29 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Who is the first woman Supreme Court judge in India?
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Justice Fathima Beevi was appointed the first woman Supreme Court judge in October 1989 nearly six months after her retirement from the Kerala High Court.
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Justice Fathima Beevi was appointed the first woman Supreme Court judge in October 1989 nearly six months after her retirement from the Kerala High Court.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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How many time zones does Russia have?
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Russia has 11 time zones, while the U.S. has five. The demand for two time zones rose in India because northeastern India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, because of their geography, see an early sunrise and sunset relative to the rest of the country.
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Russia has 11 time zones, while the U.S. has five. The demand for two time zones rose in India because northeastern India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, because of their geography, see an early sunrise and sunset relative to the rest of the country.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which is India’s largest airline in terms of the number of planes and market share?
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IndiGo, the country’s largest airline in terms of the number of planes and market share, will increase its daily international flights from 80 on Saturday to 120 and gradually climb to the pre-COVID number of 170 flights daily
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IndiGo, the country’s largest airline in terms of the number of planes and market share, will increase its daily international flights from 80 on Saturday to 120 and gradually climb to the pre-COVID number of 170 flights daily
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
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The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is the world’s largest rookery for which animal?
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About 2.45 lakh Olive Ridley Sea Turtles crawled ashore on the Nasi-II beach of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary along the Odisha coast for laying eggs, marking one of the largest opening days arrivals of turtles at the site. Gahirmatha is the world’s largest rookery for the endangered Olive Ridley Sea Turtles
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About 2.45 lakh Olive Ridley Sea Turtles crawled ashore on the Nasi-II beach of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary along the Odisha coast for laying eggs, marking one of the largest opening days arrivals of turtles at the site. Gahirmatha is the world’s largest rookery for the endangered Olive Ridley Sea Turtles
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
In what field did S. Phangnon Konyak, from Nagaland recently make history?
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S. Phangnon Konyak president of the BJP’s State Mahila Morcha, will be the first woman to represent Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha but not the first MP. The trendsetter was Rano M. Shaiza, who won the State’s lone Lok Sabha seat as a candidate of the United Democratic Party in 1977
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S. Phangnon Konyak president of the BJP’s State Mahila Morcha, will be the first woman to represent Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha but not the first MP. The trendsetter was Rano M. Shaiza, who won the State’s lone Lok Sabha seat as a candidate of the United Democratic Party in 1977
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which city in Ukraine is called the pearl of the Black Sea?
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If Odessa is ‘the pearl of the Black Sea’, Mariupol, the largest port of the Sea of Azov, was the industrial engine of eastern Ukraine. But everything would change in 2014 after the so-called “Euromaidan revolution”, which the Russians call a coup, brought down the elected government of President Viktor Yanukovych.
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If Odessa is ‘the pearl of the Black Sea’, Mariupol, the largest port of the Sea of Azov, was the industrial engine of eastern Ukraine. But everything would change in 2014 after the so-called “Euromaidan revolution”, which the Russians call a coup, brought down the elected government of President Viktor Yanukovych.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
The Five Eyes alliance comprises of which countries?
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The Five Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing arrangement between the U.S.A., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand
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The Five Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing arrangement between the U.S.A., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The ‘Tejas’ project, launched by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, is expected to create a 10,000-strong Indian workforce in which country?
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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday launched the “Training for Emirates Jobs and Skills (Tejas)” project at the Dubai Expo. The project is expected to create a 10,000-strong Indian workforce in the United Arab Emirates during its initial phase
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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday launched the “Training for Emirates Jobs and Skills (Tejas)” project at the Dubai Expo. The project is expected to create a 10,000-strong Indian workforce in the United Arab Emirates during its initial phase
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which two film exhibition players announced a merger deal to create the largest multiplex chain in the country, with a network of more than 1,500 screens?
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Leading film exhibition players PVR Ltd and INOX Leisure Ltd on Sunday announced a merger deal to create the largest multiplex chain in the country, with a network of more than 1,500 screens. The combined entity will be named PVR Inox Ltd. The two will merge in a share swap ratio of three shares of PVR for every 10 shares of INOX
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Leading film exhibition players PVR Ltd and INOX Leisure Ltd on Sunday announced a merger deal to create the largest multiplex chain in the country, with a network of more than 1,500 screens. The combined entity will be named PVR Inox Ltd. The two will merge in a share swap ratio of three shares of PVR for every 10 shares of INOX
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
India’s space budget as a percentage of the GDP slipped from 0.09% in 2000-01 to 0.05% in 2011-12, and has remained more or less at that level since then. In relation to GDP, India’s spending is more than which of the following countries?
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The space budget as a percentage of the GDP slipped from 0.09% in 2000-01 to 0.05% in 2011-12, and has remained more or less at that level since then. In relation to GDP, India’s spending is more than that of China, Germany, Italy and Japan, but less than of the U.S. and Russia.
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The space budget as a percentage of the GDP slipped from 0.09% in 2000-01 to 0.05% in 2011-12, and has remained more or less at that level since then. In relation to GDP, India’s spending is more than that of China, Germany, Italy and Japan, but less than of the U.S. and Russia.
