20 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Who brought back the Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila to India after they were saved from being burnt in the 12th and 13th centuries ?
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Steps are being taken to translate and publish hundreds of original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila, a Bihar State Minister has said. The manuscripts were saved from being burnt in the 12th and 13th centuries by Bakhtiyar Khilji’s Army and later brought back to India from Tibet by traveller, freedom fighter and monk Rahul Sankrityayan
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Steps are being taken to translate and publish hundreds of original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila, a Bihar State Minister has said. The manuscripts were saved from being burnt in the 12th and 13th centuries by Bakhtiyar Khilji’s Army and later brought back to India from Tibet by traveller, freedom fighter and monk Rahul Sankrityayan
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which country recently said that it is ready to meet India’s energy security needs as it is negotiating with the world powers on lifting sanctions against it?
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Iran is ready to meet India’s energy security needs, its Ambassador to India, Ali Chegeni, was quoted as saying on Friday, as negotiations continue between the world powers and Tehran on the lifting of sanctions against the OPEC member.
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Iran is ready to meet India’s energy security needs, its Ambassador to India, Ali Chegeni, was quoted as saying on Friday, as negotiations continue between the world powers and Tehran on the lifting of sanctions against the OPEC member.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
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Which Indian state is working on a mule track scheme for inclusion in India’s Border Area Development Programme?
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Atul Tayeng, Deputy Commissioner of the frontier State’s Siang district, said the State government was working on a mule track scheme for inclusion in the BADP. This followed an experiment entailing the distribution of 10 mules to be used as a mode of transportation in remote villages under the district’s Payum circle
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Atul Tayeng, Deputy Commissioner of the frontier State’s Siang district, said the State government was working on a mule track scheme for inclusion in the BADP. This followed an experiment entailing the distribution of 10 mules to be used as a mode of transportation in remote villages under the district’s Payum circle
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
The CRPF Raising Day parade was held in which place, the first time outside Delhi-NCR, its usual venue ?
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Amid heightened security arrangements, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reached Jammu on the eve of the CRPF Raising Day parade to be held at the Maulana Azad Stadium here — the first time outside Delhi-NCR, its usual venue.
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Amid heightened security arrangements, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reached Jammu on the eve of the CRPF Raising Day parade to be held at the Maulana Azad Stadium here — the first time outside Delhi-NCR, its usual venue.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
At least 100 Himalayan griffons recently died of suspected poisoning in which Indian state?
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At least 100 vultures — all Himalayan griffons — died of suspected poisoning in Assam
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At least 100 vultures — all Himalayan griffons — died of suspected poisoning in Assam
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which country has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running?
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Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon.
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Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Name the terrorist group that recently arrested three journalists from one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations.
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Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations, a channel executive said Friday
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Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations, a channel executive said Friday
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Name the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem.
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The report by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority, which manages the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, comes three days before a United Nations delegation is due to assess whether the reef’s World Heritage listing should be downgraded due to the ravages of climate change.
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The report by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority, which manages the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, comes three days before a United Nations delegation is due to assess whether the reef’s World Heritage listing should be downgraded due to the ravages of climate change.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Sealed cover jurisprudence is a practice used by courts, of asking for or accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes that can only be accessed by judges. The Supreme Court derives its power to use it from which Act?
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The Supreme Court derives its power to use it from Rule 7 of order XIII of the Supreme Court Rules and Section 123 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872
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The Supreme Court derives its power to use it from Rule 7 of order XIII of the Supreme Court Rules and Section 123 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Which Indian American congressman criticised India for abstaining from condemning Russia at the United Nations and also for continuing to buy oil from Russia?
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The Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ subcommittee for the Asian region and non-proliferation issues, Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, criticised India’s reported consideration of Russian oil purchases at a time when most countries in the world have taken a stand against Russia
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The Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ subcommittee for the Asian region and non-proliferation issues, Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, criticised India’s reported consideration of Russian oil purchases at a time when most countries in the world have taken a stand against Russia
