02nd December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which foreign airlines is obtaining a 25.1% stake in Air India?
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Singapore Airlines will get a 25.1% stake in Air India and make an investment of ₹2,059 crore in the Tata-owned airline as part of an agreement to merge their joint venture Vistara with the larger Indian carrier.
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Singapore Airlines will get a 25.1% stake in Air India and make an investment of ₹2,059 crore in the Tata-owned airline as part of an agreement to merge their joint venture Vistara with the larger Indian carrier.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
What is the State bird of Nagaland?
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The Blyth’s tragopan is the State bird of adjoining Nagaland.
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The Blyth’s tragopan is the State bird of adjoining Nagaland.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
What does Article 348 of the Constitution deal with?
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Article 348 stipulates that all proceedings of the Supreme Court and ‘of every High Court’ and of Bills, etc. in Parliament shall be in the English language.
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Article 348 stipulates that all proceedings of the Supreme Court and ‘of every High Court’ and of Bills, etc. in Parliament shall be in the English language.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Who is the former ISI chief who has now taken over as Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff?
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Explanation:
Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir has taken over as Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired on November 29 after a six-year-long tenure.
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Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir has taken over as Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired on November 29 after a six-year-long tenure.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Which country has the world’s largest oil reserves?
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Former President Donald Trump took U.S. sanctions to the extreme by barring oil companies from operating in the South American country, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, and recognising Juan Guaidó, the self-declared unelected acting President.
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Former President Donald Trump took U.S. sanctions to the extreme by barring oil companies from operating in the South American country, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, and recognising Juan Guaidó, the self-declared unelected acting President.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which French political scientist protested the hypothesis that a simple majority single-ballot system favours the two-party system?
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Explanation:
In Political Parties, French political scientist Maurice Duverger proposes a hypothesis about the relationship between the number of parties in a country and its electoral system. He explains that a simple majority single-ballot system, favours the two-party system, while in a simple-majority system with a second ballot or in proportional representation, a multi-party system is favoured.
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In Political Parties, French political scientist Maurice Duverger proposes a hypothesis about the relationship between the number of parties in a country and its electoral system. He explains that a simple majority single-ballot system, favours the two-party system, while in a simple-majority system with a second ballot or in proportional representation, a multi-party system is favoured.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which 15th century dargah banned women inside its sanctum sanctorum in 2011, eventually overturned after a court case?
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Explanation:
The short-lived order of the Jama Masjid administration drew parallels with the much more prolonged ban on entry of women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.
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The short-lived order of the Jama Masjid administration drew parallels with the much more prolonged ban on entry of women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which 15th century dargah banned women inside its sanctum sanctorum in 2011, eventually overturned after a court case?
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Explanation:
The short-lived order of the Jama Masjid administration drew parallels with the much more prolonged ban on entry of women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.
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The short-lived order of the Jama Masjid administration drew parallels with the much more prolonged ban on entry of women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which country has inked a deal for Qatar to supply liquefied natural gas from 2026?
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Explanation:
Qatar on Tuesday announced to send liquefied natural gas to Germany as Europe scrambles to find alternatives to Russian energy sources.
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Qatar on Tuesday announced to send liquefied natural gas to Germany as Europe scrambles to find alternatives to Russian energy sources.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
This proposed body was struck down in 2015. The body gave the government an equal say in judicial appointments. What is the name of the body?
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court linked the bitter failure of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to the government’s willingness to “cross some Rubicons” and take on the judiciary by delaying Collegium recommendations. The top court had struck down the NJAC, which gave the government an equal say in judicial appointments, in 2015.
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court linked the bitter failure of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to the government’s willingness to “cross some Rubicons” and take on the judiciary by delaying Collegium recommendations. The top court had struck down the NJAC, which gave the government an equal say in judicial appointments, in 2015.