15 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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The Union government has amended the Census Rules to allow self-enumeration in the census exercise. Ideally how many years once the census is supposed to be conducted across the country?
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The Union government has amended the Census Rules framed in 1990 to allow the details to be captured and stored in electronic format and also to enable self-enumeration by respondents. The decennial Census exercise will be held for the first time both in the digital mode and through paper schedules (questionnaire /forms)
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The Union government has amended the Census Rules framed in 1990 to allow the details to be captured and stored in electronic format and also to enable self-enumeration by respondents. The decennial Census exercise will be held for the first time both in the digital mode and through paper schedules (questionnaire /forms)
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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Kerala has emerged on top when it comes to maternal and child health recording the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 30 (per one lakh live births) in the country. What is the national MMR?
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Kerala has yet again emerged on top when it comes to maternal and child health recording the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 30 (per one lakh live births) in the country. This puts Kerala way ahead of the national MMR of 103
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Kerala has yet again emerged on top when it comes to maternal and child health recording the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 30 (per one lakh live births) in the country. This puts Kerala way ahead of the national MMR of 103
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
The $17-billion high-speed “Shinkansen” bullet train project inaugurated in 2017 by former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Indian PM Narendra Modi connects which two cities?
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit Delhi for a short trip to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the India-Japan annual summit. The leaders will also take a close look at the progress on the $17-billion Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed “Shinkansen” bullet train project, which was inaugurated in 2017 by former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Mr. Modi
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit Delhi for a short trip to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the India-Japan annual summit. The leaders will also take a close look at the progress on the $17-billion Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed “Shinkansen” bullet train project, which was inaugurated in 2017 by former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Mr. Modi
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
The Union government plans to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists. This was announced as part of a scheme in the Union Budget 2022-23. What is the scheme called?
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The Union government plans to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists under the Vibrant Village programme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. “In the Vibrant Villages programme, schemes related to livelihood generation, road connectivity, housing, rural infrastructure, renewable energy, television and broadband connections should be undertaken,” an official said.
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The Union government plans to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists under the Vibrant Village programme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. “In the Vibrant Villages programme, schemes related to livelihood generation, road connectivity, housing, rural infrastructure, renewable energy, television and broadband connections should be undertaken,” an official said.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Given Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine has set off a steady escalation in hostilities on Ukrainian soil, the world will look to the Geneva Conventions, a set of principles outlining norms for combatant behaviour during a war. Which of the following is NOT one of the conventions?
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The Geneva Conventions do not recognise monuments and structures. However, another convention applies to prisoners of war, including a wide range of general protections such as humane treatment, maintenance and equality across prisoners, conditions of captivity, questioning and evacuation of prisoners, transit camps, food, clothing, medicines, hygiene and right to religious, intellectual, and physical activities of prisoners
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The Geneva Conventions do not recognise monuments and structures. However, another convention applies to prisoners of war, including a wide range of general protections such as humane treatment, maintenance and equality across prisoners, conditions of captivity, questioning and evacuation of prisoners, transit camps, food, clothing, medicines, hygiene and right to religious, intellectual, and physical activities of prisoners
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which country’s module is responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the International Space Station?
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Russia’s part in the collaboration is the module responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the ISS. They also ferry astronauts to the ISS from the Earth and back. Until SpaceX’s dragon spacecraft came into the picture the Russian spacecrafts were the only way of reaching the ISS and returning
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Russia’s part in the collaboration is the module responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the ISS. They also ferry astronauts to the ISS from the Earth and back. Until SpaceX’s dragon spacecraft came into the picture the Russian spacecrafts were the only way of reaching the ISS and returning
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
When did India become a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime?
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India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016, an acceptance by major powers of India’s status as a reliable defence partner that is capable of handling its strengths and contributing to global security
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India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016, an acceptance by major powers of India’s status as a reliable defence partner that is capable of handling its strengths and contributing to global security
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Name the cricketer who broke the record for most matches as captain at the Women’s World Cup?
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On the day Mithali Raj broke the record for most matches as captain at the Women’s World Cup, her teammate Jhulan Goswami became the tournament’s leading wicket-taker
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On the day Mithali Raj broke the record for most matches as captain at the Women’s World Cup, her teammate Jhulan Goswami became the tournament’s leading wicket-taker
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Mangalajodi area, an important haunt of migratory birds for roosting and nesting, is located in which lake?
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The Odisha government has proposed to ban movement of mechanised fishing boats in the Mangalajodi area of the Chilika lake, an important haunt of migratory birds, to provide the winged guests an undisturbed ecosystem for six months every year
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The Odisha government has proposed to ban movement of mechanised fishing boats in the Mangalajodi area of the Chilika lake, an important haunt of migratory birds, to provide the winged guests an undisturbed ecosystem for six months every year
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
International law prohibits the use of white ___________ shells in heavily populated civilian areas, but allows them in open spaces to be used as cover for troops.
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A senior Ukrainian police officer has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorus bomb attacks in the eastern region of Lugansk. International law prohibits the use of white phosphorus shells in heavily populated civilian areas, but allows them in open spaces to be used as cover for troops
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A senior Ukrainian police officer has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorus bomb attacks in the eastern region of Lugansk. International law prohibits the use of white phosphorus shells in heavily populated civilian areas, but allows them in open spaces to be used as cover for troops
