12th January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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He discovered the motor protein kinesin, one of the three major classes of molecular motors. He also co-founded the biotechnology firm, Cytokinetics Inc. Identify the scientist.
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Ronald Vale
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Ronald Vale
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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According to the U.N. by when the ozone layer will be fully mended?
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Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new UN report says.
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Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new UN report says.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
In which year did India start the decennially conducted Census?
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India has conducted the Census every 10 years since 1881; only 2021, a pandemicaffected year, was an exception as the exercise was postponed.
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India has conducted the Census every 10 years since 1881; only 2021, a pandemicaffected year, was an exception as the exercise was postponed.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
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Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark case of the Supreme Court of India about which issue?
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After the transformational judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy (2017) upholding the right to privacy and Navtej Johar (2018) decriminalising homosexuality, the courts have shown way to end uncertainty regarding the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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After the transformational judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy (2017) upholding the right to privacy and Navtej Johar (2018) decriminalising homosexuality, the courts have shown way to end uncertainty regarding the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
The ossification test is used to determine what factors in humans?
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The most popular test for determining age is the ossification test. The extent of ossification (i.e., calcification) and the union of epiphysis in bones, particularly long bones such as radius and ulna, humerus, tibia and fibula, and femur, help estimate age.
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The most popular test for determining age is the ossification test. The extent of ossification (i.e., calcification) and the union of epiphysis in bones, particularly long bones such as radius and ulna, humerus, tibia and fibula, and femur, help estimate age.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The case Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) pertains to what issue?
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In a judgment in December 2022 — Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) — the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court came down heavily on corruption among public servants in the country and lowered the bar for the quantum of evidence required to convict persons charged with corruption.
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In a judgment in December 2022 — Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) — the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court came down heavily on corruption among public servants in the country and lowered the bar for the quantum of evidence required to convict persons charged with corruption.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Russia is “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”- to whom is this quote usually attributed?
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Russia is “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” said Winston Churchill in 1939, referring to the West’s muddled understanding of Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union.
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Russia is “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” said Winston Churchill in 1939, referring to the West’s muddled understanding of Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which of the following is NOT part of Narendra Modi’s 5F formula for the textile industry?
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Mr. Modi’s 5F formula (farm, fibre, fabric, fashion, foreign) will accelerate growth in the sector and transform the lives of farmers and weavers.
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Mr. Modi’s 5F formula (farm, fibre, fabric, fashion, foreign) will accelerate growth in the sector and transform the lives of farmers and weavers.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
The Constitutional Court of which country pronounced against Electronic Voting Machines in 2009?
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It is this understanding — and the requirement of public verifiability of elections — that led the German Constitutional Court to pronounce against EVM use in 2009, an exhortation that is honoured not only in Germany but also in many other jurisdictions across Europe and America, and Pakistan.
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It is this understanding — and the requirement of public verifiability of elections — that led the German Constitutional Court to pronounce against EVM use in 2009, an exhortation that is honoured not only in Germany but also in many other jurisdictions across Europe and America, and Pakistan.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Which country was the first to legalise same-sex marriage in 2000?
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Until 2000, the year in which the Netherlands made same-sex marriage legal, in no country was it allowed. Chart 1 shows the progress since the year.
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Until 2000, the year in which the Netherlands made same-sex marriage legal, in no country was it allowed. Chart 1 shows the progress since the year.
