24 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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According to the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the average urban unemployment rate in India in January-February remained above what percentage?
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As per the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate remained higher at 9.04% in 2021 and above 7% in January-February 2022
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As per the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate remained higher at 9.04% in 2021 and above 7% in January-February 2022
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Besides the late Radheshyam Khemka, the head of Gita Press, which other prominent Indian was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan- India’s second-highest civilian award, by President Ram Nath Kovind?
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General Bipin Rawat, and Radheshyam Khemka, who headed the Gita Press that is well known for publishing Hindu religious literature, were given the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, posthumously at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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General Bipin Rawat, and Radheshyam Khemka, who headed the Gita Press that is well known for publishing Hindu religious literature, were given the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, posthumously at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
In the last five years, over what percentage of India’s defence needs was fulfilled by Russia?
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Russia has been the most preferred source for India’s arms purchases since at least the 2000s. The exception was in 2021, when France replaced Russia as India’s primary source. Despite the deviation, Russia has fulfilled over 46% of India’s defence needs in the last five years.
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Russia has been the most preferred source for India’s arms purchases since at least the 2000s. The exception was in 2021, when France replaced Russia as India’s primary source. Despite the deviation, Russia has fulfilled over 46% of India’s defence needs in the last five years.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
As per the UN, the ‘planet saving’ goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees, requires bringing down carbon emissions by 45% by which year?
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Keeping 1.5 degrees Celsius in play requires a 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by mid-century, according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Keeping 1.5 degrees Celsius in play requires a 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by mid-century, according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Amid its unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lanka is asking China for $2.5 billion assistance. How much economic assistance has China already given to Sri Lanka since the pandemic began?
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“This is in addition to the $2.8 billion assistance that China has extended to Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic,” Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong told a media conference on Monday.
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“This is in addition to the $2.8 billion assistance that China has extended to Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic,” Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong told a media conference on Monday.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
People from which country have recently started fleeing to India due to growing economic crisis in the country?
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The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced at least 16 Tamils to flee the country illegally and seek shelter in coastal Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday
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The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced at least 16 Tamils to flee the country illegally and seek shelter in coastal Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
How many out of the 948 routes identified under the government’s UDAN scheme are currently operational ?
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Opening the debate, Congress’ Ravneet Singh Bittu questioned the government’s flagship regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, and claimed that only 405 of the 948 routes identified under UDAN have been operational
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Opening the debate, Congress’ Ravneet Singh Bittu questioned the government’s flagship regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, and claimed that only 405 of the 948 routes identified under UDAN have been operational
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Name the photo-journalist whose family is seeking an International Criminal Court probe into his killing.
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Award winning photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed in a “deliberate targeted attack” and the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate the case, said Avi Singh, a leading lawyer who is representing the parents of the late Mr. Siddiqui in a case at the ICC
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Award winning photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed in a “deliberate targeted attack” and the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate the case, said Avi Singh, a leading lawyer who is representing the parents of the late Mr. Siddiqui in a case at the ICC
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
How much of global trade is estimated to travel through the South China Sea each year ?
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China claims as its own territory virtually the entire South China Sea, home to fish stocks and undersea minerals, along with sea lanes through which an estimated $5 trillion in global trade travels each year
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China claims as its own territory virtually the entire South China Sea, home to fish stocks and undersea minerals, along with sea lanes through which an estimated $5 trillion in global trade travels each year
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Microsoft has recently planned to recycle waste heat from its upcoming datacentre and use it to heat homes in which country ?
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Microsoft has partnered with Fortum, a Finnish energy company to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland with sustainable waste heat from a new datacentre that Microsoft has planned to build in Finland. A datacentre is a physical facility that organisations use to store their critical applications and data, process data and disseminate them to users
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Microsoft has partnered with Fortum, a Finnish energy company to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland with sustainable waste heat from a new datacentre that Microsoft has planned to build in Finland. A datacentre is a physical facility that organisations use to store their critical applications and data, process data and disseminate them to users
