06th September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
According to the Consumer Price Index data so far in 2022 for urban and rural areas, which State recorded the highest retail inflation of 8.32%?
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Explanation:
Consumers in Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim faced the steepest spike in prices, with their combined retail inflation for rural and urban areas averaging 8.32%, 8.06%, and 8.01%, respectively.
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Consumers in Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim faced the steepest spike in prices, with their combined retail inflation for rural and urban areas averaging 8.32%, 8.06%, and 8.01%, respectively.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition challenging provisions of which 1954 Act, requiring couples to give a notice declaring their intent to marry 30 days before their marriage?
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Explanation:
Section 5 of the SMA requires couples getting married under it to give a notice to the Marriage Officer 30 days before the date of marriage
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Section 5 of the SMA requires couples getting married under it to give a notice to the Marriage Officer 30 days before the date of marriage
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which British administrator is regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta?
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Explanation:
Calling Calcutta a “chance-directed, chance-erected” metropolis, that was founded by Job Charnock, Kipling said it was “laid and built on the silt” with “palace, byre, hovel — poverty and pride — side by side” where “above the packed and pestilential town,/Death looked down”.
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Calling Calcutta a “chance-directed, chance-erected” metropolis, that was founded by Job Charnock, Kipling said it was “laid and built on the silt” with “palace, byre, hovel — poverty and pride — side by side” where “above the packed and pestilential town,/Death looked down”.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Which Indian pharma company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) approval for its abbreviated new drug that is supposed to cure diarrhea and bloating?
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Explanation:
Granules India has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) approval for its abbreviated new drug application related to Loperamide Hydrochloride and Simethicone Tablets 2 mg/125 mg (over the counter)
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Explanation:
Granules India has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) approval for its abbreviated new drug application related to Loperamide Hydrochloride and Simethicone Tablets 2 mg/125 mg (over the counter)
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Honiara is the capital of which country in the Oceania region?
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Explanation:
Solomon Islands has suspended visits from all foreign Navies, citing a need to review approval processes, the country’s leader said on Tuesday, after a U.S. Coast Guard ship was unable to refuel at its port
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Solomon Islands has suspended visits from all foreign Navies, citing a need to review approval processes, the country’s leader said on Tuesday, after a U.S. Coast Guard ship was unable to refuel at its port
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
What is India’s rank in the points table of FIFA or Federation Internationale de Football Association, which had recently suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) over third-party interference’?
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Explanation:
Yet, India ranks 104th in the FIFA points table and to rub salt into its festering wounds, its parent body, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), suffered the ignominy of being banned on August 15.
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Explanation:
Yet, India ranks 104th in the FIFA points table and to rub salt into its festering wounds, its parent body, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), suffered the ignominy of being banned on August 15.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
In which year did the Defence Ministers of India and France sign the Rafale fighter jet deal for India to acquire 36 such aircraft?
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed advocate M.L. Sharma to withdraw his plea pertaining to the 2016 India-French Rafale deal.
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed advocate M.L. Sharma to withdraw his plea pertaining to the 2016 India-French Rafale deal.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The Supreme Court on Monday listed a plea for bail filed by journalist Siddique Kappan, accused under UAPA and in prison for two years. Where does the journalist hail from?
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court on Monday listed a plea for bail filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who is accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and has spent two years in jail.
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court on Monday listed a plea for bail filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who is accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and has spent two years in jail.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
SEED stands for Scheme for Economic Empowerment of Denotified, Nomadic, Semi-nomadic Tribes. According to latest estimates available with the government, more than how many Indians belong to these groups?
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Explanation:
Denotified, Nomadic, Semi-nomadic Tribes- More than 10 crore Indians from 1,400 communities belong to these groups, show the latest estimates available with the government.
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Explanation:
Denotified, Nomadic, Semi-nomadic Tribes- More than 10 crore Indians from 1,400 communities belong to these groups, show the latest estimates available with the government.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Which of the following is the worst performer on the Gender Gap Index 2022 among the G7 countries?
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Explanation:
Japan ranked abysmally low (at 116 out of 146 countries) in the Gender Gap Index 2022. This makes Japan the worst performer amongst the G7 group, where most of the countries ranked between 10 and 27, barring Italy at 63.
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Explanation:
Japan ranked abysmally low (at 116 out of 146 countries) in the Gender Gap Index 2022. This makes Japan the worst performer amongst the G7 group, where most of the countries ranked between 10 and 27, barring Italy at 63.
