21 April 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Tedros Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of which international organization?
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The visit of Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, to Gujarat for the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit coincides with a simmering dispute between India and WHO on its forthcoming report on excess COVID-19 deaths between 2020 and 2021.
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The visit of Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, to Gujarat for the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit coincides with a simmering dispute between India and WHO on its forthcoming report on excess COVID-19 deaths between 2020 and 2021.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about ACN Nambiar?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
In reference to various corporate defence mechanisms, what is the term used to define a situation when one prevents a hostile takeover by initiating a reverse takeover?
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The pac-man defence is the one where one prevents a hostile takeover by initiating a reverse takeover. It involves the target company making an offer to acquire the company that commenced the takeover bid. The target company could make use of its ‘war chest’ or secure finances from outside for the reverse takeover bid.
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The pac-man defence is the one where one prevents a hostile takeover by initiating a reverse takeover. It involves the target company making an offer to acquire the company that commenced the takeover bid. The target company could make use of its ‘war chest’ or secure finances from outside for the reverse takeover bid.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
What does the phrase ‘persona non grata’ mean?
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had declared 21 diplomats from Belgium and 15 from the Netherlands ‘persona non grata’, giving them two weeks to leave.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had declared 21 diplomats from Belgium and 15 from the Netherlands ‘persona non grata’, giving them two weeks to leave.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
What does the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seek to do?
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President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to unify the three civic bodies in the national capital. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 30 and by the Rajya Sabha on April 5
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President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to unify the three civic bodies in the national capital. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 30 and by the Rajya Sabha on April 5
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
What is the full form of NAAC?
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It is the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is a government organization in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions.
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It is the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is a government organization in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
This system was created to recommend appointments to the higher judiciary in the country. What is this called?
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The Collegium of Judges was created to recommend appointments to the higher judiciary in the country. It decides on the appointments of judges of the High Courts, and the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of the High Courts, and can transfer judges from one HC to another
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The Collegium of Judges was created to recommend appointments to the higher judiciary in the country. It decides on the appointments of judges of the High Courts, and the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of the High Courts, and can transfer judges from one HC to another
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with which aerospace company to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India?
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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to convert civil passenger aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft in India.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Name the scheme, which is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child?
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Mission Vatsalya, which has been operationalised, is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child. Components under Mission Vatsalya include statutory bodies; service delivery structures; institutional care/services; non-institutional community-based care; emergency outreach services; training and capacity building.
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Mission Vatsalya, which has been operationalised, is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, that aims at securing a healthy and happy childhood for every child. Components under Mission Vatsalya include statutory bodies; service delivery structures; institutional care/services; non-institutional community-based care; emergency outreach services; training and capacity building.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The term Knesset is associated with which country’s parliament?
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Knesset is the unicameral parliament of Israel and the supreme authority of that state. With Idit Silman’s defection to the opposition Likud, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government, which had a razor-thin majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Knesset, lacks the numbers.
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Knesset is the unicameral parliament of Israel and the supreme authority of that state. With Idit Silman’s defection to the opposition Likud, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government, which had a razor-thin majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Knesset, lacks the numbers.
