12th August 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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According to the World Health Organization, India hosts what percentage of the leprosy patients in the world?
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India hosts 66% of the leprosy patients in the world.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India hosts 66% of the leprosy patients in the world.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Which of the following is a tributary of the Godavari which contributes the most to the river?
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The Indravathi, which contributes most to the Godavari after the Pranahitha, is in spate in Chhattisgarh, with the river flowing above the warning level of 539.5 metres at Jagdalpur and is forecast to cross the danger level of 540.8 metres by early on Tuesday.
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The Indravathi, which contributes most to the Godavari after the Pranahitha, is in spate in Chhattisgarh, with the river flowing above the warning level of 539.5 metres at Jagdalpur and is forecast to cross the danger level of 540.8 metres by early on Tuesday.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA), 1956 who is the natural guardian of a minor boy and minor unmarried girl?
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Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA), 1956 lays down that in the case of a Hindu minor boy and a Hindu minor unmarried girl, the father is the natural guardian and ‘after’ him the mother.
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Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA), 1956 lays down that in the case of a Hindu minor boy and a Hindu minor unmarried girl, the father is the natural guardian and ‘after’ him the mother.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
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What is the maximum punishment for money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002?
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The maximum punishment under the PMLA is 10 years imprisonment (Section 4).
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The maximum punishment under the PMLA is 10 years imprisonment (Section 4).
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
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Tribal people constitute what percentage of India’s population?
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Few people are aware that nearly 11 crore tribal people (enumerated as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Census of India (2011) live in India. They constitute 8.6% of India’s population, the second largest number of tribal people in any country in the world.
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Few people are aware that nearly 11 crore tribal people (enumerated as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Census of India (2011) live in India. They constitute 8.6% of India’s population, the second largest number of tribal people in any country in the world.