29 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Which country is the world’s leading producer of palm oil?
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Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, would be banning all exports of the commodity to reduce domestic shortages of cooking oil and bring down its skyrocketing prices.
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Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, would be banning all exports of the commodity to reduce domestic shortages of cooking oil and bring down its skyrocketing prices.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The Union government is planning to revamp the Civil Registration System (CRS) to enable the registration of birth and death in real-time with minimum human intervention. The CRS is managed by which government department?
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The CRS, run by the Registrar-General of India (RGI), is linked to the National Population Register (NPR), which already has a database of 119 crore residents.
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The CRS, run by the Registrar-General of India (RGI), is linked to the National Population Register (NPR), which already has a database of 119 crore residents.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to buy the entire equity share capital of which low-cost carrier, to merge into a single airline?
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Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to buy the entire equity share capital of low-cost carrier AirAsia India, in which Tata has a majority stake, to merge into a single airline, according to an application with India’s competition commission
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Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to buy the entire equity share capital of low-cost carrier AirAsia India, in which Tata has a majority stake, to merge into a single airline, according to an application with India’s competition commission
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
China has recorded its first human infection with which strain of bird flu, that is otherwise common in horses and dogs?
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China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, but the risk of its spread among people is low, the health authority said.
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China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, but the risk of its spread among people is low, the health authority said.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Russia has cut off natural gas supply to Poland and which other country in the NATO alliance as an apparent response to U.S. and other Western allies vowing to send more weapons to Ukraine?
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Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, dramatically escalating its stand-off with the West over the war in Ukraine
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Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, dramatically escalating its stand-off with the West over the war in Ukraine
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved an investment of over ₹4500 crore for the 540-megawatt Kwar hydroelectric project on which river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir?
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A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an investment of ₹4,526.12 crore for the 540-megawatt Kwar hydroelectric project on the Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir
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A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an investment of ₹4,526.12 crore for the 540-megawatt Kwar hydroelectric project on the Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
The Union Cabinet approved what project for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at security sites in Left Wing Extremism areas at an estimated cost of about ₹2,400 crore?
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) project for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at security sites in LWE (Left Wing Extremism) areas at an estimated cost of about ₹2,426.39 crore.
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) project for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at security sites in LWE (Left Wing Extremism) areas at an estimated cost of about ₹2,426.39 crore.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council are tribal councils in which State?
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The KHADC is one of the three tribe-based councils in Meghalaya. The other two are the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council
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The KHADC is one of the three tribe-based councils in Meghalaya. The other two are the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
A digital “classroom on wheels” was launched in which Indian city on Thursday
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A unique digital “classroom on wheels”, launched in Jodhpur on Thursday, will provide education to the students living in villages and remote areas and address the issue of scarcity of good teachers in small towns. It will also generate awareness about digital education among the students and parents.
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A unique digital “classroom on wheels”, launched in Jodhpur on Thursday, will provide education to the students living in villages and remote areas and address the issue of scarcity of good teachers in small towns. It will also generate awareness about digital education among the students and parents.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was conferred the Bharat Ratna in which year?
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Dr. Ambedkar was posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 1990
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Dr. Ambedkar was posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 1990
