CURRENT AFFAIRS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
06th-
9th Jan 2023- Current Affairs MCQs for Practice
Question-1
Cherrapunjee, a
town in Meghalaya is also known by another name. What is it?
a) Jaintia
b)
Tura
c)
Sohra
d) Khasi
Answer- c
The root bridge over the Umkar river in Siej
village near Cherrapunjee, also known as Sohra, in the undulating East Khasi
Hills of Meghalaya has grown into a living marvel.
Question 2
Under which schedule of the Indian constitution,
social, and political bodies in Ladakh are demanding Statehood and special
status?
a) Tenth
b)
Fifth
c) Sixth
Ninth
Ans: c
The socio-political bodies of Ladakh, the Leh
Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) hardened their stand
on four key points, which include granting statehood and special status under
the Sixth Schedule of Constitution.
Question 3
Which scientist discovered superconductivity in
mercury?
a) Niels Bohr
b)
James Clerk
Maxwell
c)
Marie Curie
d) Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Ans-d
In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
discovered superconductivity in mercury. He found that at a very low
temperature, called the threshold temperature, solid mercury offers no
resistance to the flow of electric current.
Question 4
Which country, in a recent order, has come up
with measures to close markets and restaurants at 8.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. local
time in a bid to save energy?
a) Bangladesh
b)
Nepal
c)
Afghanistan
d) Pakistan
Ans- d
In the face of an unrelenting financial crisis
and dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the Pakistani government has come up
with measures to save energy and reduce its energy bill. Markets and
restaurants will close at 8.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. local time in a bid to save
energy.
Question 5
India is set to deploy an all-woman platoon of
peacekeepers on the UN mission between the borders of Sudan and South Sudan.
Where was the deployment of first-ever all women contingent from India on a UN
peacekeeping mission?
a) Liberia
b)
Burkina Faso
c)
Mali
d) Ethiopia
Ans- a
It will be India’s largest single unit of women
peacekeepers in a UN mission since the deployment of the first-ever all woman
contingent in Liberia in 2007, according to India’s Permanent Mission to the
United Nations in New York.
Question 6
In India, the decennial census is carried out
after how many months post freezing boundary limits of administrative units
such as districts and talukas?
a) 6 months
b)
1 year
c)
5 years
d)
3 months
e)
Ans- d
As per norms, census can be conducted only three
months after freezing of boundary limits of administrative units such as
districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas and police stations.
Question 7
When did television arrive in India?
a) February 1995
b)
October 1992
c)
September 1959
d) March 1989
Ans- For almost three decades after television
started in India in September 1959, broadcasting was solely under the control
of the state.
Question 8
By 2030, how much green hydrogen does India seek
to produce?
a) 500 million gigawatts
b)
1 billion metric
tonnes
c)
5 million metric
tonnes
d) 125 million gigawatts
Ans- c
By 2030, the goal is to have at least 5 million
metric tonnes of annual green hydrogen production, electrolyser capacity of
60-100 gigawatt and a 125-gigawatt renewable energy capacity for green hydrogen
and its associated transmission network.
Question 9
Permission for ecotourism activities was
withdrawn from which site in Jharkhand owing to protests from the Jain
community?
a) Dalma Sanctuary
b)
Joshimath
c)
Betla Park
d) Parasnath Hills
Ans- d
The Union Environment Ministry on Thursday
withdrew permission for tourism and ecotourism activities in the vicinity of
the Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand.
Question 10
Which amendment to the Indian Constitution
mandated the formation of Panchayats in India at the village, block and
district levels?
a) The 73rd Amendment
b)
The 65th Amendment
c)
The 77th Amendment
d) The 86th Amendment
Ans- a
In December 1992, Parliament passed the 73rd and
74th constitutional amendments, which instituted panchayats and municipalities,
respectively.
Source- The Hindu Newspaper / PIB/ The Indian
Express/DTE
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