01st August 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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How many States in India prohibit alcohol?
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Gujarat is one of the four States in India that prohibits alcohol. The other three are Bihar, Mizoram and Nagaland.
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Gujarat is one of the four States in India that prohibits alcohol. The other three are Bihar, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
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Which city is hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
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Birmingham replaced Durban as the host city and is ready to accommodate 6,500 athletes and officials by integrating 19 sports and eight para-sports, which has highlighted the uniqueness of this latest edition
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Birmingham replaced Durban as the host city and is ready to accommodate 6,500 athletes and officials by integrating 19 sports and eight para-sports, which has highlighted the uniqueness of this latest edition
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
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When was the Planning Commission abolished?
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Historically, India’s fiscal transfer worked through two pillars, i.e., the Planning Commission and the Finance Commission. But the waning of planning since the 1990s, and its abolition in 2014, led to the Finance Commission becoming a major means of fiscal transfer.
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Historically, India’s fiscal transfer worked through two pillars, i.e., the Planning Commission and the Finance Commission. But the waning of planning since the 1990s, and its abolition in 2014, led to the Finance Commission becoming a major means of fiscal transfer.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
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Every year on July 28, the World Health Organisation observes this day to spread awareness about this public health issue. Which day is observed on July 28 every year?
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On this World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the need to bring hepatitis care closer to the people in need.
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On this World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the need to bring hepatitis care closer to the people in need.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
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MONUSCO is a United Nations peacekeeping operation in which country?
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has expressed his “deepest condolences” over the death of two Indian military personnel in a violent attack in the Congo, a spokesperson of the Secretary-General announced. The attack targeted the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Butembo, North Kivu, which has seen violence for more than a decade.
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has expressed his “deepest condolences” over the death of two Indian military personnel in a violent attack in the Congo, a spokesperson of the Secretary-General announced. The attack targeted the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Butembo, North Kivu, which has seen violence for more than a decade.
