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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (May 20 2023) for CSS

May 20, 2023
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6. China opposes disputed venue for G20 meet

• India has tightened security for next week`s meeting of G20 tourism officials in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, which is expected to see China and Turkiye skipping the talks, reports said on May 19, 2023.
• The G20, made up of the world`s largest economies, has a rolling presidency with a different member state in charge of the group`s agenda and priorities each year.
• India is steering the group in 2023 and analysts say it is using the G20 meeting in an attempt to normalise what Pakistan describes as a military occupation of the disputed territory and to create an impression of international approval to its Aug 5, 2019 move that violates UNSC resolution on the disputed status of Kashmir

7. Modi `wants` normal ties with Pakistan

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of his visit to Japan for the G7 summit in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023, noted that his country wants `normal and neighbourly relations` with Pakistan.
• However, he reiterated India`s oft-repeated position on the issue, saying the `onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive environment free from terrorism and hostilities`.
• Pakistan has rejected the Indian stance and earlier this month told India, `Let`s not get caught up in weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point-scoring`

8. Biden endorses plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

• US President Joe Biden informed G7 leaders on May 19, 2023 that Washington supports a joint effort with allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, a senior administration official said, a key endorsement as Kyiv seeks to boost its air power against Russia`s invading forces.
• Training on the US-made jets will take place in Europe and will require months to complete, the official said. US officials have estimated the most expeditious time needed for training and delivery of F-16s at 18 months.
• `As the training takes place over the coming months, our coalition of countries participating in this effort will decide when to actually provide jets, how many we will provide, and who will provide them, the official said

9. UN says cholera threatens one billion, warns it doesn`t have resources to fight outbreak

• One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera a `pandemic killing the poor` despite prevention and treatment being relatively straightforward, the United Nations warned on May 19, 2023.
• The UN branded the outlook bleak, saying it did not have the resources to fight the outbreaks, and the longer it took to start waging the battle, the worse the situation would get.
• Between the World Health Organisation and the children`s agency Unicef, the UN is seeking $640 million to fight the infectious disease, warning of a `cholera catastrophe` if action is not ramped up immediately

10. Blue Origin wins Nasa contract to build astronaut lunar lander

• A team led by Jeff Bezos` space company Blue Origin won a coveted Nasa contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the moon`s surface, Nasa`s chief announced on May 19, 2023, capping a high stakes contest.
• Nasa`s decision will give the agency a second ride to the moon under its zirremis programme, after it awarded Elon Musk`s SpaceX $3 billion in 2021 to land astronauts on the moon for the first time since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
• Those initial missions using SpaceX`s Starship system are slated for later this decade

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