30th January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Amrit Udyan is the new name given to which iconic garden in Delhi?
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens, popularly known as the Mughal Gardens, was renamed Amrit Udyan on Saturday.
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens, popularly known as the Mughal Gardens, was renamed Amrit Udyan on Saturday.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which air base is home to the Indian Airforce’s Mirage fighter jets?
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Explanation:
Correct Answer: Gwalior
The Gwalior air base is home to the IAF’s Mirage fleet as well as to the premier training centre Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE).
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Correct Answer: Gwalior
The Gwalior air base is home to the IAF’s Mirage fleet as well as to the premier training centre Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE).
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which species of the Swallowtail butterfly, previously found in the ranges of Myanmar and southern China to Vietnam, has been found in India for the first time?
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Explanation:
Correct Answer: Noble’s Helen
Mr. Sonowal said Noble’s Helen with a wingspan of 100-120 mm was initially thought to be an aberration of Papilio helenus.
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Correct Answer: Noble’s Helen
Mr. Sonowal said Noble’s Helen with a wingspan of 100-120 mm was initially thought to be an aberration of Papilio helenus.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Who is currently serving as the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
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Explanation:
Correct Answer: Csaba Korosi
Csaba Korosi, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Sunday.
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Correct Answer: Csaba Korosi
Csaba Korosi, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Sunday.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), how many goats does the world have?
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Explanation:
Correct Answer: 830 million
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the world has 830 million goats belonging to about 1,000 breeds.
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Correct Answer: 830 million
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the world has 830 million goats belonging to about 1,000 breeds.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
In 2019, on the sidelines of the G-7 conference, which country’s leader did former U.S. President Donald Trump call his “favourite dictator’?
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Explanation:
Correct Answer: Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, India’s Republic Day Parade Chief Guest, who came to power in Egypt in 2013 through a coup, is trying to build a careful balance between the West and the East.
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Correct Answer: Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, India’s Republic Day Parade Chief Guest, who came to power in Egypt in 2013 through a coup, is trying to build a careful balance between the West and the East.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which institution launched an information database including a repository of information pertaining to municipal bonds?
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched an information database including a repository of information pertaining to municipal bonds on its website.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched an information database including a repository of information pertaining to municipal bonds on its website.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
World Bank has appreciated which country for its transition from poorest to one of the fastest growing countries?
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World Bank (WB) Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg lauded Bangladesh as one of the world’s greatest development stories.
The country has moved from being one of the poorest at its inception to one of the fastest growing countries of the world. The country’s 6 percent average economic growth per annum since 2000 has lifted millions of people out of poverty. It started with a status of poverty in 1972, became a lower-middle income country in 2015 and is now on the way to becoming an upper-middle income country.
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World Bank (WB) Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg lauded Bangladesh as one of the world’s greatest development stories.
The country has moved from being one of the poorest at its inception to one of the fastest growing countries of the world. The country’s 6 percent average economic growth per annum since 2000 has lifted millions of people out of poverty. It started with a status of poverty in 1972, became a lower-middle income country in 2015 and is now on the way to becoming an upper-middle income country.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which city is the host of the ‘G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability’ meeting?
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A sensitisation workshop on G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability is being organised in Bengaluru.
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A sensitisation workshop on G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability is being organised in Bengaluru.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
‘Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity’ is to be set up in which state/UT?
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Indian Ports Association has signed MoU with Research and Information System for Developing Countries for setting up a Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity in New Delhi.
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Indian Ports Association has signed MoU with Research and Information System for Developing Countries for setting up a Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity in New Delhi.
