17 June 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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Where and for what species was India’s first species conservation programme started in 1972?
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Indira Gandhi launched India’s first species conservation programme at Gir for the Asiatic Lion in January 1972 and had started preparations for Project Tiger, which came into being in April 1973. The Wildlife Protection Bill was ready to be enacted by Parliament and it became law in September 1972.
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Indira Gandhi launched India’s first species conservation programme at Gir for the Asiatic Lion in January 1972 and had started preparations for Project Tiger, which came into being in April 1973. The Wildlife Protection Bill was ready to be enacted by Parliament and it became law in September 1972.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
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Individuals convicted under which of the following Acts have no eligibility for remission of their sentence?
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Persons convicted with sentence of life imprisonment, convicts involved in terrorist activities or persons convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive (Prevention) Act, 1985, Prevention of Terrorist Act, 2002, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Explosives Act, 1908, National Security Act, 1982, Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016, would not be eligible
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Persons convicted with sentence of life imprisonment, convicts involved in terrorist activities or persons convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive (Prevention) Act, 1985, Prevention of Terrorist Act, 2002, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Explosives Act, 1908, National Security Act, 1982, Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016, would not be eligible
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
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In what region did the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 bring about peace and an end to the violent Troubles?
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Brushing aside criticism, Mr. Johnson told reporters that the proposed change is “relatively simple to do.” “Frankly, it’s a relatively trivial set of adjustments in the grand scheme of things,” he told LBC Radio. He argued that his government’s “higher and prior legal commitment” is to the 1998 Good Friday agreement that brought peace and stability to Northern Ireland
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Brushing aside criticism, Mr. Johnson told reporters that the proposed change is “relatively simple to do.” “Frankly, it’s a relatively trivial set of adjustments in the grand scheme of things,” he told LBC Radio. He argued that his government’s “higher and prior legal commitment” is to the 1998 Good Friday agreement that brought peace and stability to Northern Ireland
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
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Cox’s Bazaar is becoming a hotspot for the smuggling of which drug, a potent combination of methamphetamines and caffeine?
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The haunting memories refuse to go away for the Rohingya who have been living in the relative safety of the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar but they have become part of another kind of problem. Security officials in Bangladesh have observed that some community members have become a safe conduit for the smuggling of Yaba, an expensive recreational drug. Yaba, a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine, produces powerful effects and the Rohingya who are proficient in languages on both sides of the border provide an efficient way to disseminate this drug.
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The haunting memories refuse to go away for the Rohingya who have been living in the relative safety of the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar but they have become part of another kind of problem. Security officials in Bangladesh have observed that some community members have become a safe conduit for the smuggling of Yaba, an expensive recreational drug. Yaba, a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine, produces powerful effects and the Rohingya who are proficient in languages on both sides of the border provide an efficient way to disseminate this drug.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
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In which of the following games did long distance great Hari Chand win a gold medal?
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Long distance great Hari Chand, a two-time Olympian and a double Asian Games gold medallist, passed away in Jalandhar on Sunday. He was 69. Chand won the 5000 and 10,000m gold at the 1978 Bangkok Asiad and also the 10,000m title at the 1975 Asian Championships in Seoul.
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Long distance great Hari Chand, a two-time Olympian and a double Asian Games gold medallist, passed away in Jalandhar on Sunday. He was 69. Chand won the 5000 and 10,000m gold at the 1978 Bangkok Asiad and also the 10,000m title at the 1975 Asian Championships in Seoul.
