its ruling, the court acknowledged shortcomings in the “Nation State Law”. As per the critics, it downgrades the status of Israel’s Arab minority, which makes up around 20% of the country’s population.
3. Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021, which was in the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Kuwait
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Pakistan passed the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021, which aims to protect women, children, the elderly and other vulnerable groups from domestic violence.
The bill states that any act of domestic violence will be punishable with imprisonment of a maximum period of three years and not less than six months, along with fines up to Rs 1 lakh. The bill was moved in the National Assembly passed in the lower house. It was also passed by the Senate and awaiting presidential assent.
4. Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) is a part of the Defence system of which country?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] UK
[D] China
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has cancelled a previous cloud computing contract, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project, worth $10 billion that had been awarded to Microsoft.
The DoD will have a new system called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC), in which the US administration will divide the contract between multiple companies, so that both Amazon and Microsoft are expected to win contracts.
5. Port city of Qingdao, which was in the news for a massive algae bloom, is located in which city?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] South Korea
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
Chinese port city of Qingdao, which was making news recently, has a massive algae boom is threatening sea life, tourism, and water transport
In response to that, China has deployed thousands of boats and machines to deal with the massive algae bloom. As per the environmentalists, the. Climate change and pollution contributed to the production of the organic matter which contains micro-organisms and can flourish when nutrient-rich sewage flows into seawater.
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