Current Affairs Quiz 22 December 2022
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Current Affairs Quiz 22 December 2022 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a resistance developed by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites against antimicrobials.
2. AMR usually occurs naturally over time, usually through genetic changes.
3. The World Health Organization’s initiated GLASS is a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance
system.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:CorrectAnswer: D
IncorrectAnswer: D
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI):
1. Haryana and Rajasthan have minimum educational qualifications for contesting PRI elections.
2. More than 50% of the states in India have fifty percent reservation for Women in PRIs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect. Rajasthan and Haryana made compulsory minimum educational qualifications for contesting PRI elections. However, Rajasthan has passed Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) act, 2019 which scrapped the need of minimum educational qualifications. Haryana continues to have compulsory minimum educational qualifications.IncorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect. Rajasthan and Haryana made compulsory minimum educational qualifications for contesting PRI elections. However, Rajasthan has passed Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) act, 2019 which scrapped the need of minimum educational qualifications. Haryana continues to have compulsory minimum educational qualifications. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasinga) that thrives well in hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous ?
CorrectAnswer: A
IncorrectAnswer: A
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements related to the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP):
1. The funding of the National Infrastructure Pipeline shall be done by the centre and the states in the
proportion of 50:50.
2. The energy sector accounts for the highest financial allocation under the NIP.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
The funding of the National Infrastructure Pipeline will be jointly made by the centre, the states and the private sector in the proportion of 39:39:22 (39 % each by the centre and the states, and 22% by the private sector).
IncorrectAnswer: B
The funding of the National Infrastructure Pipeline will be jointly made by the centre, the states and the private sector in the proportion of 39:39:22 (39 % each by the centre and the states, and 22% by the private sector).
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements
1. Gaganyaan programme is an indigenous mission that would take Indian astronauts to moon.
2. India is the first country to send human to space.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAns. D
- The Gaganyaan programme, an indigenous mission that would take Indian astronauts to space, was announced by the prime minister during his Independence day speech in 2019.
- Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft that is intended to send 3 astronauts to space for a minimum of seven days by 2022, as part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
- The spacecraft, which is being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, consists of a service module and a crew module, collectively known as the Orbital Module.
- It will be for the first time that India will launch its manned mission to space, making the country fourth in line to have sent a human to space.
- ISRO has completed the development of launch vehicle GSLV Mk-lll which has the necessary payload capability to launch a 3-member crew module in low earth orbit.
- ISRO has also tested the crew escape system which is an essential technology for human space flight. The aerodynamic characterization of crew module has been completed as part of GSLV Mk-lll X mission flight.
IncorrectAns. D
- The Gaganyaan programme, an indigenous mission that would take Indian astronauts to space, was announced by the prime minister during his Independence day speech in 2019.
- Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft that is intended to send 3 astronauts to space for a minimum of seven days by 2022, as part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
- The spacecraft, which is being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, consists of a service module and a crew module, collectively known as the Orbital Module.
- It will be for the first time that India will launch its manned mission to space, making the country fourth in line to have sent a human to space.
- ISRO has completed the development of launch vehicle GSLV Mk-lll which has the necessary payload capability to launch a 3-member crew module in low earth orbit.
- ISRO has also tested the crew escape system which is an essential technology for human space flight. The aerodynamic characterization of crew module has been completed as part of GSLV Mk-lll X mission flight.
