Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12 May 2022
- May 12, 2022
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Quiz 2022 : 12 May Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2022
The following quiz will have 5 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles, etc.
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12 May 2022
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding monkeypox.
1. Monkeypox is a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans.
2. Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to smallpox.
3. Like smallpox, monkeypox has been eradicated worldwide.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
b) 1, 2
The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, which is a genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus, which causes smallpox, and vaccinia virus, which was used in the smallpox vaccine. Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to smallpox, although they are less severe.
While vaccination eradicated smallpox worldwide in 1980, monkeypox continues to occur in a swathe of countries in Central and West Africa, and has on occasion showed up elsewhere.
Monkeypox is a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans. According to the WHO, cases occur close to tropical rainforests inhabited by animals that carry the virus. Monkeypox virus infection has been detected in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, and some species of monkeys.
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b) 1, 2
The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, which is a genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus, which causes smallpox, and vaccinia virus, which was used in the smallpox vaccine. Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to smallpox, although they are less severe.
While vaccination eradicated smallpox worldwide in 1980, monkeypox continues to occur in a swathe of countries in Central and West Africa, and has on occasion showed up elsewhere.
Monkeypox is a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans. According to the WHO, cases occur close to tropical rainforests inhabited by animals that carry the virus. Monkeypox virus infection has been detected in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, and some species of monkeys.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich year was the sedition law inserted into Section 124A of IPC by the British?
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c) 1870
The Sedition laws were originally enacted in 17th century England when lawmakers believed that only good opinions of the government should survive. The sedition law was then borrowed and inserted into Section 124A of IPC in 1870, by the British. The sedition law was used in India to convict and sentence freedom fighters. It was first used to prosecute Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897.
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c) 1870
The Sedition laws were originally enacted in 17th century England when lawmakers believed that only good opinions of the government should survive. The sedition law was then borrowed and inserted into Section 124A of IPC in 1870, by the British. The sedition law was used in India to convict and sentence freedom fighters. It was first used to prosecute Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich is the first state in the country to offer breakfast in government schools?
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b) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to offer breakfast in government schools, along with the mid-day meal.
Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the breakfast scheme for students studying in Classes 1 to 5 in the state. The special nutritional scheme is based on a public health study by the government on the malnourished children in the state. Tamil Nadu was also a pioneer of the midday meal scheme.Incorrect
b) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to offer breakfast in government schools, along with the mid-day meal.
Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the breakfast scheme for students studying in Classes 1 to 5 in the state. The special nutritional scheme is based on a public health study by the government on the malnourished children in the state. Tamil Nadu was also a pioneer of the midday meal scheme. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘Near Field Communication Technology’, consider the following statements
1. NFC transmits data through electromagnetic radio fields to enable communication between two devices
2. NFC enabled devices must be physically touching or within a few centimetres from each other for data transfer to occur
Select the correct statement(s)Correct
c) Both 1 and 2
NFC transmits data through electromagnetic radio fields to enable communication between two devices. It is a short range wireless connectivity technology.
NFC enabled devices must be physically touching or within a few centimetres from each other for data transfer to occur.Incorrect
c) Both 1 and 2
NFC transmits data through electromagnetic radio fields to enable communication between two devices. It is a short range wireless connectivity technology.
NFC enabled devices must be physically touching or within a few centimetres from each other for data transfer to occur. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsIn May 2022, The Lokpal of India gets its own office at the World Trade Centre Building in New Delhi, Delhi.
Who is the current (as of May’22) chairman of Lokpal?Correct
b) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
The Lokpal of India is slated to start a new office at the World Trade Centre in Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi.
i. According to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the office is spread over 59,504 square feet on two floors, and was purchased for Rs. 254.88 crore.
ii. As of May 2022, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is the Chairman of Lokpal, 5 years after the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act was passed in 2013, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose was appointed as India’s first chairperson of Lokpal along with eight other members in 2019.
iii. Ambit of Lokpal: Anyone who is or has been Prime Minister, a Minister in the Union government, or a Member of Parliament, as well as officers of the Union government in Groups A, B, C, and D, can be investigated by the Lokpal.Incorrect
b) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
The Lokpal of India is slated to start a new office at the World Trade Centre in Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi.
i. According to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the office is spread over 59,504 square feet on two floors, and was purchased for Rs. 254.88 crore.
ii. As of May 2022, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is the Chairman of Lokpal, 5 years after the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act was passed in 2013, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose was appointed as India’s first chairperson of Lokpal along with eight other members in 2019.
iii. Ambit of Lokpal: Anyone who is or has been Prime Minister, a Minister in the Union government, or a Member of Parliament, as well as officers of the Union government in Groups A, B, C, and D, can be investigated by the Lokpal.
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