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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 15 November 2022
- November 15, 2022
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2022
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to Civil Service Exams 2022 such as UPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, UPPCS, etc. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind.
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 15 November 2022
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Takeover code’ seen in news recently is used in the context of
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b) Acquisition of shares
The Takeover Code seeks to ensure that the securities market in India operates in a fair, equitable and transparent manner. Sebi (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, or the Takeover Code governs disclosure and mandatory bid obligation norms for the companies listed on recognized stock exchanges in the country.
Recently, the Security and Exchange Board of India made amendments to the takeover code.
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b) Acquisition of shares
The Takeover Code seeks to ensure that the securities market in India operates in a fair, equitable and transparent manner. Sebi (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, or the Takeover Code governs disclosure and mandatory bid obligation norms for the companies listed on recognized stock exchanges in the country.
Recently, the Security and Exchange Board of India made amendments to the takeover code.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsTashigang, world’s highest polling booth, is located in which state/ UT?
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c) Himachal Pradesh
Around 98.08 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the world’s highest polling station booth in Tashigang, in Himachal Pradesh.
Of the 52 registered voters of the station, 51 stepped out to elect a new state government. Tashigang is situated at a height of 15,256 feet and was made a Model Polling station to make voting easy for senior citizens and disabled voters.Incorrect
c) Himachal Pradesh
Around 98.08 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the world’s highest polling station booth in Tashigang, in Himachal Pradesh.
Of the 52 registered voters of the station, 51 stepped out to elect a new state government. Tashigang is situated at a height of 15,256 feet and was made a Model Polling station to make voting easy for senior citizens and disabled voters. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWho has become the first female President of Slovenia?
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c) Natasa Pirc Musar
Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected as the first female President of Slovenia after she defeated her Conservative rival in the second round of elections on November 13, 2022. Natasa Pirc Musar is a journalist and a lawyer who ran as an Independent with the backing of Slovenia’s center-left Government.
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c) Natasa Pirc Musar
Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected as the first female President of Slovenia after she defeated her Conservative rival in the second round of elections on November 13, 2022. Natasa Pirc Musar is a journalist and a lawyer who ran as an Independent with the backing of Slovenia’s center-left Government.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsGujjars and Bakerwals are the nomadic community present mainly in
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d) Jammu and Kashmir
For centuries, Jammu and Kashmir’s nomadic community, known as Gujjars and Bakerwals, have undertaken arduous journeys on foot as part of their seasonal migration to find better pastures for their livestock.
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d) Jammu and Kashmir
For centuries, Jammu and Kashmir’s nomadic community, known as Gujjars and Bakerwals, have undertaken arduous journeys on foot as part of their seasonal migration to find better pastures for their livestock.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to ‘Currency Monitoring List’
1. It is a list of countries that are monitored for currency manipulation by the International Monetary Fund
2. A fall in the value of currency by ten or more percentage points over the last fiscal year is one of the criteria to added to the list
Select the correct statement(s)Correct
c) Neither 1 nor 2
The list is maintained by the United States Department of Treasury. Currency Monitoring List consists of major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
There are three criteria the US Treasury looks at in placing a country on the watch list:
1. Significant trade surplus with the US (at least $20 billion in 12 months)2. A large current account surplus (at least 2 per cent of GDP over a 12-month period) 3.“Persistent”, one-sided intervention (when net purchases of foreign currency totalling at least 2 per cent of the country’s GDP over a 12-month period are conducted repeatedly, in at least six out of 12 months). The countries that meet two out of the three criteria are placed on the watch list. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
India is among the few countries recently removed from the United States Currency Monitoring List which is released by the Department of Treasury.
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c) Neither 1 nor 2
The list is maintained by the United States Department of Treasury. Currency Monitoring List consists of major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
There are three criteria the US Treasury looks at in placing a country on the watch list:
1. Significant trade surplus with the US (at least $20 billion in 12 months)2. A large current account surplus (at least 2 per cent of GDP over a 12-month period) 3.“Persistent”, one-sided intervention (when net purchases of foreign currency totalling at least 2 per cent of the country’s GDP over a 12-month period are conducted repeatedly, in at least six out of 12 months). The countries that meet two out of the three criteria are placed on the watch list. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
India is among the few countries recently removed from the United States Currency Monitoring List which is released by the Department of Treasury.
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