Daily CA 2nd Apr 22

Jul 14, 2026

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Daily update covering April 2 cultural and international observances, including Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, and World Autism Awareness Day 2022 with its theme and background. Includes India–France bilateral naval exercise VARUNA-2022 details and multiple GK questions with answers about the Karnataka Vinaya Samarasya Yojana and Maharashtra’s scheme offering personal loans to prisoners, with constitutional and legal context on untouchability.

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2 nd April 2022 Current Affairs • Ugadi is the Telugu New Year and Gudi Padwa is the celebration of a new year in Maharashtra . Both of these festivals usually fall on the same day, and this year they will be celebrated on April 2, a Saturday. • Ugadi is generally celebrated by the people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka . And Gudi Padwa is a big celebration in Maharashtra and Goa. ‘ • The word Gudi Padwa is a combination of two words . Gudi indicates the flag while Padwa comes from the Sanskrit word pratipada, which refers to the first day of a lunar fortnight. • The theme of World Autism Awareness Day 2022 is“Inclusive Quality Education for All”. • The United Nations General Assembly designated aresolution (A/RES/62/139) . The council passed‘World Autism Awareness Day’ on November 1, 2007 and adopted in December 18, 2007. The purpose was to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of autistic people . • Since 2008, World Autism Day has been observed on April 02. • Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complicated condition that includes problems with communication and behavior Que:VARUNA 2022 is a Bilateral Naval Exercise of India with which country? !"न: व'ण 2022 +कस देश के साथ भारत का एक 78वप:ीय नौसेना अ?यास है? Ans:France • The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between Indian Navy and French Navy named‘VARUNA’ is being conducted in the Arabian Sea from March 30 to April 03, 2022. • The Bilateral Naval Exercises between the two Navies is being held since 1993 and the exercise was christened as ‘VARUNA’ in 2001. • Various ships, submarines, maritime patrol aircraft, fighter aircraft and helicopters of the two navies will be participating in the VARUNA- 2022 exercise . Que:Which state government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an awareness programme meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state? Que:+कस राCय सरकार ने राCय भर कD Eाम पंचायतI अKप"यता उNमलन के Qलए जागTकता कायUVम ‘8वनय समरKय’ योजना कD घोषृणाकD है? ू Ans:Karnataka • The Karnataka government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an awareness programme meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state . • This scheme was also added in the recently announced Karnataka Budget for 2022-23. This scheme will be launched on April 14, the birth anniversary of the father’s the Indian Constitution, B R Ambedkar. • The scheme has been named after a three-year-old Dalit Vinay, whose family, residents of Miyapur village in Koppal district, was slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 by the village leaders in September last year for the boy’s “offense” of straying into a local temple. • Article 15 of the Constitution notes that no citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. • The Constitution abolished untouchability (Article 17) which means that no one can prevent Dalits from educating themselves,

Jul 14, 2026

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