26 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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India has committed to be tuberculosis free by which year?
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On World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India tuberculosis–free by 2025 and said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment
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On World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India tuberculosis–free by 2025 and said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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Which country tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile recently said to be its most powerful launch since 2017 ?
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North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, Tokyo and Seoul said as they voiced outrage at Pyongyang’s most powerful launch since 2017
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North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, Tokyo and Seoul said as they voiced outrage at Pyongyang’s most powerful launch since 2017
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Name the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, which partly fuelled discontent that led to riots in the capital, Honiara, in November
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The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, which partly fuelled discontent that led to riots in the capital, Honiara, in November
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
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How much did fuel retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL together lose for keeping petrol and diesel prices on hold during elections in five States ?
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Fuel retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL together lost about $2.25 billion in revenue for keeping petrol and diesel prices on hold during elections in five States, including Uttar Pradesh, Moody’s Investors Services said on Thursday.
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Fuel retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL together lost about $2.25 billion in revenue for keeping petrol and diesel prices on hold during elections in five States, including Uttar Pradesh, Moody’s Investors Services said on Thursday.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
The Union Home Ministry has notified that a foreigner living in India shall hold a valid passport or any “other valid travel document” while living in India. This was amended under which Act of the Indian constitution?
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The Ministry through a gazette notification amended the Foreigners Orders, 1948 by inserting a new provision, paragraph 3B, stating “requirement of holding a valid passport or other valid travel documents while living in India.” The Foreigners Order under the Foreigners Act, 1946 regulates the entry and departure of foreigners in India
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The Ministry through a gazette notification amended the Foreigners Orders, 1948 by inserting a new provision, paragraph 3B, stating “requirement of holding a valid passport or other valid travel documents while living in India.” The Foreigners Order under the Foreigners Act, 1946 regulates the entry and departure of foreigners in India
Question 6 of 10
6. 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 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Name the rare butterfly species in this picture which was previously recorded in the Nilgiris in the late 1800s. It was rediscovered again in the district by members of the Wynter-Blyth Association.
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A rare butterfly species — the Spotted Royal (Tajuria maculata), which has not been recorded in the Nilgiris for over a century — was rediscovered again in the district by members of the Wynter-Blyth Association
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A rare butterfly species — the Spotted Royal (Tajuria maculata), which has not been recorded in the Nilgiris for over a century — was rediscovered again in the district by members of the Wynter-Blyth Association
Question 8 of 10
8. 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 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which country is the world’s third largest oil producer?
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Russia is the world’s largest exporter of crude and oil products and the world’s third-largest oil producer. It is also a major exporter of natural gas and supplies almost a third of the gas consumed in Europe
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Russia is the world’s largest exporter of crude and oil products and the world’s third-largest oil producer. It is also a major exporter of natural gas and supplies almost a third of the gas consumed in Europe
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Which country is the largest source of sunflower oil imported into India?
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Even though inflation in oils and fats eased by more than 220 basis points to 16.44%, there is little room for cheer, given that one can expect a spike again this month in the wake of the abrupt disruption in the supply of edible oils from war-torn Ukraine, which is the largest source of sunflower oil imported into India
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Even though inflation in oils and fats eased by more than 220 basis points to 16.44%, there is little room for cheer, given that one can expect a spike again this month in the wake of the abrupt disruption in the supply of edible oils from war-torn Ukraine, which is the largest source of sunflower oil imported into India
