03rd August 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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While Inaugurating the Chess Olympiad on Thursday, which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi call ‘the chess powerhouse of India?
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The Olympiad has come to Tamil Nadu, the “chess powerhouse of India”, the Prime Minister said. “Tamil Nadu is home to the finest minds, vibrant culture and the oldest language in the world, Tamil,” he said.
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The Olympiad has come to Tamil Nadu, the “chess powerhouse of India”, the Prime Minister said. “Tamil Nadu is home to the finest minds, vibrant culture and the oldest language in the world, Tamil,” he said.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
In March 1931, Mahatma Gandhi had moved the resolution on Fundamental Rights at the open session of the Congress. The resolution is also referred to by the name of the place where the Congress session was held; where did the session take place?
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In March 1931, while moving the Resolution on Fundamental Rights at the open session of the Congress in Karachi, Gandhiji emphasised religious tolerance and religious neutrality of the state.
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In March 1931, while moving the Resolution on Fundamental Rights at the open session of the Congress in Karachi, Gandhiji emphasised religious tolerance and religious neutrality of the state.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Last month, flagging faulty methodology, the Indian government protested against India’s low ranking in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, in which the country was ranked 180. Besides Columbia, researchers from which university had prepared the Index?
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Last month, India protested against its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S.
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Last month, India protested against its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
The Arab Spring- popular anti-government protests in the Arab world, began in which country in December 2010, leading to the fall of the President who had been leading the country since 1987?
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The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in December 2010, leading to the fall of the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987. Ben Ali had to flee the country in the face of the mass uprising.
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The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in December 2010, leading to the fall of the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987. Ben Ali had to flee the country in the face of the mass uprising.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
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Who of the following studied South Indian languages and was one of the first to describe the idea of the Dravidian language family as a separate entity?
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One of the key early proponents of the idea of Dravidian language family as a scientific entity was Robert Caldwell, in 1856. Many may not know that 40 years before Caldwell, Francis Whyte Ellis, the Collector of Madras, had already laid the foundation for Caldwell’s theories through his writings.
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One of the key early proponents of the idea of Dravidian language family as a scientific entity was Robert Caldwell, in 1856. Many may not know that 40 years before Caldwell, Francis Whyte Ellis, the Collector of Madras, had already laid the foundation for Caldwell’s theories through his writings.
