30th October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Of which state is Arif Mohammed Khan the Governor?
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Explanation:
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday pushed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the State into a legal and political predicament by saying that Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal ceased to enjoy the Governor’s pleasure in continuing in office as he had “stoked regionalism and challenged national unity”.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday pushed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the State into a legal and political predicament by saying that Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal ceased to enjoy the Governor’s pleasure in continuing in office as he had “stoked regionalism and challenged national unity”.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Which Englishman said the following in his Minute on Indian Education- “I have never found one among them who could deny that a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia”?
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Explanation:
Several years ago, a colleague wrote an article, ‘De-Macaulaying Indian Education’ and asked me to comment on it. The title was a bit awkward, but that was hardly a problem, I assured him. What he did not appreciate was the critical point that Macaulay contributed little to the British policy on education in India. It would have been just the same even if Macaulay had not written his poisonous note.
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Explanation:
Several years ago, a colleague wrote an article, ‘De-Macaulaying Indian Education’ and asked me to comment on it. The title was a bit awkward, but that was hardly a problem, I assured him. What he did not appreciate was the critical point that Macaulay contributed little to the British policy on education in India. It would have been just the same even if Macaulay had not written his poisonous note.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Which Englishman said the following in his Minute on Indian Education- “I have never found one among them who could deny that a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia”?
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Explanation:
Several years ago, a colleague wrote an article, ‘De-Macaulaying Indian Education’ and asked me to comment on it. The title was a bit awkward, but that was hardly a problem, I assured him. What he did not appreciate was the critical point that Macaulay contributed little to the British policy on education in India. It would have been just the same even if Macaulay had not written his poisonous note.
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Explanation:
Several years ago, a colleague wrote an article, ‘De-Macaulaying Indian Education’ and asked me to comment on it. The title was a bit awkward, but that was hardly a problem, I assured him. What he did not appreciate was the critical point that Macaulay contributed little to the British policy on education in India. It would have been just the same even if Macaulay had not written his poisonous note.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Who was the Home Secretary fired from the job by UK ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, now reappointed by Rishi Sunak?
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Explanation:
By re-appointing Suella Braverman, an immigration hardliner and an apologist of the empire who was fired by Ms. Truss after weeks into her job, as Home Secretary, Mr. Sunak is sending mixed signals.
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By re-appointing Suella Braverman, an immigration hardliner and an apologist of the empire who was fired by Ms. Truss after weeks into her job, as Home Secretary, Mr. Sunak is sending mixed signals.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
What is the collective expression used for the non-elite class of Muslims that comprise 80 to 85% of the Indian Muslim population?
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Explanation:
The Indian Muslim community can be stratified along three lines — Ashrafs (elite class), Ajlaf (backward class) and Arzal (most backward class). According to estimates, Ashrafs constitute 15%-20% of the Muslim population. Pasmanda, literally meaning ‘those left out’ or ‘marginalised’, is a collective expression for Ajlaf and Arzal — who constitute the remaining 80%-85%.
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The Indian Muslim community can be stratified along three lines — Ashrafs (elite class), Ajlaf (backward class) and Arzal (most backward class). According to estimates, Ashrafs constitute 15%-20% of the Muslim population. Pasmanda, literally meaning ‘those left out’ or ‘marginalised’, is a collective expression for Ajlaf and Arzal — who constitute the remaining 80%-85%.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Which Indian state spends the greatest percentage of its GSDP on freebies?
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Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh featured second, behind Punjab, with 2.1% of GSDP, 14.1% of revenue receipts and 30.3% of own tax revenues being spent on freebies. The debt is no longer sustainable as the debt growth has outpaced GDP growth in the last five years, the study concluded.
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Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh featured second, behind Punjab, with 2.1% of GSDP, 14.1% of revenue receipts and 30.3% of own tax revenues being spent on freebies. The debt is no longer sustainable as the debt growth has outpaced GDP growth in the last five years, the study concluded.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which author penned the mystery titles ‘And Then There were None’, ‘One, Two Buckle my Shoe’ and ‘Crooked House’?
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Explanation:
Agatha Christie’s And Then There were None (November 6, 1939), apart from being the world’s best-selling mystery story (it has sold over a 100 million copies) is also the first of Christie’s novels with a nursery rhyme theme. Her ‘How Does Your Garden Grow?’, first published in 1935, is a short story.
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Explanation:
Agatha Christie’s And Then There were None (November 6, 1939), apart from being the world’s best-selling mystery story (it has sold over a 100 million copies) is also the first of Christie’s novels with a nursery rhyme theme. Her ‘How Does Your Garden Grow?’, first published in 1935, is a short story.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
What is the Indian equivalent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) called?
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Explanation:
NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), or the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), is a constellation of seven satellites akin to the U.S. GPS, the European Galileo and the Russian GLONASS, and can be used to track location.
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NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), or the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), is a constellation of seven satellites akin to the U.S. GPS, the European Galileo and the Russian GLONASS, and can be used to track location.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which of the following teams qualified to the finals of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup this year, its third so far?
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Explanation:
Spain struck in the final minute of regulation time to seal its place in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final….Spain, which reached its third final at this level, can now defend its crown on Sunday.
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Explanation:
Spain struck in the final minute of regulation time to seal its place in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final….Spain, which reached its third final at this level, can now defend its crown on Sunday.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Which company was recently fined a penalty of Rs.936.44 crore by the Competition Commission of India?
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Explanation:
A day after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapped a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google, the company on Wednesday said it was reviewing the decision to evaluate the next steps.
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Explanation:
A day after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapped a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google, the company on Wednesday said it was reviewing the decision to evaluate the next steps.
