25 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 8
1. Question
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A panel in which state has recommended identifying Muslims as a distinct, indigenous community, along with five-subgroups- Syied, Goriya, Moria, Deshi and Julha?
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A panel set up by the Assam government has recommended a notification for identifying Assamese Muslims as a distinct, indigenous community and undertaking a census to document them….The panel also recommended recognising each of the five sub-groups of Assamese Muslims — Syied, Goriya, Moria, Deshi and Julha — in the notification
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A panel set up by the Assam government has recommended a notification for identifying Assamese Muslims as a distinct, indigenous community and undertaking a census to document them….The panel also recommended recognising each of the five sub-groups of Assamese Muslims — Syied, Goriya, Moria, Deshi and Julha — in the notification
Question 2 of 8
2. Question
2 points
Which two countries have an as-yet unsettled dispute about the Islas Malvinas, a territory close to South America?
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The Government of Argentina will launch a campaign in India on Sunday demanding negotiation with the United Kingdom to settle the territorial dispute over the Islas Malvinas that are known as the Falkland Islands in the United Kingdom
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The Government of Argentina will launch a campaign in India on Sunday demanding negotiation with the United Kingdom to settle the territorial dispute over the Islas Malvinas that are known as the Falkland Islands in the United Kingdom
Question 3 of 8
3. Question
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Main sequence, white dwarf, red giant, and blue straggler are all types of what?
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There are a few stars that, just at the stage of their lives, when they are expected to start expanding in size and cooling down, do just the opposite. They grow brighter and hotter and blue in colour, thus standing out from the cooler red stars in their vicinity in the colour-magnitude diagram. Since they lag behind their peers in the evolution, they are called stragglers, more specifically, blue stragglers, because of their hot, blue colour
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There are a few stars that, just at the stage of their lives, when they are expected to start expanding in size and cooling down, do just the opposite. They grow brighter and hotter and blue in colour, thus standing out from the cooler red stars in their vicinity in the colour-magnitude diagram. Since they lag behind their peers in the evolution, they are called stragglers, more specifically, blue stragglers, because of their hot, blue colour
Question 4 of 8
4. Question
2 points
Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya recently became the first Indian to claim three successive gold medals in which recent tournament, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
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Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya became the first Indian wrestler to claim three successive gold medals in the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday
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Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya became the first Indian wrestler to claim three successive gold medals in the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday
Question 5 of 8
5. Question
2 points
Who is spearheading India’s first conference of intelligence agency chiefs, to be held two days before the Raisina Dialogue?
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Two days before the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) begins its annual Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will lead discussions at India’s first such conference of intelligence agency chiefs, also being held in the capital on Sunday. The conference, modelled on the lines of the annual Munich Security Conference and Singapore’s Shangri-La dialogue, is expected to bring together heads and deputy heads of the top intelligence and security organisations from more than 20 — mostly Western — countries and their allies.
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Two days before the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) begins its annual Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will lead discussions at India’s first such conference of intelligence agency chiefs, also being held in the capital on Sunday. The conference, modelled on the lines of the annual Munich Security Conference and Singapore’s Shangri-La dialogue, is expected to bring together heads and deputy heads of the top intelligence and security organisations from more than 20 — mostly Western — countries and their allies.
Question 6 of 8
6. Question
2 points
Santosh Trophy is a tournament played in which sport?
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Santosh Trophy is a knock-out non-professional football competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions
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Santosh Trophy is a knock-out non-professional football competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions
Question 7 of 8
7. Question
2 points
_______ and ________have been named among five players in Wisden’s Cricketers-of-the-Year in the 2022 edition.
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India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among five players in Wisden’s Cricketers-of-the-Year in the 2022 edition of the Almanack
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India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among five players in Wisden’s Cricketers-of-the-Year in the 2022 edition of the Almanack
Question 8 of 8
8. Question
2 points
India and Sri Lanka signed a _______ Line of Credit Agreement for the purchase of petroleum products in February.
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India and Sri Lanka signed a $500 million Line of Credit Agreement for the purchase of petroleum products on February 2, 2022, which has proven to be a lifeline to Sri Lanka amidst one of its worst economic crises
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India and Sri Lanka signed a $500 million Line of Credit Agreement for the purchase of petroleum products on February 2, 2022, which has proven to be a lifeline to Sri Lanka amidst one of its worst economic crises
