13 June 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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Which of the following two countries together account for more than a quarter of the world’s wheat supplies?
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Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of the world’s wheat supplies. Russia’s share in the global exports of wheat, the world’s most widely grown crop, is some 20%, while Ukraine accounts for 8%, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foreign Agricultural Service
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Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of the world’s wheat supplies. Russia’s share in the global exports of wheat, the world’s most widely grown crop, is some 20%, while Ukraine accounts for 8%, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foreign Agricultural Service
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
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The use of coal as fuel in industrial, domestic units will be banned in the National Capital Region from __________________.
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The use of coal as fuel in industrial, domestic units will be banned in the National Capital Region (NCR) from January 2023 but the ban will not apply to thermal power plants — incidentally the largest users of coal, according to a notification on Wednesday by the Commission for Air Quality Management, which coordinates air pollution norms in Delhi and adjoining States.
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The use of coal as fuel in industrial, domestic units will be banned in the National Capital Region (NCR) from January 2023 but the ban will not apply to thermal power plants — incidentally the largest users of coal, according to a notification on Wednesday by the Commission for Air Quality Management, which coordinates air pollution norms in Delhi and adjoining States.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
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In a bid to slow inflation, the Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by how many basis points recently?
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The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to raise the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90% in a bid to slow inflation which it estimates will average 7.5% in the current April-June quarter.
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The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to raise the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90% in a bid to slow inflation which it estimates will average 7.5% in the current April-June quarter.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
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The National Highway Authority of India has entered the Guinness World Records for the longest continuously laid bituminous lane of 75 km in _____________________ on the National Highway between Amravati and Akola districts in Maharashtra.
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The National Highway Authority of India has entered the Guinness World Records for the longest continuously laid bituminous lane of 75 km in 105 hours and 33 minutes on the National Highway between Amravati and Akola districts in Maharashtra.
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The National Highway Authority of India has entered the Guinness World Records for the longest continuously laid bituminous lane of 75 km in 105 hours and 33 minutes on the National Highway between Amravati and Akola districts in Maharashtra.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Which State topped among 17 large States in this year’s State Food Safety Index with 82 marks?
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But in this, Tamil Nadu deserves credit for finishing at the top among 17 large States for food safety; it was ranked third in the previous edition of the State Food Safety Index. That Tamil Nadu, with 82 marks, is ahead of Gujarat by 4.5 marks and Maharashtra by 12 marks, highlights its creditable showing
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But in this, Tamil Nadu deserves credit for finishing at the top among 17 large States for food safety; it was ranked third in the previous edition of the State Food Safety Index. That Tamil Nadu, with 82 marks, is ahead of Gujarat by 4.5 marks and Maharashtra by 12 marks, highlights its creditable showing
