Daily Current Affairs Quiz 1 June 2022

c) Gujarat

The Department of Posts delivered mail using a drone as part of a pilot project in Gujarat’s Kutch district, for the first time. The project covered a distance of 46 km in 25 minutes, from Bhuj taluk to Bhachau taluk of Kutch district by the postal department under the guidance of the Union Ministry of Communications. The pilot project studied the cost of delivery by drones and geographical location between the two centres.

d) United States of America

The bilateral trade between the U.S. and India stood at $119.42 billion in 2021-22 as against $80.51 billion in 2020-21. Exports to the U.S. increased to $76.11 billion in 2021-22 from $51.62 billion in the previous fiscal year, while imports rose to $43.31 billion from about $29 billion. During 2021-22, India’s two-way commerce with China aggregated at $115.42 billion as compared to $86.4 billion in 2020-21.

c) Bangladesh

Bandhan Express, which runs between India and Bangladesh, recently resumed service after two years, which was earlier stopped due to the Covid pandemic.
Maitree Express also resumed services after a long gap of more than two years. Bandhan Express between Kolkata and Khulna runs two days a week, Maitree Express connects Kolkata with Dhaka running five days a week.

b) 2 and 3 only

The West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus. It is “a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese Encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae”. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
It is transmitted by infected mosquitoes between and among humans and animals, including birds, which are the reservoir host of the virus. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
WNV can also spread through blood transfusion, from an infected mother to her child, or through exposure to the virus in laboratories. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

a) Yoga for Humanity

The theme of the 8th International Yoga Day is ‘Yoga for Humanity’. The theme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Maan Ki Baat’ address on May 30, 2022. The theme aims to portray how during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, yoga served humanity in reducing suffering. The theme also aims to highlight how even in the post-Covid geopolitical scenario, yoga can play a major role in bringing people together with compassion, kindness, build resilience among people and foster a sense of unity.