20 July 2022 Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Zaheer Hussain
July 20, 2022
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In today’s 20 July 2022 Current affairs, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs topics. These current affairs questions and major events will be really helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, AFCAT, TA, INET, MNS, ACC exams, and other SSB interviews and AFCAT interviews like SSC Tech, TGC, TES, NDA, CDS, AFCAT, and more. Download the current affairs PDF file at the end of this article.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20 July 2022

International Moon Day

UNGA declared International Moon Day, a United Nations-designated international day to be observed annually on 20 July, in its resolution on “International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space” in 2021.
International Moon Day marks the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission (16 Jul 1969 – 20 Jul 1969).
The celebrations will also consider the achievements of all States in the exploration of the Moon and raise public awareness of sustainable Moon exploration and utilization.

World Chess Day

International Chess Day is celebrated annually on 20 July, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924.
The idea to celebrate this day as international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966 after it was established by FIDE.
FIDE, which has 181 chess federations as its members, organizes chess events and competitions around the world on this day.
As recently as 2013, international chess day was celebrated in 178 countries, according to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
On 12 December 2019, the UN General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the day.

Mangal Pandey Remembered On His Birth Anniversary

Mangal Pandey Was An Indian Soldier Who Played A Key Part In The Events Immediately Preceding The Outbreak Of The Indian Rebellion Of 1857.
He Was A Sepoy (Infantryman) In The 34^th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) Regiment Of The British East India Company.
In 1984, The Indian Government Issued A Postage Stamp To Remember Him. His Life And Actions Have Also Been Portrayed In Several Cinematic Productions.

Mairaj Ahmad Khan Wins Gold Medal ISSF World Cup

In Shooting, two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win gold. South Korea’s Minsu Kim struck 36 for silver while Ben Llewellin of Great Britain won bronze with 26 hits.

13^th Petersburg Climate Dialogue Begins In Berlin

The 13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue began yesterday in Berlin. The two-day informal ministerial meet is being chaired by Germany and Egypt, hosts of this year’s annual climate meet (COP-27).
The informal ministerial meeting proposes to build consensus and provide political direction to resolve divergences aimed at improving the implementation of climate action, the core goal of COP-27.
According to media reports, during the dialogue, ministers and delegations from several countries recalled the urgency to move to the implementation of all the previous resolutions made during the last meeting in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
As per the previous resolution, the fight against climate change requires the preservation of the Congo Basin forests, which alone absorb 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon globally per year.
The Petersburg Climate Dialogue will pave the way for a successful global climate conference in Egypt in November. Since its inception in 2010, the Petersburg Dialogue has served as a forum for ministers to build political consensus that helps resolve differences on issues holding up progress in negotiations.

First 100% Landlord Major Port Of India

Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first 100% Landlord Major Port of India having all berths being operated on the PPP model.
Expressing his views on the achievement, Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, this project will improve the utilization of cranes and berth productivity of the terminal.
He said the total handling of JNPT will increase to 1.8 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) from the present handling capacity of 1.5 million TEUs in 2020-21.
The Minister said the terminal will also be handling Ro-Ro vessels which will not only lower the logistics cost and reduce transit time but will also contribute to reducing congestion on roads and promoting towards clean environment.

NAMASTE Scheme

The Government has formulated a National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem- NAMASTE scheme for cleaning sewers and septic tanks.
It aims to achieve outcomes like zero fatalities in sanitation work in India, no sanitation workers come in direct contact with human fecal matter and all Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers have access to alternative livelihoods.
The Ministry has shortlisted types of machinery and core equipment required for maintenance works, and safety gear for Safai Mitras. The same is also available on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for ease of procurement by States and Urban Local Bodies.
Skill Development and training of Safai Mitras are being taken up with the support of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through the National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation.

‘DIGI YATRA’ Project

The Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Civil Aviation was held in New Delhi today. The topic for discussion was ‘DIGI YATRA’. Members of Parliament, who are members of the committee, took part in the meeting and made certain valuable suggestions about the project.
Given the background of ‘DIGI YATRA’, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that it is a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology.
The project basically envisages that any traveler may pass through various checkpoints at the airport through paperless and contactless processing, using facial features to establish the identity which would be linked to the boarding pass.
He said that the privacy issues have been taken care of in the system. It provides for decentralized mobile wallet-based identity management platform which is cost-effective and addresses privacy and data protection issues in the implementation of Digi Yatra.
In first phase, Digi Yatra is proposed to be rolled out at two Airports – Varanasi and Bengaluru – in August this year. It will be rolled out at five Airports – Pune, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Delhi, and Hyderabad – by March next year.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

The first artificial Earth satellite, _______, was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 4

ANSWER: A

The first human to go into space was Yuri Gagarin on _______.
April 12, 1961
April 14, 1966
March 12, 1961
March 14, 1966

ANSWER: A

________ crew members Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin made the first lunar landing.
Apollo 8
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Apollo 14

ANSWER: B

Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin made the first lunar landing on _____.
July 20, 1969
July 25, 1968
June 20, 1969
June 25, 1968

ANSWER: A

On Nov. 3, 1957, first animal (dog) Laika was launched aboard in Space through ________.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 4

ANSWER: B

On April 12, 1961, first human to orbit Earth was Yuri Gagarin on ________.
Vostok 1
Vostok 2
Vostok 3
Vostok 4

ANSWER: A

First woman in space was ________.
Valentina Tereshkova
Svetlana Stavisky
Sally Ride
Judith Resnik

ANSWER: A

First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova was on board _______.
Vostok 4
Vostok 5
Vostok 6
Vostok 7

ANSWER: C

On _______ Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space on board Vostok 6.
June 16, 1963
July 16, 1965
June 18, 1972
July 18, 1969

ANSWER: A

On Feb. 3, 1966, ______ became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon.
Luna 6
Luna 7
Luna 8
Luna 9

ANSWER: D

Governor-general Of India During The 1857 Revolt
Lord Hardinge
Lord Canning
Lord Lytton
Lord Dalhousie

ANSWER: B

It Was Known As The First War Of Independence
Sepoy Mutiny
Meerut Mutiny
Revolt 1857
All The Above

ANSWER: D

Doctrine Of Lapse Was Introduced By
Lord Hardinge
Lord Canning
Lord Lytton
Lord Dalhousie

ANSWER: D

____ Was The Date When The Revolt Of 1857 Started
30th June
10th May
31st May
10th June

ANSWER: B

In Kanpur The 1857 Revolt Was Led By
Bahadur Shah
Nana Saheb
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Rani Laxmibai

ANSWER: B

International Chess Federation (FIDE) Was Formed In
1924
1937
1948
1952

ANSWER: A

HQ Of International Chess Federation (FIDE)
Geneva
Bern
Lausanne
Basel

ANSWER: C

FIDE 44^th Chess Olympiad Will Be Held At
Mumbai
Chennai
New Delhi
Bengaluru

ANSWER: B

World Chess Day
July 19
July 20
July 21
July 22

ANSWER: B

International Moon Day
July 19
July 20
July 21
July 22

ANSWER: B

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Zaheer Hussain

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