28 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Covaxin and what other vaccine have now been authorized for emergency use in children aged between 6 and 12 by the Drugs Controller General of India?
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Biological E’s Corbevax has been approved for administration in children between the ages of five and 12 and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been approved for restricted use in emergency situations in the 6-12 age group.
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Biological E’s Corbevax has been approved for administration in children between the ages of five and 12 and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been approved for restricted use in emergency situations in the 6-12 age group.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Who is the President of the European Commission?
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A day earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had also connected the Ukrainian crisis with the Indo-Pacific region, saying the war in Europe had begun to impact the region. Her premise was based on the emerging partnership between Russia and China that she described as an “unrestrained pact.”
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A day earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had also connected the Ukrainian crisis with the Indo-Pacific region, saying the war in Europe had begun to impact the region. Her premise was based on the emerging partnership between Russia and China that she described as an “unrestrained pact.”
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Shashi Shekhar Vempati is the CEO of which organization?
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Prasar Bharati closed financial year 2021-2022 with a strong revenue growth of 13% from its commercial operations, at nearly ₹1,350 crore. The public broadcaster’s Chief Executive Officer, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, speaks about the factors driving revenue growth and future plans.
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Prasar Bharati closed financial year 2021-2022 with a strong revenue growth of 13% from its commercial operations, at nearly ₹1,350 crore. The public broadcaster’s Chief Executive Officer, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, speaks about the factors driving revenue growth and future plans.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
To what era did Charlotte Brontë belong?
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Born on April 21 in 1816, Charlotte straddled the Romantic and Victorian era, when childhood was a much-discussed topic in literature. While the Romantics idealised childhood, Victorians sentimentalised it. The Brontës did neither.
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Born on April 21 in 1816, Charlotte straddled the Romantic and Victorian era, when childhood was a much-discussed topic in literature. While the Romantics idealised childhood, Victorians sentimentalised it. The Brontës did neither.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
At the United Nations Cop26 climate summit held last year, by which year did Prime Minister Narendra Modi say India would be increasing its capacity of renewable energy to 500 GigaWatts?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘net-zero by 2070’ pledge at COP26 in Glasgow asserted India’s target to increase the capacity of renewable energy from 450GW to 500GW by 2030.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘net-zero by 2070’ pledge at COP26 in Glasgow asserted India’s target to increase the capacity of renewable energy from 450GW to 500GW by 2030.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Section 43(D)(5) of which Act was invoked against those allegedly involved in cases of violence in Delhi, Kashmir, and Pune?
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The much-criticised Section 43(D)(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, makes the grant of bail effectively impossible, and is responsible for the years-long incarceration of several people.
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The much-criticised Section 43(D)(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, makes the grant of bail effectively impossible, and is responsible for the years-long incarceration of several people.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
On April 22, which country described the territory called the Kuril Islands as being under the “illegal occupation” of Russia?
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On April 22, Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 described the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls the Northern Territories and Russia as the South Kurils) as being under Russia’s “illegal occupation”
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On April 22, Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 described the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls the Northern Territories and Russia as the South Kurils) as being under Russia’s “illegal occupation”
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which international independent body has for the third consecutive year designated India as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC)? In 2020, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had called the same body an “Organisation of Particular Concern.”
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Observing that religious freedom conditions in India had “significantly worsened“ in 2021, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan independent body, has recommended, for the third year in a row, that India be designated a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC).
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Observing that religious freedom conditions in India had “significantly worsened“ in 2021, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan independent body, has recommended, for the third year in a row, that India be designated a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC).
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
New data on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed the five biggest military spenders of 2021; what is India’s rank?
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The five largest spenders in 2021 were the U.S., China, India, the U.K. and Russia, together accounting for 62% of expenditure. India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world.
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The five largest spenders in 2021 were the U.S., China, India, the U.K. and Russia, together accounting for 62% of expenditure. India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The G-7 summit, where leaders of Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, Japan, Canada and the U.S. will meet, is scheduled to be held in June this year in which place?
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Leaders of the G-7 grouping comprising Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada and the U.S. will meet in the Bavarian Alps on June 26 and 28, just a couple of days after the proposed BRICS summit.
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Leaders of the G-7 grouping comprising Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada and the U.S. will meet in the Bavarian Alps on June 26 and 28, just a couple of days after the proposed BRICS summit.
