18th September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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Where has India been ranked out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021?
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India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades.
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India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
According to the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, at least till what grade should the home language, mother tongue, local language, or regional language be the medium of instruction wherever possible?
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The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 says the home language, mother tongue, local language, or regional language wherever possible should be the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8.
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The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 says the home language, mother tongue, local language, or regional language wherever possible should be the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
As per the government’s own data, between 2018 and 2020, 4,690 were arrested under the UAPA or Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. But how many were convicted?
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Under the UAPA, 4,690 persons were arrested between 2018 and 2020, but only 3% were convicted.
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Under the UAPA, 4,690 persons were arrested between 2018 and 2020, but only 3% were convicted.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
In the U.S. mid-term elections which will be held on November 8, all seats in the House of Representatives and some in the Senate will be up for grabs. How many total seats does the United States Senate have?
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Every one of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 — slightly more than one-third — of the 100 seats in the Senate will be up for grabs.
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Every one of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 — slightly more than one-third — of the 100 seats in the Senate will be up for grabs.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act came into force in which year?
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A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli observed that the government has to comply with the enabling provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019 in “letter and spirit”.
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A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli observed that the government has to comply with the enabling provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019 in “letter and spirit”.
