08 January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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The man accused of allegedly urinating on a co-passenger onboard an Air India flight in an inebriated state was fired by his employer. In which company did the individual work?
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Explanation:
Shankar Mishra, was on Friday sacked by his employer, Wells Fargo.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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The Supreme Court has transferred to itself petitions pending in various High Courts seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. Which of these High Courts did not have a petition of this nature pending with them?
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Batches of petitions were pending before the Delhi, Kerala and Gujarat High Courts. The Bench, also comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala, directed the Centre to file its response to the petitions on or before February 15.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
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Citing the celebration of Christmas by orthodox Christians in both Russia and Ukraine in January, Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire of what duration on the front line in Ukraine?
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Explanation:
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to observe a 36-hour ceasefire on the front line in Ukraine comes at a time when his troops are struggling to cope with a series of battlefield setbacks and mounting casualties.
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Question 4 of 10
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China dismantled its stringent Zero-COVID policy in early December of 2022. According to the leaked notes of an internal meeting of China’s National Health Commission (NHC), roughly how many COVID cases had the country seen in the first 20 days of December?
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The commission, according to notes of an internal meeting that were subsequently leaked, estimated that in the first 20 days of December, China had seen roughly 250 million COVID cases.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
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In the largest participation of foreign cadets so far, Cadets and officers from how many countries are taking part in the 74th National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp that started in New Delhi recently?
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Cadets and officers from 19 friendly countries are taking part in the 74th National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp, which began in New Delhi earlier this week.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
The Assembly election in Meghalaya is expected to be held in which month of 2023?
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The Trinamool Congress on Friday released the first list of 52 candidates, including five women, for the Assembly election in Meghalaya expected in February.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
India is set to deploy an all-woman platoon of peacekeepers on the UN mission between the borders of Sudan and South Sudan. Where was the deployment of first-ever all women contingent from India on a UN peacekeeping mission?
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Explanation:
It will be India’s largest single unit of women peacekeepers in a UN mission since the deployment of the first-ever all woman contingent in Liberia in 2007, according to India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
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A primary school teacher, fondly called the ‘tree teacher” has achieved a record in the family forestry campaign by planting four lakh trees and connecting 1.2 lakh people with his drive in the last 24 years. In which State has the teacher done this?
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In a rare feat, a primary school teacher in Barmer district of Rajasthan has achieved a record in the family forestry campaign by planting four lakh trees and connecting 1.2 lakh people with his drive.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
In 2022, luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India sold how many cars in the country?
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In 2022 the firm sold 15,822 units registering 41% growth compared with the previous year. Mercedes-Benz India said it would focus on the top end of the luxury car market in 2023.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
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In Thursday’s T20I of the ongoing series between India and Sri Lanka, India’s young ‘death-over specialist’, 23-year-old Arshdeep Singh, bowled how many no-balls in his two overs, which tilted the match in Sri Lanka’s favor?
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Explanation:
Left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh would like to dismiss Thursday’s horror show as an aberration. Arshdeep inexplicably bowled five no-balls in his two overs, which completely shifted the momentum Sri Lanka’s way.