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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 January 2023
- January 20, 2023
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2023
This quiz is designed to introduce you to concepts and key facts related to Civil Service Exams 2023 such as UPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, UPPCS, and others. This is not a knowledge test. Do not worry if you receive a lower score.
The following quiz will consist of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The questions are mostly based on news stories from The Hindu and PIB, among other sources.
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 January 2023
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsBuxwaha Mine, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
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c) Madhya Pradesh
Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL), a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla group, has been trying operationalise a big diamond project in Madhya Pradesh. There are protests over human displacement, environmental damage, loss of livelihood
The mine is inside a forest in Buxwaha, located 200 kms from Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh accounts for about 90% of the total diamond resource of the country. Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are the other states that produce diamonds.Incorrect
c) Madhya Pradesh
Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL), a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla group, has been trying operationalise a big diamond project in Madhya Pradesh. There are protests over human displacement, environmental damage, loss of livelihood
The mine is inside a forest in Buxwaha, located 200 kms from Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh accounts for about 90% of the total diamond resource of the country. Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are the other states that produce diamonds. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 points‘Windfall Tax’ sometimes seen in news refers to
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a) Tax on profit accrued from unprecedented events
Windfall taxes are designed to tax the profits a company derives from an external, sometimes unprecedented event— for instance, the energy price-rise as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These are profits that cannot be attributed to something the firm actively did, like an investment strategy or an expansion of business.
Centre cut windfall tax on export of diesel, ATF.
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a) Tax on profit accrued from unprecedented events
Windfall taxes are designed to tax the profits a company derives from an external, sometimes unprecedented event— for instance, the energy price-rise as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These are profits that cannot be attributed to something the firm actively did, like an investment strategy or an expansion of business.
Centre cut windfall tax on export of diesel, ATF.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsIndia’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) has been installed in which state?
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d) Karnataka
ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in Gadag, Karnataka.
The new wind turbine generators will be a part of the country’s first ‘Round the Clock’ renewable energy project, combining wind, solar and a battery energy storage system (BESS). This project will produce energy to power over 1 million households in India annually.Incorrect
d) Karnataka
ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in Gadag, Karnataka.
The new wind turbine generators will be a part of the country’s first ‘Round the Clock’ renewable energy project, combining wind, solar and a battery energy storage system (BESS). This project will produce energy to power over 1 million households in India annually. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsSpring Revolution in recent time is related to which of the following country?
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a) Myanmar
Myanmar has remained in violent turmoil since the military takeover as battles rage between pro-democracy forces and the military. Days after the coup, many new parliamentarians organised themselves into the National Unity Government (NUG) and launched what they called a “spring revolution”.
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a) Myanmar
Myanmar has remained in violent turmoil since the military takeover as battles rage between pro-democracy forces and the military. Days after the coup, many new parliamentarians organised themselves into the National Unity Government (NUG) and launched what they called a “spring revolution”.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘Advance Medical Directive/Living will’, consider the following statements
1. It is a document prescribing a person’s wishes regarding the medical treatment the person would want if he/she is unconscious or in a coma
2. There can be more than one valid advance medical directives and the most recent one is considered to be the last expression of the patient’s wish
Select the INCORRECT statement(s)Correct
c) Neither 1 nor 2
It is a document prescribing a person’s wishes regarding the medical treatment the person would want if he/she was unable to share his/her wishes or not in a position to make an informed decision by reason of being unconscious or in a coma. An adult who is of a sound and healthy mind and in a position to communicate, relate and comprehend the purpose and consequences of executing the document. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
In the event that there is more than one valid Advance Directive, none of which have been revoked, the most recently signed Advance Directive will be considered as the last expression of the patient’s wishes and will be given effect to. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the utility of executing an advanced medical directive in India when a person is anyway free to refuse invasive treatment and accept death.
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c) Neither 1 nor 2
It is a document prescribing a person’s wishes regarding the medical treatment the person would want if he/she was unable to share his/her wishes or not in a position to make an informed decision by reason of being unconscious or in a coma. An adult who is of a sound and healthy mind and in a position to communicate, relate and comprehend the purpose and consequences of executing the document. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
In the event that there is more than one valid Advance Directive, none of which have been revoked, the most recently signed Advance Directive will be considered as the last expression of the patient’s wishes and will be given effect to. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the utility of executing an advanced medical directive in India when a person is anyway free to refuse invasive treatment and accept death.
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