27th September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which of these countries is part of the G4 grouping seeking permanent membership of the UN Security Council?
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Explanation:
Reform of the United Nations has been a central theme of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the United Nations this week, and on Thursday, he met with his counterparts from Germany, Brazil and Japan under The Group of Four (G4) banner following the BRICS meeting. The group is primarily focused on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform, and permanent membership for G4 members.
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Reform of the United Nations has been a central theme of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the United Nations this week, and on Thursday, he met with his counterparts from Germany, Brazil and Japan under The Group of Four (G4) banner following the BRICS meeting. The group is primarily focused on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform, and permanent membership for G4 members.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
In what year did Iran introduce mandatory hijab, two years after the seizure of power by the Shia clergy from the Pahlavi monarchy?
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The mandatory hijab rules were introduced in 1981, two years after the revolution that saw the fall of the Pahlavi monarchy and the seizure of power by the Shia clergy.
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The mandatory hijab rules were introduced in 1981, two years after the revolution that saw the fall of the Pahlavi monarchy and the seizure of power by the Shia clergy.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
After 75 years, Jammu and Kashmir observed a holiday marking the birth anniversary of which national figure on August 23, with BJP activists raising slogans like “Jai Duggar Jai Dogra”?
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After 75 years, Jammu and Kashmir observed a holiday on the birth anniversary of Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh on Friday and was marked by cake-cutting and street celebrations in parts of the Jammu region.
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After 75 years, Jammu and Kashmir observed a holiday on the birth anniversary of Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh on Friday and was marked by cake-cutting and street celebrations in parts of the Jammu region.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
In which part of India is the National High Speed Rail Corporation of India proposing to build India’s first undersea tunnel, 7 kms long?
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The National High Speed Rail Corporation of India (NHSRCL) on Friday said it has invited bids for 21-km-long tunnel, including India’s first 7-km-long undersea tunnel, in Maharashtra for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.
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The National High Speed Rail Corporation of India (NHSRCL) on Friday said it has invited bids for 21-km-long tunnel, including India’s first 7-km-long undersea tunnel, in Maharashtra for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
In which Maharashtrian city did Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar hold a satyagraha to allow untouchables to use water in a public tank, on March 20, 1927?
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Mahad Satyagraha was a satyagraha led by Dr. Ambedkar on March 20, 1927 to allow untouchables to use water in a public tank in Mahad, currently in Raigarh district of Maharashtra.
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Mahad Satyagraha was a satyagraha led by Dr. Ambedkar on March 20, 1927 to allow untouchables to use water in a public tank in Mahad, currently in Raigarh district of Maharashtra.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Nayagarh, a tiny district Odisha has launched a register called Aliva, to record information about all adolescent girls in the district. What is its purpose?
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Explanation:
With the aim of eradicating child marriage, Nayagarh, a tiny Odisha district, has adopted a unique initiative by scrupulously recording information on all adolescent girls in the district. From birth registration date to Aadhaar number, from family details to skill training, information of 48,642 adolescent girls can be found in registers named Aliva.
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With the aim of eradicating child marriage, Nayagarh, a tiny Odisha district, has adopted a unique initiative by scrupulously recording information on all adolescent girls in the district. From birth registration date to Aadhaar number, from family details to skill training, information of 48,642 adolescent girls can be found in registers named Aliva.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
For which book did Hillary Mantel win her second Booker Prize in 2012?
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Explanation:
Ms. Mantel won the Booker Prize for Wolf Hall (2009) and Bring Up the Bodies (2012) and had been tipped to win again in 2020 with The Mirror & The Light, the third in the trilogy.
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Ms. Mantel won the Booker Prize for Wolf Hall (2009) and Bring Up the Bodies (2012) and had been tipped to win again in 2020 with The Mirror & The Light, the third in the trilogy.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Which of these regions in Ukraine recently held a referendum to determine whether or not to join Russia?
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Explanation:
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine were voting on Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. The referendums in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have been dismissed as a sham by Kyiv’s Western allies. The referendums are reminiscent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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Moscow-held regions of Ukraine were voting on Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have condemned as an unlawful land grab. The referendums in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have been dismissed as a sham by Kyiv’s Western allies. The referendums are reminiscent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which commercial airplane maker is developing its first zero emission aircraft called ZEROe, to be ready by 2035?
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Explanation:
Commercial airplane maker Airbus said it would have its first zero emission (ZEROe) aircraft ready by 2035 and India would play a significant role in its design, research and development.
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Commercial airplane maker Airbus said it would have its first zero emission (ZEROe) aircraft ready by 2035 and India would play a significant role in its design, research and development.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham. Which event did he win?
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Explanation:
(Eldhose) Paul finished ninth at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon (USA) in late July and last month became the first Indian triple jumper to win the Commonwealth Games gold, in Birmingham. The joy was doubled, with his very consistent training-mate Abdulla Aboobacker taking silver. Praveen Chithravel missed the bronze by four centimetres.
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(Eldhose) Paul finished ninth at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon (USA) in late July and last month became the first Indian triple jumper to win the Commonwealth Games gold, in Birmingham. The joy was doubled, with his very consistent training-mate Abdulla Aboobacker taking silver. Praveen Chithravel missed the bronze by four centimetres.
