1 February 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which of the following are the Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) in India?
1.Life Insurance Corporation of India.
2.General Insurance Corporation of India
3.New India Assurance
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India and New India Assurance remain Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) and consequently subject to enhanced regulatory supervision.
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Solution: d)
Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India and New India Assurance remain Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) and consequently subject to enhanced regulatory supervision.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Apart from bacteria, which of the following living species may be involved in the nitrogen cycle in our atmosphere?
1.Green plants
2.Animals
3.Humans
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
Plants generally take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids which are used to make proteins. These proteins and other complex compounds are subsequently consumed by animals.
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Solution: d)
Plants generally take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids which are used to make proteins. These proteins and other complex compounds are subsequently consumed by animals.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Bamiyan, sometimes in news is located in
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Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements.
1.Ex Milan is the annual naval exercise hosted by India where all the BIMSTEC countries participate.
2.Malabar, which began as a bilateral exercise between India and Japan, became multilateral with the addition of Australia and U.S.
3.India exchanges maritime Information bilaterally with Friendly Foreign Countries to create Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) serves as an important hub for it.
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Solution: a)
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Solution: a)
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Mysuru Dasara Festival.
1.Dasara as it is celebrated in Mysuru was inherited by the Wadiyars of Mysuru from the rulers of Vijayanagar empire.
2.The festival was documented by the medieval writers including Domingo Paes and Ferrnao Nuniz of Portugal.
3.It has been accorded the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage tag.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Close on the heels of Durga Puja being accorded the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage tag, Karnataka is set to initiate the process to secure a similar status for Mysuru Dasara.
Dasara as it is celebrated in Mysuru is rooted in history and was inherited by the Wadiyars of Mysuru from the rulers of Vijayanagar empire.
The festival was documented by the medieval writers including Domingo Paes and Ferrnao Nuniz of Portugal who visited the Vijayanagar kingdom during the 16th century.
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Solution: b)
Close on the heels of Durga Puja being accorded the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage tag, Karnataka is set to initiate the process to secure a similar status for Mysuru Dasara.
Dasara as it is celebrated in Mysuru is rooted in history and was inherited by the Wadiyars of Mysuru from the rulers of Vijayanagar empire.
The festival was documented by the medieval writers including Domingo Paes and Ferrnao Nuniz of Portugal who visited the Vijayanagar kingdom during the 16th century.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which of the following African countries border Indian Ocean?
1.Zambia
2.Somalia
3.Kenya
4.Ethiopia
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: b)
Incorrect
Solution: b)
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Quantum Supremacy’.
1.When quantum computers are being able to solve a problem that a classical computer can’t, it is said to have achieved quantum supremacy.
2.It also denotes domination of countries who have successfully developed quantum computers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
Quantum Supremacy describes the point where quantum computers can do things that classical computers cannot.
Google has announced in 2019 that they achieved quantum supremacy in computing through Sycamore. They have developed a processor that took 200 seconds to do a calculation that would have taken a classical computer 10,000 years.
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Solution: a)
Quantum Supremacy describes the point where quantum computers can do things that classical computers cannot.
Google has announced in 2019 that they achieved quantum supremacy in computing through Sycamore. They have developed a processor that took 200 seconds to do a calculation that would have taken a classical computer 10,000 years.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements.
1.India currently has more than one nuclear submarine in service.
2.In India, among the conventional submarines in service, the majority of them belong to Russian Kilo class submarines.
3.Under Project-75, Six Scorpene submarines are being built by Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, under technology transfer from Naval Group of France.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
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Solution: c)
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Registered associations in India can receive foreign contributions for which of the following purposes?
Correct
Solution: d)
Among the 6,000 NGOs that did not have their FCRA registration renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently are also included the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the Ramakrishna Mission, and Shirdi’s Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST).
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Solution: d)
Among the 6,000 NGOs that did not have their FCRA registration renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently are also included the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the Ramakrishna Mission, and Shirdi’s Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST).
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The terms kanal and marla, used during British rule in India denotes
Correct
Solution: c)
A kanal is a unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan. Under British rule the marla and kanal were standardized.
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Solution: c)
A kanal is a unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan. Under British rule the marla and kanal were standardized.
