10 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Border-Gavaskar trophy is played between which two countries?
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The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series played between India and Australia. While India’s strongest ties with Australia had hitherto largely centred on cricket, best exemplified in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a more contemporary shared vision has emerged around the mutual need to strengthen their strategic and trade engagement, in the wake of The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) signed last week
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The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series played between India and Australia. While India’s strongest ties with Australia had hitherto largely centred on cricket, best exemplified in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a more contemporary shared vision has emerged around the mutual need to strengthen their strategic and trade engagement, in the wake of The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) signed last week
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The term Knesset is associated with which country’s parliament?
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Knesset is the unicameral parliament of Israel and the supreme authority of that state. With Idit Silman’s defection to the opposition Likud, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government, which had a razor-thin majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Knesset, lacks the numbers
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Knesset is the unicameral parliament of Israel and the supreme authority of that state. With Idit Silman’s defection to the opposition Likud, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government, which had a razor-thin majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Knesset, lacks the numbers
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which of the following is NOT one of the criminal laws in India?
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Indian criminal laws are divided into three major acts i.e. Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Indian Evidence Act. The process to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Indian Penal Code, and the Indian Evidence Act for the purpose of creating a people-centric, affordable and speedy justice system has been initiated, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Indian criminal laws are divided into three major acts i.e. Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Indian Evidence Act. The process to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Indian Penal Code, and the Indian Evidence Act for the purpose of creating a people-centric, affordable and speedy justice system has been initiated, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha’s proceedings were adjourned sine die on April 7. What does it mean for the session to be adjourned sine die?
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The Budget session of Parliament concluded on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule. The Rajya Sabha proceedings had to be adjourned sine die without the customary valedictory remarks by Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, as Opposition members, led by the Shiv Sena, trooped into the well of the House
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The Budget session of Parliament concluded on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule. The Rajya Sabha proceedings had to be adjourned sine die without the customary valedictory remarks by Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, as Opposition members, led by the Shiv Sena, trooped into the well of the House
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
The Senate confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. She broke the historical barrier by becoming the first Black woman judge in the U.S. SC. Who is she?
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The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black woman Judge and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court
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The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black woman Judge and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act prohibits the construction of unsanitary dry latrines and employing manual scavengers. When was this Act promulgated?
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In 1993, the then government promulgated an Act prohibiting the construction of unsanitary dry latrines and employing manual scavengers. The Act defined ‘manual scavenger’ as a person engaged in or employed for manually carrying human excreta
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In 1993, the then government promulgated an Act prohibiting the construction of unsanitary dry latrines and employing manual scavengers. The Act defined ‘manual scavenger’ as a person engaged in or employed for manually carrying human excreta
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
What is the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan scheme about?
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The Union Labour and Employment Ministry’s donate-a-pension initiative, launched on March 7, had received contributions from “around 100” individuals or employers on behalf of unorganised workers. The scheme allows employers to pay a minimum of a year’s contributions under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan, a pension scheme for unorganised workers.
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The Union Labour and Employment Ministry’s donate-a-pension initiative, launched on March 7, had received contributions from “around 100” individuals or employers on behalf of unorganised workers. The scheme allows employers to pay a minimum of a year’s contributions under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan, a pension scheme for unorganised workers.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs on more than _____ of Australian goods exports to India, valued at more than $12.6 billion a year.
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The India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs on more than 85% of Australian goods exports to India, valued at more than $12.6 billion a year. With a GDP expected to grow at 9% in 2021-22, India is the world’s fastest growing major economy
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The India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs on more than 85% of Australian goods exports to India, valued at more than $12.6 billion a year. With a GDP expected to grow at 9% in 2021-22, India is the world’s fastest growing major economy
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with which aerospace company to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India?
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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India
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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Name the scheme, which is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child?
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Mission Vatsalya, which has been operationalised, is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child. Components under Mission Vatsalya include statutory bodies; service delivery structures; institutional care/services; non-institutional community-based care; emergency outreach services; training and capacity building
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Mission Vatsalya, which has been operationalised, is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child. Components under Mission Vatsalya include statutory bodies; service delivery structures; institutional care/services; non-institutional community-based care; emergency outreach services; training and capacity building
