13 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
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National Film Archive of India recently acquired a 100-year-old silent film, which was made by Kolkata’s famed Madan Theatre in the heyday of the silent film era. What is the name of this Indian silent film sourced from the Paris-based Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé?
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The vaults of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) here have acquired another rare gem in the form of a 100-year-old silent film Behula (1921), which was made by Kolkata’s famed Madan Theatre in the heyday of the silent film era
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The vaults of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) here have acquired another rare gem in the form of a 100-year-old silent film Behula (1921), which was made by Kolkata’s famed Madan Theatre in the heyday of the silent film era
Question 2 of 9
2. Question
2 points
Delhi’s famous monument, the Qutub Minar, was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in which year?
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Sunday claimed that Delhi’s famous monument, the Qutub Minar, is actually Vishnu Stambh. VHP leaders visited the compound of the monument, which was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Sunday claimed that Delhi’s famous monument, the Qutub Minar, is actually Vishnu Stambh. VHP leaders visited the compound of the monument, which was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993
Question 3 of 9
3. Question
2 points
Which political party does the recently ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, belong to?
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While Shebaz Sharif and the Opposition led by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan People’s Party, submitted a no-confidence motion on March 8, the debate was only scheduled on April 3 by Asad Qaiser, the National Assembly Speaker from Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party
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While Shebaz Sharif and the Opposition led by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan People’s Party, submitted a no-confidence motion on March 8, the debate was only scheduled on April 3 by Asad Qaiser, the National Assembly Speaker from Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party
Question 4 of 9
4. Question
2 points
India recorded a dramatic decrease in the case numbers of which of the following diseases during the pandemic? The active case findings of this disease decreased from 27.74 crores in 2019 to 2.23 crores in 2021.
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India recorded a dramatic decrease in Tuberculosis (TB) cases during the pandemic. Restrictions on movement, the risks involved in going to healthcare facilities, and the diversion of hospital resources for COVID-19 treatment hindered those with TB from getting diagnosed and treated.
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India recorded a dramatic decrease in Tuberculosis (TB) cases during the pandemic. Restrictions on movement, the risks involved in going to healthcare facilities, and the diversion of hospital resources for COVID-19 treatment hindered those with TB from getting diagnosed and treated.
Question 5 of 9
5. Question
2 points
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who survived a referendum on Sunday, on whether he should step down or complete his term, is the President of which country?
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday easily survived a divisive referendum on whether he should step down or complete his term — a vote marked by low turnout, initial results showed.
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday easily survived a divisive referendum on whether he should step down or complete his term — a vote marked by low turnout, initial results showed.
Question 6 of 9
6. Question
2 points
Who fashioned an innovative nationalist curriculum in Visva Bharati, a university he established, where eminent Indians such as Amartya Sen, Satyajit Ray, and Mahasweta Devi were educated?
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Rabindranath Tagore, a moving force of the National Education Movement in the early 1900s, fashioned an innovative nationalist curriculum in Visva Bharati, the great university he established.
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Rabindranath Tagore, a moving force of the National Education Movement in the early 1900s, fashioned an innovative nationalist curriculum in Visva Bharati, the great university he established.
Question 7 of 9
7. Question
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India will set up hybrid power projects in three islands off which Sri Lankan city, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year?
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India will set up hybrid power projects in three islands off Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year. It is the third Indian energy project coming up in Sri Lanka’s north and east, after the recent agreements for National Thermal Power Corporation’s solar venture in the eastern Sampur town, and the Adani Group’s renewable energy projects in Mannar and Pooneryn in the north.
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India will set up hybrid power projects in three islands off Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year. It is the third Indian energy project coming up in Sri Lanka’s north and east, after the recent agreements for National Thermal Power Corporation’s solar venture in the eastern Sampur town, and the Adani Group’s renewable energy projects in Mannar and Pooneryn in the north.
Question 8 of 9
8. Question
2 points
The stable environmental conditions during the last 10,000 years, called the __________, helped humanity to thrive.
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The stable environmental conditions during the last 10,000 years, called the Holocene, helped humanity to thrive, but because of the exponential increase in the rate of change, we would reach the tipping point fast.
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The stable environmental conditions during the last 10,000 years, called the Holocene, helped humanity to thrive, but because of the exponential increase in the rate of change, we would reach the tipping point fast.
Question 9 of 9
9. Question
2 points
Which of the following States were carved out of Assam between 1963 and 1972?
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Apart from Meghalaya, Assam has boundary disputes with Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. All these States, two as Union Territories initially, were carved out of Assam between 1963 and 1972.
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Apart from Meghalaya, Assam has boundary disputes with Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. All these States, two as Union Territories initially, were carved out of Assam between 1963 and 1972.
