11 December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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The RBI on December 7 raised the policy repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25%. How many basis points equals one percentage point?
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A 100 basis points equal one percentage point.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
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In 2007, a commission recommended that Dalits who converted to Islam and Christianity to escape caste oppression in the Hindu religion should be permitted to avail themselves of Scheduled Caste reservation. Which former CJI headed this commission?
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A 100 basis points equal one percentage point.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
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The Aam Aadmi Party recorded its maiden victory in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi election on December 7. How many seats did the party secure?
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Explanation:
The Centre said in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the 2007 report of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which recommended that Dalits who converted to Islam and Christianity to escape caste oppression in the Hindu religion should be permitted to avail themselves of Scheduled Caste reservation, was “flawed”.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
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On December 6, 1985, the SAARC, an intergovernmental organization, was established to promote economic growth in South Asia. Initially consisting of seven member states, which country later joined as the eighth member state?
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) recorded its maiden victory in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election on Wednesday, winning 134 seats and ending the 15-year rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the helm of the civic body.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
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The Bar Council of India has formed a panel for translating legal books into regional languages. Which former CJI heads the panel?
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December 8 is commemorated as SAARC Charter Day. It was on this day, 37 years ago, that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), an intergovernmental organisation, was established by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to promote economic growth in South Asia. Afghanistan acceded to SAARC later.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
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This scheme introduced in January 2021, is meant to provide a ‘zero rating’ of exports or ensure that no domestic taxes are added to goods meant for export. What is the scheme called?
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The Bar Council of India has formed a panel headed by former Chief Justice of India S. A. Bobde for translating legal books into regional languages.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
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Which State in India has furthered the cause of the right to life and personal liberty of prisoners by allowing conjugal visits for inmates?
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Explanation:
The RoDTEP scheme, introduced in January 2021 to replace an earlier merchandise export incentive scheme, is meant to provide a ‘zero rating’ of exports or ensure that no domestic taxes are added to goods meant for export.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
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In by-election results declared on Thursday the BJP clinched the Rampur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh. This seat has traditionally been which famous Samajwadi Party leader’s fortress?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
The Central government has decided to discontinue a scholarship named after which independence activist, for students from the minority communities? This scholarship was launched during the UPA government as part of implementing the Sachar panel recommendations.
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Explanation:
BJP managed to breach Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s fortress of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh and embarrassed the Janata Dal(U), a former ally, by defeating its candidate in the Kurhani Assembly constituency of Bihar
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
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According to Election Commission (EC) rules, a party gets the status of a national party, if it is recognised as a State party in how many States?
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The Centre has decided to discontinue the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), a scholarship for students from the minority communities, from this year.
