Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22 June 2022

a) AIIMS

AIIMS-Delhi experts have developed the world’s first anti-gravity body suit that will allow astronauts to perform yoga in space. This is India’s first body suit for astronauts and will help astronauts strengthen muscles and prevent loss of bone density minerals. It will also increase the weight of the astronauts by more than 70 percent in space to prevent them from floating.

a) Debt treatment

The Paris Club is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find co-ordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. As debtor countries undertake reforms to stabilize and restore their macroeconomic and financial situation, Paris Club creditors provide an appropriate debt treatment.

b) Indian Navy

Indian Navy’s stealth Frigate, INS Talwar is deployed for Operation Sankalp commemorating the 3rd continuous year of Indian Navy’s presence in the Gulf for protection of India’s Maritime Interests.
After attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in June 2019, and the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region, Indian Navy had commenced Maritime Security Operations, code named ‘Op SANKALP’, in the Gulf Region to ensure safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

d) 1 only

Crypto insurances can only cover hacks or crypto thefts. It is designed to cover institutional losses. But it can’t insure you if you fall trapped in a Ponzi scheme which promises high returns with no risks. The crypto insurance policy doesn’t cover direct hardware loss and damage and cryptocurrency transfer to a third party. Additionally, it won’t be able to protect against the disruption of the blockchain underlying the asset.

a) Cambodia

Villagers in Cambodia have caught the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever recorded on the Mekong River. It was a stingray weighing at 300kg (661 lb) and it took about a dozen men to haul it to shore.