Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 23, 2021
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1. FIDE is the international federation of which sports/game?
[A] Football
[B] Chess
[C] Basketball
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: B [Chess]
Notes:
Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) is the World Chess Federation, headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 20, 1924 and has as many as 195 member countries.
To commemorate the formation of FIDE, World Chess Day is celebrated on July 20, every year since 1966. The day encourages more people to play and enjoy the game of chess. Chess originated in India, moved to Persia and spread across the Southern Europe.
2. Which Indian state/UT launched the ‘Automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR)’, for new-born hearing screening?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Punjab
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
Notes:
Punjab government launched an automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR) under universal new-born hearing screening programme.
Punjab has become the first state in the country to introduce the AABR system to manage hearing loss in new-born and young children. This is done under the Universal new-born hearing screening programme.
3. What is ‘AMLEX’, recently developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar?
[A] Covid-19 Test Kit
[B] Oxygen Rationing Device
[C] PPE Kit
[D] Oral Vaccine
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Correct Answer: B [Oxygen Rationing Device]
Notes:
The Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a first-of-its-kind Oxygen Rationing Device, named AMLEX.
The device will help to supply a required volume of oxygen to the patients while inhaling and trips when the patient is exhaling Carbon dioxide. This process would help to save oxygen which gets unnecessarily wasted usually. The device can be operated on both battery as well as line supply.
4. “Checkmate” stealth fighter, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] USA
[B] Japan
[C] Russia
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: C [Russia]
Notes:
Russian aircraft makers unveiled a prototype of the stealth fighter dubbed “Checkmate”, as per the statement from Rostec, the state-owned military giant which is responsible for exporting Russian technology.
The sneak peek of the new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet, was unveiled to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. With a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers and seven tons of combat load, this unique fighter prototype has not been developed before in Russia.
5. Which country has invited India for the first time to the Troika Plus meet on Afghanistan?
[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Notes:
Russia has invited India for the first time to the Russia-US-China Troika Plus meet on Afghanistan. The meeting aims to discuss the role of Taliban and the future of the landlocked country, among other issues.
As per media reports, Iran has also been invited for the meeting. Pakistan and representatives from Afghanistan are also expected to take part in the meeting.
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