ALL EXAM QUIZ 17.05.2024

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• Padma Shri recipient, renowned Punjabi poet Surjit Patar passed away in Ludhiana, Punjab.
• Among Patar's noteworthy accomplishments are the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award, which he received for his work writing in the regional language.
• Patar was a resident of Patar Kalan village in Jalandhar and retired as a professor of Punjabi from Punjab Agricultural University.
• In 2012, he received the Padma Shri and also served as the President of the Punjab Arts Council.

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• Renowned Sherpa guide Kami Rita has broken his own record of scaling to the summit of Mount Everest.
• Kami Rita has reached on the top of Mount Everest for the 29th time.
• Kami Rita is known as "Everest Man", belongs to the ethnic Sherpa community.
• He has scaled Mount Everest peak almost every year since his first successful ascent in 1994.
• Rita had climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs on his first expedition.
• Nepal is home of eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks. Last year, more than 600 climbers reached to the summit of Everest.
• Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first male to climb Mount Everest.
• Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Mark Inglis became the first ever double amputee to climb Mount Everest.
• Mount Everest is Earth's highest (8,849 m) mountain above sea level.

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• Chhattisgarh's first 15-Mw floating solar plant will be set by Bhilai Steel Plant.
• Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) will install the Chhattisgarh’s first 15-megawatt (MW) floating solar project in its Maroda-1 reservoir.
• It will help in improving its carbon footprint. The steel plant is working on various projects to reduce its carbon emissions, conserve energy and promote renewable energy.
• This solar plant in Chhattisgarh will generate about 34.26 million units annually.
• The project is expected to reduce the CO2 emission of BSP by 28,330 tonnes annually.
• The tender process has been completed and the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contract (EPC) for the project are likely to be awarded shortly.
• The Maroda reservoir is spread across 2.1 square kilometers with a water storage capacity of 19 cubic milimetres (MM3).

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• India and Iran have signed long-term deal for Chabahar Port operations.
• The two countries signed a long-term deal to operate the Shahid-Beheshti Port Terminal.
• Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal led the Indian delegation to Iran.
• He saw the signing of a new 10-year deal between India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL) and the Ports & Maritime Organisation of Iran.
• Under the deal, IPGL will operate the port for the duration of the Contract.
• After the end of the 10-year period, India and Iran would further extend their cooperation in Chabahar.
• IPGL will invest approximately 120 million USD in the port. India has also offered an IN credit window equivalent to USD 250 million.
• The Chabahar Port is an India-Iran flagship project.
• It serves as an important transit port for trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.

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• Sushil Kumar Modi passed away at the age of 72.
• He was a senior Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister.
• He was suffering from cancer. He became Deputy Chief Minister for the first time in 2005.
• He also served as 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
• He had earned the sobriquet “Bhamashah” from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
• He was a member of four legislative Houses - Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, the Bihar Assembly and the Legislative Council.

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• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chief Somanath unveiled the carbon reduction initiative of SFO Technologies, the flagship company of the NeST Group.
• The Carbon Reduction initiative of the NeST Group aims to achieve a 50 per cent reduction by 2035 and zero emissions by 2040.
• Around 400 enterprises in the country have benefited from the technologies developed by ISRO for its various missions.
• The Indian space sector is supposed to become a USD 9-10 billion business in the next 5-10 years from the current 2 billion dollars.
• SFO Technologies has worked closely in association with ISRO for many years. Both have worked on multiple programmes, such as the RF sub-systems for Chandrayaan and Aditya Missions.
• SFO Technologies and NeST Group are committed to protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions.

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• Indian Gymnast Srishti Khandagale won the silver medal at the Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships.
• India’s Srishti Khandagale became the first-ever Indian to win a medal at the Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships.
• She clinched the silver medal in the Women’s Individual Age group category at the 6th Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championship.
• Kazakhstan’s Dolgopolova secured the gold medal, while Hong Kong’s S Hung won the bronze medal.
• Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships was held in Hong Kong, China,
• More than 120 elite trampoline athletes from 12 Asian countries and regions participated in the event.
• It was hosted at the Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on May 11th and 12th.

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• England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson has announced his retirement from international cricket. He will say goodbye to cricket after the Test against West Indies to be played at Lord's.
• Anderson, who turns 42 in July, made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's in 2003.
• He has taken 700 wickets, the most by any fast bowler in Test history. Whereas Jimmy has 269 wickets in his name in ODI.

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Ibu volcano on Indonesia's remote island of Halmahera erupted.

• The Indonesia's volcanology agency said thick layers of brown ash were flying several kilometers into the sky.
• The volcano erupted for about five minutes, spewing ash as high as 5 km (3.1 mi) into the sky.
• On May 10, a small eruption was also recorded at the volcano.
• The volcano's alert status remains unchanged at the second highest level.
• Indonesia, which has about 127 active volcanoes, lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
• Last year, more than 20 people were killed when Marapi Volcano, one of Sumatra's most active volcanoes, erupted and released a gray cloud of ash up to 3 km high.