13th October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which model placed the sun at the centre of the solar system, and demoted the earth to another circumscribed, perambulatory planet?
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Explanation:
Svante Pääbo has quietly instigated a Copernican revolution. Much like the latter placed the sun at the centre and demoted the earth to another circumscribed, perambulatory planet, Pääbo brought Neanderthals to the centre of the question of human evolution.
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Svante Pääbo has quietly instigated a Copernican revolution. Much like the latter placed the sun at the centre and demoted the earth to another circumscribed, perambulatory planet, Pääbo brought Neanderthals to the centre of the question of human evolution.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
A Bill passed by the State Assembly becomes law only after it is assented to by which authority?
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A Bill passed by the State Assembly becomes law only after it is assented to by the Governor.
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A Bill passed by the State Assembly becomes law only after it is assented to by the Governor.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Until recently, which country did not allow women to drive?
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Explanation:
Just as Iran releases women detainees only under the protection of a male family member, for decades, Saudi Arabia did not allow women to drive.
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Just as Iran releases women detainees only under the protection of a male family member, for decades, Saudi Arabia did not allow women to drive.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
The WHO on October 5 issued a medical product alert over four cough and cold syrups made by which company in India, warning they could be linked to acute kidney injuries and deaths of 66 children in the Gambia?
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Explanation:
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a medical product alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to acute kidney injuries and deaths of 66 children in the Gambia, a West African nation.
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Explanation:
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a medical product alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to acute kidney injuries and deaths of 66 children in the Gambia, a West African nation.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Karl Barry Sharpless, one of the scientists who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is a two-time Nobel laureate. In which subject he has been awarded the Prize before?
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Explanation:
Karl Barry Sharpless joins an elite band of scientists who have won two Nobel prizes. He had won the Prize in Chemistry before
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Explanation:
Karl Barry Sharpless joins an elite band of scientists who have won two Nobel prizes. He had won the Prize in Chemistry before
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The impossible trinity or the trilemma refers to three different functions that an economy cannot do at the same time. Which of the following functions is NOT one of them?
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Explanation:
The impossible trinity, or the trilemma, refers to the idea that an economy cannot pursue independent monetary policy, maintain a fixed exchange rate, and allow the free flow of capital across its borders at the same time.
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Explanation:
The impossible trinity, or the trilemma, refers to the idea that an economy cannot pursue independent monetary policy, maintain a fixed exchange rate, and allow the free flow of capital across its borders at the same time.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Members of which of the following religions are not allowed to be recognised as Scheduled Castes under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950?
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court of India has sought the most recent position of the Union government on a batch of petitions challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions to be recognised as SCs.
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Explanation:
The Supreme Court of India has sought the most recent position of the Union government on a batch of petitions challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions to be recognised as SCs.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
When was the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code introduced?
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Explanation:
In 2016, at a time when India’s Non-Performing Assets and debt defaults were piling up, and older loan recovery mechanisms were performing badly, the IBC was introduced to overhaul the corporate distress resolution regime in India and consolidate previously available laws to create a time-bound mechanism with a creditor-in-control model as opposed to the debtor-in-possession system.
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In 2016, at a time when India’s Non-Performing Assets and debt defaults were piling up, and older loan recovery mechanisms were performing badly, the IBC was introduced to overhaul the corporate distress resolution regime in India and consolidate previously available laws to create a time-bound mechanism with a creditor-in-control model as opposed to the debtor-in-possession system.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. A common concept in their work is quantum entanglement. This is a quirk of quantum mechanics which allows two or more particles to exist in an ‘entangled state’. Who had earlier called this concept ‘spooky action at a distance’?
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Explanation:
This is what Einstein called ‘spooky action at a distance’ and prompted him, along with Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen to come up with the thought experiment (1935)— the case of Schrodinger’s cat.
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Explanation:
This is what Einstein called ‘spooky action at a distance’ and prompted him, along with Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen to come up with the thought experiment (1935)— the case of Schrodinger’s cat.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regime was established in India under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013. The country’s CSR spending was ₹10,065 crore in 2014-15, it rose above what mark in 2020-21?
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Explanation:
CSR spending in India has risen from ₹10,065 crore in 2014-15 to ₹24,865 crore in 2020-21.
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Explanation:
CSR spending in India has risen from ₹10,065 crore in 2014-15 to ₹24,865 crore in 2020-21.
