27 March 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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As per the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday, people with disabilities, who have cleared civil services written exams can provisionally apply to the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for selection. Till what date should the people have cleared their written examination?
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed people with disabilities who have cleared the civil services written examinations time till April 1 to provisionally apply to the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for selection to the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Railways Protection Force Service (IRPFS) and the Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Police Service (DANIPS).
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed people with disabilities who have cleared the civil services written examinations time till April 1 to provisionally apply to the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for selection to the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Railways Protection Force Service (IRPFS) and the Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Police Service (DANIPS).
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) commenced on Saturday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders. In which stadium was the first IPL’s debut match played in 2008?
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Ever since that summer night at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2008, when the IPL made its debut, its commercial value has found incremental gains.
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Ever since that summer night at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2008, when the IPL made its debut, its commercial value has found incremental gains.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that the Government of India was exploring the possibility of allowing online voting for non-resident Indians (NRIs). Mr. Rijiju was answering a supplementary question asked by which Member of Parliament?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recently adopted a consensus Resolution declaring March 15 as the annual ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. Who is the permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations?
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The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, said that the OIC had “extensively” discussed the proposal for the resolution with interested delegations for a year and the same process continued once a draft text was introduced in February this year.
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The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, said that the OIC had “extensively” discussed the proposal for the resolution with interested delegations for a year and the same process continued once a draft text was introduced in February this year.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Costa Rican film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, won the Silver Crow Pheasant (Rajata Chakoram) at the Kerala Film Festival in which category?
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Costa Rican film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, became the big winner of the night at the closing ceremony of the 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here on Friday, bagging the Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram) for the Best Film and the Silver Crow Pheasant (Rajata Chakoram) for the Best Debut Director.
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Costa Rican film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, became the big winner of the night at the closing ceremony of the 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here on Friday, bagging the Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram) for the Best Film and the Silver Crow Pheasant (Rajata Chakoram) for the Best Debut Director.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week, Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi, who has challenged the “redevelopment” of the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. For what duration did Mahatma Gandhi live in the Ashram?
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The ₹1,200-crore Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project has been jointly undertaken by the State and the Central government for developing the ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi lived from 1917 to 1930
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The ₹1,200-crore Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project has been jointly undertaken by the State and the Central government for developing the ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi lived from 1917 to 1930
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Friday. The increase is the steepest single-day rise since which year, when the process of revising prices daily was started?
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Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹97.81 per litre as against ₹97.01 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from ₹88.27 per litre to ₹89.07. The increases are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was started in June 2017.
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Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹97.81 per litre as against ₹97.01 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from ₹88.27 per litre to ₹89.07. The increases are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was started in June 2017.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
As per the NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index for 2021, Gujarat has India’s top State in terms of export preparedness. Which state has been ranked second?
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu were ranked second, third and fourth in the index, as coastal States with higher industrial activity and access to seaports account for a majority of India’s exports.
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu were ranked second, third and fourth in the index, as coastal States with higher industrial activity and access to seaports account for a majority of India’s exports.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Italy failed to qualify for the finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. With 19 teams now having qualified for the finals being held later this year, how many spots are still up for grabs?
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Uruguay and Ecuador booked berths to Qatar; Portugal made playoff deciders. Nineteen teams have now qualified for the finals in Qatar later this year, with 13 spots still available.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Amid the ongoing economic crisis, which national newspaper in Sri Lanka has halted its publication due to a shortage of newsprint?
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Sri Lanka’s popular daily, The Island, which was published without interruption during the civil war, has now halted its print edition on Saturday, owing to a shortage of newsprint amid the severe economic crisis facing the country.
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Sri Lanka’s popular daily, The Island, which was published without interruption during the civil war, has now halted its print edition on Saturday, owing to a shortage of newsprint amid the severe economic crisis facing the country.
