Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 July 2022

b) Buck Moon

Buck Moon or Super Full Moon lit up the sky across the world on July, 2022. The Buck Supermoon on July 13 was the brightest moon of the year due to its closeness to Earth. The Super Full Moon is known as buck moon as it is named after antlers that form on a buck’s forehead around this time of the year. The last supermoon, known as the Strawberry moon, was seen on June 14th.

d) Space debris

The ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations & Management (IS4OM) is ISRO’s holistic approach to ensure the safety of space assets and sustaining the utilization of outer space for national development. S4OM facility will aid India in achieving its SSA (Space Situational Awareness) goals by providing a comprehensive and timely information of the Space environment to users.

c) Ahmedabad

Kerala and Ahmedabad have been named among Time’s World’s Greatest Places of 2022 along with 50 other extraordinary destinations. Time’s described Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City, as a city that boasts of both ancient landmarks and contemporary innovations that make it a mecca for cultural tourism including the serene Gandhi Ashram on the banks of the Sabarmati River and Navratri, the vibrant nine-day celebration.

b) 1, 2

Stagflation is the extreme economic situation, a peculiar combination of stagnant growth and rising inflation leading to high unemployment. Generally, rising inflation is a sign of a fast-growing economy as people have more money to spend higher amounts on the same quality of goods. Similarly, when the economic growth stalls, inflation is supposed to go down. And as a result of this stalled economic growth unemployment tends to go up.

b) 2 only

The usage of the emblem is regulated and restricted under State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 under which, no individual or private organisation is permitted to use the emblem for official correspondence. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
The motto Satyameva Jayate, which means ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’, written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part of the State Emblem of India. This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas. Hence, statement 2 is correct.