ALL EXAM QUIZ

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• Former Odisha Governor Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare passed away at the age of 95.
• Bhandare was a senior Congress leader from Maharashtra and had been a Rajya Sabha member thrice.
• He served as the Governor of Odisha from August 2007 to March 2013 and also practised as a senior advocate in the Supreme Court.
• He was the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association for two terms.
• In March 2024, his autobiography, titled "The Arc of Memory: My Life and Times" was published.

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• One of India’s largest mobile phone manufacturing plants will be opened in Greater Noida by Vivo.
• It will have an annual production capacity of 120 million devices and has been established with an investment exceeding Rs 3,000 crore.
• This new facility will be spread over more than 170 acres in Greater Noida.
• Tata Group is in talks with Vivo to acquire a majority stake in the Indian division.
• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is currently investigating vivo in connection with a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
• India is the second-largest mobile phone manufacturing country after China.

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Eminent children's film-maker Vinod Ganatra has been conferred with South Africa’s prestigious ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to films.

• Vinod Ganatra becomes the first Indian to be honoured with the ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Vinod Gantra was conferred with the award at the 7th Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival for his outstanding contribution to children's cinema.
• Globally renowned filmmaker and editor Vinod Ganatra of Gujarat but now based in Mumbai has been active in Film & Television Production from 1982.
• He has edited and directed about 400 Documentaries and newsreels. He has Produced 25 multilingual television programmes for Children and youth. His first TV programme, BAINGAN RAJA, won the ‘Janakinath Gaur Award’ from Doordarshan.

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• Thailand became the first South Asian country to recognize same-sex marriage.
• Thailand's Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law.
• It paved the way for making Thailand the first South Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage.
• The law will come into force after 120 days. It also needs royal approval.
• After Nepal and Taiwan, Thailand is the third country in Asia to enact marriage equality legislation.
• Thailand, one of Asia's most popular tourist destinations, is already known for its vibrant LGBT culture and tolerance.

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• UNESCO has selected the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum, built in memory of earthquake victims in Gujarat, for the Prix Versailles award.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial has been listed among the seven most beautiful museums in the world under the prestigious Prix Versailles award, which is announced every year by UNESCO for architecture and design.

UNESCO

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a constituent body of the United Nations.
• Its function is to promote international peace through education, natural and social sciences, culture and communication.
• This special institution of the United Nations was formed on 16 November 1945.
• Its objective is to establish peace and security through international cooperation in education and culture, so that a global consensus is formed for justice, rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms described in the Charter of the United Nations.

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• PM Narendra Modi awarded certificates to over 30,000 self-help groups under Krishi Sakhi certification in Varanasi on June 18, 2024.
• Realizing the important role and contribution of women in agriculture and to promote the skills of rural women, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Rural Development signed an MoU in August 2023.
• The Krishi Sakhi Certification Program is an ambitious initiative under this MoU.

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• Lockie Ferguson made a great record in the last league match played against Papua New Guinea in Trinidad.
• Lockie Ferguson has set the record for the most maiden overs (four) bowled by a bowler in a T20 World Cup match. Ferguson created history by recording the most economical bowling figures in the ICC T20 World Cup.
• He became the second bowler to bowl 24 dot balls and not concede a single run in T20I.
• Lachlan Hammond "Lockie" Ferguson is a New Zealand international cricketer and plays first-class cricket for Auckland.

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• New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has announced his retirement from International Cricket after New Zealand's final Group C match against Papua New Guinea at the 2024 T20 ICC Cricket World Cup. The match was played at the Brian Lara stadium in Tarouba.
• Trent Boult made his international debut for New Zealand in 2011, and he represented the Black Cap (New Zealand team) in all the formats of the games - Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T 20 Internationals.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Nalanda University campus near the ancient ruins in Rajgir, Bihar.
• Founded by Kumargupta in the 5th century, Nalanda was a renowned monastic university for 600 years, flourishing under Harshavardhan and the Pala monarchs.
• It attracted students from across Asia, teaching subjects like Buddhism, medicine, and astronomy.
• Destroyed in 1193 by Bakhtiyar Khilji, it was rediscovered in 1812 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4