26 February 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Which company is building an AI Supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC)?
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Meta announced in January last week that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC)
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Meta announced in January last week that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC)
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which country has been the biggest trading partner of Russia for 12 consecutive years now?
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China has been Russia’s biggest trading partner for 12 consecutive years and accounts for close to 20% of Russia’s total foreign trade
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China has been Russia’s biggest trading partner for 12 consecutive years and accounts for close to 20% of Russia’s total foreign trade
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
The theme of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in 2022 is ‘Using Technology for Multilingual Learning: Challenges and Opportunities’. Which UN agency approved the declaration of February 21 as IMLD?
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In November 1999, the UNESCO General Conference approved the declaration of February 21 as International Mother Language Day, in response to the declining state of many languages; it has been observed throughout the world since 2000.
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In November 1999, the UNESCO General Conference approved the declaration of February 21 as International Mother Language Day, in response to the declining state of many languages; it has been observed throughout the world since 2000.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
What are the two subsectors of agriculture that have shown an average annual growth rate of 8% or more in the last five years and roughly contribute about 33% of the gross value added in agriculture?
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Within agriculture, livestock and fisheries are two subsectors that have shown an average annual growth rate of 8% or more in the last five years. These two subsectors roughly contribute about 33% of the gross value added in agriculture
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Within agriculture, livestock and fisheries are two subsectors that have shown an average annual growth rate of 8% or more in the last five years. These two subsectors roughly contribute about 33% of the gross value added in agriculture
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Six high-income States – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – together account for 56.4% of factories and 54.3% of the net value added to the country. What is their share in population?
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The Six high-income States (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) together account for 56.4% of factories and 54.3% of the net value added to the country, while their share in population is only 32.3%
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The Six high-income States (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) together account for 56.4% of factories and 54.3% of the net value added to the country, while their share in population is only 32.3%
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which country will play host to the 2026 Winter Olympics?
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A crowd of socially distanced spectators, separated by red lanterns, watched as the Olympic flag was lowered and passed over to the mayors of the next host cities, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy
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A crowd of socially distanced spectators, separated by red lanterns, watched as the Olympic flag was lowered and passed over to the mayors of the next host cities, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is planning to introduce a new pension product for organised sector workers who get basic wages of more than __________ a month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995.
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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is planning to introduce a new pension product for organised sector workers who get basic wages of more than ₹15,000 a month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)
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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is planning to introduce a new pension product for organised sector workers who get basic wages of more than ₹15,000 a month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
As of 2019, more than 85% of one-year-olds were vaccinated against the polio virus globally. In India, what was the percentage of children aged 12-23 months who received three doses of the polio vaccine, as of 2019-20?
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As of 2019, more than 85% of one-year-olds were vaccinated against the polio virus globally. In India, as of 2019-20, only 80.5% of children aged 12-23 months had received three doses of the polio vaccine
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As of 2019, more than 85% of one-year-olds were vaccinated against the polio virus globally. In India, as of 2019-20, only 80.5% of children aged 12-23 months had received three doses of the polio vaccine
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which Act ensures that a married woman has absolute ownership over her property, wages, earnings, investments and savings and her husband cannot acquire any interest in any of the above after getting married?
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Married Women’s Property Act, 1874, a women’s welfare-oriented legislation, ensures that a married woman has absolute ownership over her property, wages, earnings, investments and savings and her husband cannot acquire any interest in any of the above after getting married.
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Married Women’s Property Act, 1874, a women’s welfare-oriented legislation, ensures that a married woman has absolute ownership over her property, wages, earnings, investments and savings and her husband cannot acquire any interest in any of the above after getting married.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Moody scaled up India’s 2022 growth forecast to ___%
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Moody’s Investors Service scaled up its 2022 growth forecast for India to 9.5% with a further ‘upside potential’ from an earlier projection of 7%, citing the Union Budget’s focus on capital spending, which ‘will help consolidate’ the economic recovery even as it identified high oil prices and supply distortions as growth dampeners
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Moody’s Investors Service scaled up its 2022 growth forecast for India to 9.5% with a further ‘upside potential’ from an earlier projection of 7%, citing the Union Budget’s focus on capital spending, which ‘will help consolidate’ the economic recovery even as it identified high oil prices and supply distortions as growth dampeners
