ALL EXAM QUIZ 22.05.2024

Explanation:

• To celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of mystic saint and humanist scholar Fakir Lalan Shah, the nine-day Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival began in Dhaka.
• Lalan Biswas Sangh is organizing the event. This Sangh is a cultural and research organization working to popularize and promote research on the work of Lalan Fakir.
• Lalan is revered as a great mystic saint, philosopher and social reformer of his time.He is considered the most prominent figure of the Baul tradition of Bangladesh and India.
• In 1774, he was born in Horishpur in Jhenaidah district of modern Bangladesh.
• He had inspired and influenced people like Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and American poet Allen Ginsberg.

Explanation:

• The world no 3 ranked Indian badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Thailand Open 2024 badminton men’s doubles title by defeating the Chinese duo of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the final.
• The Indian pair defeated the world’s 29th-ranked Chinese pair 21-15, 21-15, in 46 minutes in the final at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
• The Thailand Open was held in Bangkok from 14 to 19 May 2024.

Second title of 2024 for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

• The victory in the Thailand Open was the second title of the 2024 season for the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. They won the French Open Title in March 2024.
• Also this was the second Thailand open title for the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pair. They had won the 2019 Thailand Open.The 2019 Thailand Open was also the first BWF Super 500 title for the India pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
• The 2024 Thailand Open final was the fifth BWF Super 500 final of the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and they have won all the finals.
• The Indian pair earned 9200 ranking points after their win in the Thailand Open, and they are expected to become world no.1 doubles players next week.
• The Thailand Open title was the eighth title for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pai on the BWF World Tour. The Indian pair had won the Swiss Open, the Indonesia Open and the Korea Open in 2023.

Explanation:

• Igla-S air defence system, partially assembled in India, will soon be provided to the Army.
• By the end of May or early June, another set of Russian Igla-S very short range air defense systems (VSHORAD) will be received by the Army.
• Due to fill a critical void in one of its air defense requirements, it has been repeatedly delayed in delivery.
• In addition, the payments issue between India and Russia that had stalled defense deals as well as crucial payments has been resolved.
• In June, the first of two Israeli Hermes-900 Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) assembled by ADSTL in Hyderabad will also delivered to the Army.
• In 2023, the Igla-S system was contracted under the fourth tranche of Emergency Procurement (EP).
• Under the transfer of technology from Rosoboronexport, the Igla-S system is being assembled by Adani Defense Systems and Technologies Limited (ADSTL) in India.
• Under a contract worth ₹260 crores, the Army has contracted 48 Igla-S launchers, 100 missiles, 48 night sights, and a missile testing station.

Explanation:

• From 25 May, the Sikkim transport department will implement an Artificial Intelligence-driven traffic management system across the state.
• The main aim of this initiative is to modernize the traffic management system and improve regulatory efficiency.
• This artificial intelligence-driven traffic management system will automatically verify documents and detect violations.
• As per government notifications, all vehicle owners have to keep all their vehicle documents up-to-date.

Explanation:

• William Lai Ching-te has become the new President of Taiwan.
• William Lai Ching-te won the presidential election in January.
• New Vice President Hsia Bi-khim also took the oath of office along with Lai on 20 May 2024 in a ceremony in Taipei.
• During the ceremony, outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen also bid farewell.
• During the last four years of the second term of outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, Lai has held the office of Vice President.
• Taiwan is a country in East Asia. It is officially called the Republic of China.
• Taipei is its capital. The type of government is Unitary semi-presidential republic.
• The main island of Taiwan is also known as Formosa.

Explanation:

• Nikhat Zareen has won gold medal at Elorda Cup 2024 in Kazakhstan.
• Nikhat won over Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan in the women’s 52 kg category.
• Minakshi won over another Uzbekistan boxer Rahmonova Saidahon in the women’s 48 kg category.
• Anamika and Manisha won silver medals. Anamika was defeated by world champion China’s Wu Yu in the 50 kg category.
• Manisha faced defeat against Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva in 60kg category.
• Indian professional boxers won total 12 medals at Elorda Cup 2024. These included two gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.

Explanation:

• Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time.
• He became the world's highest-paid athlete after he joined Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr.
• As per the Forbes list, Ronaldo earned $260 million over the last 12 months including $200 million from his club contract with Al-Nassr and $60 million in off-field earnings.
• Spanish golfer Jon Rahm secured second position in the Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes.
• For the first time, the top 10 highest-paid athletes have each earned more than $100 million.
• NBA’s LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Steph Curry are also in the top 10 list.
• No woman has made a place in the top 50 of Forbes’ list for the first time since 2019.

Explanation:

• Archaeologist found the first evidence of rock art in Mangaluru City near Boloor Panne Koteda Babbu Swamy shrine.
• The rock art has a pair of human footprints, found on a natural stone boulder near the shrine.
• These footprints might have been made in the first or second century AD.
• This discovery work is part of recreating the history of Babbu Swamy.
• The rock art form discovered near Babbu Swamy shrine in Boloor does not have any relative evidence.
• Rock art refers to paintings and rock paintings, which were unquestionable cognitive evidence of illiterate societies.

Explanation:

• World Bee Day is celebrated every year on 20 May.
• It is commemorated mainly to raise public awareness about the role of bees in biodiversity preservation.
• To commemorate the birth anniversary of beekeeping pioneer Anton Jansa, the United Nations declared May 20 as World Bee Day.
• Anton Jansa in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in Slovenia.
• World Bee Day 2024 is focused on the theme "Bee engaged with Youth."
• The honey bee is the only insect that produces food for humans.

Explanation:

• Venezuela recently witnessed an important environmental milestone, reflecting the grim reality of the climate crisis.
• The country has probably become the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers.
• Earlier this month, Humboldt Glacier was reclassified as a snow field, its last icy remnants.