28th July 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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Where is the Tricolour hoisted on the Red Fort for Independence Day celebrations manufactured?
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Explanation:
While the nation is busy making preparations for the platinum jubilee celebrations of Independence, the mood at the country’s sole Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-recognised National Flag manufacturing unit of Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha, Bengeri, at Hubballi in Karnataka, is not upbeat. This is the unit which supplies the Tricolour to be hoisted atop the Red Fort.
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While the nation is busy making preparations for the platinum jubilee celebrations of Independence, the mood at the country’s sole Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-recognised National Flag manufacturing unit of Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha, Bengeri, at Hubballi in Karnataka, is not upbeat. This is the unit which supplies the Tricolour to be hoisted atop the Red Fort.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
What grade has the World Health Organization assigned to the global monkeypox outbreak in terms of severity?
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Explanation:
The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC), one step below that of a “pandemic”
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The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC), one step below that of a “pandemic”
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched to celebrate the birth anniversary of which leader?
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Explanation:
Mr. Kovind described the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahatsov to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence as the “high points” of his term.
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Explanation:
Mr. Kovind described the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahatsov to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence as the “high points” of his term.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Where was the antibiotic Azithromycin first synthesised?
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Explanation:
An example is the antibiotic Azithromycin. It was first synthesised by chemists in Zagreb, Croatia, who cleverly added one new nitrogen atom to the structure of the naturally occurring and commonly used antibiotic erythromycin A. The resulting drug had fewer side effects than erythromycin, and is among the most widely prescribed antibiotics today.
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Explanation:
An example is the antibiotic Azithromycin. It was first synthesised by chemists in Zagreb, Croatia, who cleverly added one new nitrogen atom to the structure of the naturally occurring and commonly used antibiotic erythromycin A. The resulting drug had fewer side effects than erythromycin, and is among the most widely prescribed antibiotics today.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Under India law, till when can a woman obtain an abortion without any conditions?
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Explanation:
The Delhi High Court had taken the view that she was unmarried and since the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allowed only married women to terminate the pregnancy after 20 weeks, she would not be eligible to get an abortion
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Explanation:
The Delhi High Court had taken the view that she was unmarried and since the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allowed only married women to terminate the pregnancy after 20 weeks, she would not be eligible to get an abortion
