18th December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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The first trial (uncrewed flight) for Gaganyaan is being planned for the end of 2023 or early 2024. This will be followed by sending a humanoid and then with the crew onboard. What is the humanoid called?
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The first trial (uncrewed flight) for Gaganyaan is planned for the end of 2023 or early 2024. This will be followed by sending Vyom Mitra, a humanoid and then with the crew onboard.
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The first trial (uncrewed flight) for Gaganyaan is planned for the end of 2023 or early 2024. This will be followed by sending Vyom Mitra, a humanoid and then with the crew onboard.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which Schedule of the Indian constitution protects tribal populations, providing autonomy to communities through the creation of ADCs, which can frame laws on land, public health and agriculture?
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The Sixth Schedule protects tribal populations, providing autonomy to communities through the creation of Autonomous Development Councils, which can frame laws on land, public health and agriculture.
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The Sixth Schedule protects tribal populations, providing autonomy to communities through the creation of Autonomous Development Councils, which can frame laws on land, public health and agriculture.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Where was Sri Aurobindo born?
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“In the life of Sri Aurobindo, who was born in Bengal but spent most of his life in Gujarat and Puducherry, one could get the fundamental philosophy of India’s soul and its development journey,” PM Modi said.
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“In the life of Sri Aurobindo, who was born in Bengal but spent most of his life in Gujarat and Puducherry, one could get the fundamental philosophy of India’s soul and its development journey,” PM Modi said.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
In which year was the Assam Accord signed?
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Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985, by the then Rajiv Gandhi government with the leaders of the Assam Movement to preserve and protect Assamese culture, heritage, linguistic and social identity.
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Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985, by the then Rajiv Gandhi government with the leaders of the Assam Movement to preserve and protect Assamese culture, heritage, linguistic and social identity.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
U.S. researchers announced a historic breakthrough that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources. What is the breakthrough in?
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U.S. researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough recently that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources.
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U.S. researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough recently that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
In which country has the U.S Space Force established a unit recently, at the Osan Air Base?
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The activation of the U.S. Space Forces Korea at Osan Air Base near Seoul came after North Korea test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles designed to strike the U.S. mainland and its allies South Korea and Japan in recent months
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The activation of the U.S. Space Forces Korea at Osan Air Base near Seoul came after North Korea test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles designed to strike the U.S. mainland and its allies South Korea and Japan in recent months
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which country was recently removed from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) for a brutal crackdown of women-led protests?
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The UN on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women’s rights body over Tehran’s brutal crackdown of women-led protests. Iranian pro-democracy activists hailed the expulsion of the Islamic republic from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.
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The UN on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women’s rights body over Tehran’s brutal crackdown of women-led protests. Iranian pro-democracy activists hailed the expulsion of the Islamic republic from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Where was the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held?
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India unveiled its long-term climate action plan at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November.
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India unveiled its long-term climate action plan at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
When was the last famine recorded in India?
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The mortality rate dipped in 1931, which was the last census conducted in British India, but the last famine recorded in the country was yet to come. It took place in Bengal in 1943, in the last five years of the close to two centuries of British colonial rule.
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The mortality rate dipped in 1931, which was the last census conducted in British India, but the last famine recorded in the country was yet to come. It took place in Bengal in 1943, in the last five years of the close to two centuries of British colonial rule.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Who was among the most recent human beings to set foot on the moon?
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Navy Captain Eugene A Cernan, 38, and civilian geologist Harrison H. Schmitt, 37, made the declaration before boarding the lunar lander ship Challenger for the last time, concluding perhaps man’s last walk on the moon in the 20th century.
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Navy Captain Eugene A Cernan, 38, and civilian geologist Harrison H. Schmitt, 37, made the declaration before boarding the lunar lander ship Challenger for the last time, concluding perhaps man’s last walk on the moon in the 20th century.
