23rd August 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which is the venue of the ‘India International Seafood Show (IISS)’?
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Option C
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Option C
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which city has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated cities, as per HEI’s recent report?
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The ‘Air Quality and Health in Cities’ report was released by US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI). It provides analysis of air pollution and global health effects for over 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
As per the report, India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from 2010 to 2019. Delhi has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated cities.
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The ‘Air Quality and Health in Cities’ report was released by US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI). It provides analysis of air pollution and global health effects for over 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
As per the report, India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from 2010 to 2019. Delhi has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated cities.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
How many cities have recently declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’ (as of August 2022)?
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announce that 500 cities across India have declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’.
These cities achieved adequacy institutional capacity, manpower and equipment norms as stipulated by the Ministry and provide safe working conditions for sanitation workers. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban promotes sustainable sanitation practices.
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announce that 500 cities across India have declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’.
These cities achieved adequacy institutional capacity, manpower and equipment norms as stipulated by the Ministry and provide safe working conditions for sanitation workers. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban promotes sustainable sanitation practices.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Which country, set to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, now faces uncertainty due to a FIFA suspension of its football body?
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Explanation:
The FIFA had recently gone ahead and suspended the AIFF, citing “third party interference”, leaving an air of uncertainty on the prospect of India hosting the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October.
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Explanation:
The FIFA had recently gone ahead and suspended the AIFF, citing “third party interference”, leaving an air of uncertainty on the prospect of India hosting the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Which UN Convention governs refugee rights and enshrines the principle of non-refoulement, or non-deportation of individuals where they are liable to be persecuted?
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Explanation:
Although, as Mr. Puri tweeted, India has “respected and followed” the 1951 UN convention of refugees — it is not a signatory — Mr. Modi’s colleagues such as Home Minister Amit Shah have frequently disregarded the conventions: referring to migrants as “termites”, stating in Parliament that India would “never accept” the Rohingya, and even violating the UN principle of non-refoulement by deporting a Rohingya woman to Myanmar this year.
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Explanation:
Although, as Mr. Puri tweeted, India has “respected and followed” the 1951 UN convention of refugees — it is not a signatory — Mr. Modi’s colleagues such as Home Minister Amit Shah have frequently disregarded the conventions: referring to migrants as “termites”, stating in Parliament that India would “never accept” the Rohingya, and even violating the UN principle of non-refoulement by deporting a Rohingya woman to Myanmar this year.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Where are the ashes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose laid to rest?
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Explanation:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian government and the Japanese government for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple.
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian government and the Japanese government for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
When was the Prisons Act of India enacted?
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Explanation:
The Prisons Act, 1894 enshrines a system where if a prisoner earns two years in remission and a court has sentenced them to 10 years, they can leave prison effectively after eight years.
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Explanation:
The Prisons Act, 1894 enshrines a system where if a prisoner earns two years in remission and a court has sentenced them to 10 years, they can leave prison effectively after eight years.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
A maximum cut was given to higher income earners and corporations in the expectation that any benefit provided at the top would trickle down to the poor in the form of job creation, higher output, and infrastructure development. Which U.S. President advocated this tax cut?
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Explanation:
In the famous Reagan tax cuts, or Reaganomics, associated with ‘Trickle down economics’ there was a maximum cut given to higher income earners and corporations in the expectation that any benefit provided at the top would trickle down to the poor in the form of job creation, higher output, and infrastructure development.
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In the famous Reagan tax cuts, or Reaganomics, associated with ‘Trickle down economics’ there was a maximum cut given to higher income earners and corporations in the expectation that any benefit provided at the top would trickle down to the poor in the form of job creation, higher output, and infrastructure development.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Reangs are the tribal community associated with which State in India?
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Explanation:
Reangs is one of the 19 Scheduled Tribes in Tripura but the only one recognised as a PTG (primitive tribal group) although the nomenclature today is ‘particularly vulnerable tribal group’.
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Explanation:
Reangs is one of the 19 Scheduled Tribes in Tripura but the only one recognised as a PTG (primitive tribal group) although the nomenclature today is ‘particularly vulnerable tribal group’.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
A delegation from India and other member countries of the UN are in New York to deliberate on an agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the oceans that extend beyond countries’ territorial waters. There is a term defining oceans outside of any territorial jurisdiction. What is it?
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Explanation:
A delegation from India and other member countries of the United Nations are in New York to deliberate on a one-of-its-kind agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas, namely the oceans that extend beyond countries’ territorial waters. The high seas comprise nearly 45% of the Earth’s surface.
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Explanation:
A delegation from India and other member countries of the United Nations are in New York to deliberate on a one-of-its-kind agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas, namely the oceans that extend beyond countries’ territorial waters. The high seas comprise nearly 45% of the Earth’s surface.
