6th November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Mathura-Vrindavan aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination Uttar Pradesh government officials have said. By which year the government aims to achieve this?
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Mathura-Vrindavan, one of India’s largest pilgrimage centres, aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041, Uttar Pradesh government officials have told The Hindu.
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Mathura-Vrindavan, one of India’s largest pilgrimage centres, aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041, Uttar Pradesh government officials have told The Hindu.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
What does Article 142 of the Indian constitution entail?
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The Supreme Court upheld the Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation as “legal and valid” while reading down certain provisions. The court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to allow eligible employees who had not opted for enhanced pension coverage before the 2014 amendments, to jointly do so with their employers within the next four months.
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The Supreme Court upheld the Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation as “legal and valid” while reading down certain provisions. The court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to allow eligible employees who had not opted for enhanced pension coverage before the 2014 amendments, to jointly do so with their employers within the next four months.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
What is the name of the political party headed by the former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan?
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Allegations were made before the 2018 elections in Pakistan that pre-election rigging had taken place, where several potential candidates had received phone calls from unlisted numbers insisting that they switch party loyalties and support Mr. Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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Allegations were made before the 2018 elections in Pakistan that pre-election rigging had taken place, where several potential candidates had received phone calls from unlisted numbers insisting that they switch party loyalties and support Mr. Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Where was the Earth Summit of 1992 held?
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In a starkly unequal world, what does the urgency of climate action imply? This has been a central question in the climate change negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit (1992) and will also be at the root of contestations at the upcoming 27th Conference of Parties.
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In a starkly unequal world, what does the urgency of climate action imply? This has been a central question in the climate change negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit (1992) and will also be at the root of contestations at the upcoming 27th Conference of Parties.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
The Grameen Bank movement was pioneered by which economist?
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Grameen Bank movement in India was pioneered by a visionary of the Indian sub-continent, Muhammad Yunus.
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Grameen Bank movement in India was pioneered by a visionary of the Indian sub-continent, Muhammad Yunus.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The Beidou satellite navigation system is an invention of which country?
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China on Friday outlined plans to further expand the global reach of its home-grown Beidou satellite navigation system, billed as its alternative to the U.S.’s Global Positioning System (GPS).
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China on Friday outlined plans to further expand the global reach of its home-grown Beidou satellite navigation system, billed as its alternative to the U.S.’s Global Positioning System (GPS).
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Parachute hair oil brand is manufactured by which consumer good company?
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Parachute is a brand name for a range of coconut-based oil manufactured by Marico.
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Parachute is a brand name for a range of coconut-based oil manufactured by Marico.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Max Verstappen competes in F1 under which racing team?
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Max Emilian Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing.
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Max Emilian Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Where was the first edition of the World Artistic Gymnastic Championships held in 1903?
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The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics and the first edition of the championships was held in 1903, in Antwerp, Belgium.
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The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics and the first edition of the championships was held in 1903, in Antwerp, Belgium.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The Maori are the indigenous people of which country?
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Satendra Singh, a fifth-generation Indian living in New Zealand who had come with the New Zealand indigenous cultural team, said Indian people had very close relations with Maori people and they even marry each other.
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Satendra Singh, a fifth-generation Indian living in New Zealand who had come with the New Zealand indigenous cultural team, said Indian people had very close relations with Maori people and they even marry each other.
