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9th November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
            

            
            
                
            
        
                
            
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                            Question 1 of 10                        
                        
                            1. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                Giving a 3:2 majority opinion, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and education to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) excluding SC, ST, OBC. Which one of these judges was not a part of the majority opinion?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Justice J.B. Pardiwala                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Justice Bela M. Trivedi                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Justice U.U. Lalit                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Justice Dinesh Maheshwari                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Explanation:

Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, on his last working day, and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat gave the minority view, which Justice Bhat authored.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Explanation:

Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, on his last working day, and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat gave the minority view, which Justice Bhat authored.
                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 2 of 10                        
                        
                            2. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                What percentage of brain development of a child takes place in the first 1000 days of life?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 80%                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 20%                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 40%                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 
50%                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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n fact, 80% of brain development takes place in the first 1,000 days of life i.e., from conception to the first two years of a child’s life.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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n fact, 80% of brain development takes place in the first 1,000 days of life i.e., from conception to the first two years of a child’s life.
                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 3 of 10                        
                        
                            3. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                In which year in the last decade did Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2014                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2017                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2016                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2015                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Explanation:

Invitation was extended to Nawaz Sharif (the then Pakistan Prime Minister) for Narendra Modi’s inaugural function in New Delhi, which Mr. Sharif attended, followed by Mr. Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore (December 2015).
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Invitation was extended to Nawaz Sharif (the then Pakistan Prime Minister) for Narendra Modi’s inaugural function in New Delhi, which Mr. Sharif attended, followed by Mr. Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore (December 2015).
                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 4 of 10                        
                        
                            4. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                In which year did India enact the National Food Security Act, which anchors the targeted public distribution system, the mid-day meal scheme, and the Integrated Child Development Services?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2012                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2013                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2010                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 2014                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Explanation:

One of India’s greatest contributions to equity in food is the National Food Security Act, 2013, which anchors the targeted public distribution system, the mid-day meal scheme, and the Integrated Child Development Services.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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One of India’s greatest contributions to equity in food is the National Food Security Act, 2013, which anchors the targeted public distribution system, the mid-day meal scheme, and the Integrated Child Development Services.
                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 5 of 10                        
                        
                            5. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                What is the worth of the bid submitted by a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies to buy out the Toshiba Corporation?
                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 $15 billion                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 $25 billion                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 $12.5 billion                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 $18 billion                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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                                    Explanation:

15 In $ billion (2.2 trillion yen), the total worth of the bid to buy Toshiba Corporation, submitted by a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies. 
                                
                                
                                                                            
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15 In $ billion (2.2 trillion yen), the total worth of the bid to buy Toshiba Corporation, submitted by a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies. 
                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 6 of 10                        
                        
                            6. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                

As Twitter users search for alternatives, Mastodon, which claims to be the “largest decentralized social network on the Internet,” stands out. What is the limit of characters you can use to post a ‘toot’ on Mastodon?
























                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 348                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 500                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
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                                                 450                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

15 In $ billion (2.2 trillion yen), the total worth of the bid to buy Toshiba Corporation, submitted by a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

15 In $ billion (2.2 trillion yen), the total worth of the bid to buy Toshiba Corporation, submitted by a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies.

                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 7 of 10                        
                        
                            7. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                

The word ‘pathetic’ comes from the Greek word ‘pathetikos’ which means ________.























                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Capable of greed                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Capable of feeling                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Capable of remorse                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Capable of sin                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

The word ‘pathetic’ comes from the Greek word ‘pathetikos’ which means ‘capable of feeling’.And it is a ‘fallacy’ because inanimate objects are not, in actuality, ‘capable of feeling’.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

The word ‘pathetic’ comes from the Greek word ‘pathetikos’ which means ‘capable of feeling’.And it is a ‘fallacy’ because inanimate objects are not, in actuality, ‘capable of feeling’.

                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 8 of 10                        
                        
                            8. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                

Which district did the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra arrive in as it entered the State of Maharashtra?

























                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Latur                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Sangli                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Beed                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Nanded                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

The entire town of Degloor in Nanded district of Maharashtra was aglow with mashals (flaming torches) as the Bharat Jodo Yatra spearheaded by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Monday.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

The entire town of Degloor in Nanded district of Maharashtra was aglow with mashals (flaming torches) as the Bharat Jodo Yatra spearheaded by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Monday.

                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 9 of 10                        
                        
                            9. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                

Identity the political figure is in this picture. He praised the 10% Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota verdict and said India under PM Modi was making efforts to ensure everyone got equal opportunities.


























                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Former Junior Skill Development Minister R.K. Singh                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said the new India under the leadership of Mr. Modi was not only upholding the rights of the underprivileged and vulnerable sections but also making efforts to ensure everyone got equal opportunities.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said the new India under the leadership of Mr. Modi was not only upholding the rights of the underprivileged and vulnerable sections but also making efforts to ensure everyone got equal opportunities.

                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                
                                                
                        

                        

                        
                    

                                    
                        
                            Question 10 of 10                        
                        
                            10. Question                        

                                                    2 points
                            
                        
                                                
                            
                                

Which cricketer won the ICC ‘player of the month’ honor in the women’s category for October?
























                            
                                                        
                                
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Pakistan’s Nida Dar                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 England’s Sarah Jane Taylor                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 India’s Jhulan Goswami                                            

                                                                            
                                    
                                    

                                                                                                                                
                                            
                                                 Sri Lanka’s Shashikala Siriwardene                                            

                                                                            
                                                                
                        
                                                    
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said the new India under the leadership of Mr. Modi was not only upholding the rights of the underprivileged and vulnerable sections but also making efforts to ensure everyone got equal opportunities.
                                
                                
                                                                            
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Explanation:

Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said the new India under the leadership of Mr. Modi was not only upholding the rights of the underprivileged and vulnerable sections but also making efforts to ensure everyone got equal opportunities.
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