28 January 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Armed Forces Special Forces Act’
1.The act empowers the central government alone to declare an area as being ‘disturbed’
2.It is imposed for a indefinite period of time.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(d)
Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union territory to be a disturbed area.
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Solution(d)
Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union territory to be a disturbed area.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
‘SMILE’, a scheme which is set to be launched soon is related to
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Solution(c)
Union Social Justice and Empowerment said it had formulated an umbrella scheme, SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise), that included two sub-schemes for the welfare of transgender persons and persons engaged in begging. The scheme will cover rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, education, skill development and economic linkages.
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Solution(c)
Union Social Justice and Empowerment said it had formulated an umbrella scheme, SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise), that included two sub-schemes for the welfare of transgender persons and persons engaged in begging. The scheme will cover rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, education, skill development and economic linkages.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Sahitya Akademi’ awards
1.awards are given for works in all the languages listed in the 8th schedule
2.The awards which were instituted in 1954, were suspended only once.
Choose the correct statements:
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Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized. Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages in which its programme may be implemented
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Akademi gives 24 awards annually to literary works in the languages it has recognized. Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages in which its programme may be implemented
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding ‘GST Compensation’
1.As per the 101st constitution amendment, states were ensured compensation in lieu of revenue loss on account of the new tax regime for a period of 5 years.
2.The shortfall is calculated assuming a 10% annual growth in GST collections by states over 2015-16 as the base year.
Choose the correct statements:
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As per the 101st constitution amendment carried out to implement GST, states were ensured compensation in lieu of revenue loss on account of the new tax regime for a period of five years, ending July 2022.
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As per the 101st constitution amendment carried out to implement GST, states were ensured compensation in lieu of revenue loss on account of the new tax regime for a period of five years, ending July 2022.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
‘Sagar Island’ seen in news recently is in which state
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Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (14 January), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganges and Bay of Bengal and offer prayers (puja) in the Kapil Muni Temple.
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Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (14 January), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganges and Bay of Bengal and offer prayers (puja) in the Kapil Muni Temple.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Tigers live here and swim among the mangrove islands, where they hunt scarce prey such as the chital deer, Indian muntjacs ,wild boar and Rhesus macaque. This region is found in which state/Union Territory
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Sunderbans is the only mangrove ecoregion that harbors the Indo-Pacific region’s largest terrestrial predator, the Bengal tiger. Unlike in other habitats, tigers live here and swim among the mangrove islands, where they hunt scarce prey such as the chital deer (Axis axis), Indian muntjacs (Muntiacus muntjak), wild boar (Sus scrofa), and Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta).
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Sunderbans is the only mangrove ecoregion that harbors the Indo-Pacific region’s largest terrestrial predator, the Bengal tiger. Unlike in other habitats, tigers live here and swim among the mangrove islands, where they hunt scarce prey such as the chital deer (Axis axis), Indian muntjacs (Muntiacus muntjak), wild boar (Sus scrofa), and Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta).
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements
1.T-cells are anti-bodies that are specific to each pathogen and are able to lock onto the surface of an invading cell and mark it for destruction by other immune cells.
2.B-cells stimulate T-cells to make antibodies and help killer cells develop
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B-cells are the type of cells that produce antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses. These
Anti-bodies are Y-shaped proteins that are specific to each pathogen and are able to lock onto the surface of an invading cell and mark it for destruction by other immune cells.
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B-cells are the type of cells that produce antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses. These
Anti-bodies are Y-shaped proteins that are specific to each pathogen and are able to lock onto the surface of an invading cell and mark it for destruction by other immune cells.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
”Dark Genome” seen in news recently refers to
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Scientists investigating the dark genome(DNA outside our genes) have identified recently Evolved portions coding for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Scientists investigating the dark genome(DNA outside our genes) have identified recently Evolved portions coding for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Law Commission of India’
1.The first Law Commission was established by the East India Company under the Charter Act of 1833.
2.It is a body established by an act of parliament every 4 years.
Choose the correct statements
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The first Law Commission was established during colonial rule in India, by the East India Company under the Charter Act of 1833, and was presided by Lord Macaulay
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The first Law Commission was established during colonial rule in India, by the East India Company under the Charter Act of 1833, and was presided by Lord Macaulay