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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : May 19, 2023

1. Which is the first Indian city to adopt the localization of the UN-mandated SDGs? [A] Chennai[B] Pune[C] Bhopal[D] Kochi Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Bhopal] Notes:Madhya Pradesh...

May 19, 2023

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 28, 2023 [Mock test]

1. With reference to the First Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951, consider the following statements: The grounds on which the State could restrict free speech were expanded. Article 31A...

May 19, 2023

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 27, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. Biotransformation technology is a process used for/to: [A] To modify the genetic information to treat down syndrome[B] To transform agricultural wastes as bio-fuels[C] To make plastics biodegradable...

May 19, 2023

There is a need to shift focus from food security to nutritional security in India, comment. Also, suggest a framework to achieve nutritional self-reliance.

Hunger is the distress that arises from insufficient calorie intake. Thus, early policymakers focus was ensuring adequate calorie consumption via food security. Hence, India adopted the PDS/T-PDS/I-PDS, and...

May 19, 2023

Discuss the threat posed by Covid-19 on the safety and wellbeing of children all over the world. What steps have been taken by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in this regard?

World Bank released a report pointing that learning disability may increase by 10% in developing countries due to Covid-induced destruction. Threat of Covid on wellbeing of children: Healthcare...

May 19, 2023

“The political competition between the Congress and Muslim League; and the British role led to the decision for the creation of Pakistan.” In the light of the above statement, discuss various consequences of the partition of India.

Partition of India resulted in one of the largest, most abrupt, unplanned and tragic transfers of human population that history has known. 14.5 million people crossed the borders...

May 19, 2023

How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of Earth?

Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 and currently in operation around Jupiter, is primarily focused on studying the largest planet in our solar system. While its main...

May 19, 2023

Critically discuss the role of Science & Technology in ensuring national security.

Science and Technology play an important role in all walks of human life. They are inevitable for seeking solutions and overcoming limitations posed to society and governments. In...

May 19, 2023

Khrushchev believed that communism in the USSR could be reformed and modernized and made more efficient. How far had this been achieved by 1970?

Khrushchev had tried to reform communism and in this regard aimed at de-Stalinizing the society. Some of the reforms that he brought which were successful were: Industrial policies-...

May 19, 2023

Implications of Go First Airline Suspension

The aviation industry in India has been hit hard once again with the collapse of Go First airline. Formerly known as GoAir, the airline suspended its operations and...

May 18, 2023

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