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Current Affairs 25 February 2023

👉 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the latest Current Affairs for Preparation of UPSC, SSC-CGL, NDA, CDS, Railways, and State Level Public Services Examinations.

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1Q) "Munich Security Conference (MSC)" is an annual conference on international security policy, that takes place in which of the following country?


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⇨ It is an annual conference on international security policy, that takes place in Munich, Germany since 1963.

⇨ The MSC was founded by a German official and publisher Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist at the peak of the Cold War (1947-1991).

⇨ Starting in 1963, the conference initially only focused on military issues and was mainly attended by western countries and their high-profile officials, who “came together to display a united front in their struggle with Soviet communism”, according to Financial Times.

⇨ The MSC, held in February every year, “seeks to promote trust and contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflicts by facilitating ongoing, curated, yet informal dialogue within the international security community”.

2Q) India and Pakistan came close to a nuclear war, claims former U.S. Secretary of State in a new book Recently. In this context, In which of the following year did Pakistan first test nuclear weapons?


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⇨ Pakistan became the seventh country to publicly test nuclear weapons. Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, followed on 30 May 1998.

⇨ Operation Smiling Buddha or Operation Happy Krishna (MEA designation: Pokhran-I) was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974.

⇨ Worldwide nuclear testing countries and respective years first test nuclear weapons:

⇨ USA (1945); USSR (1949); UK (1952); France (1960); China (1964); India (1974); Pakistan (1998); North Korea (2006).

3Q) The Apatanis, one of the major ethnic groups in which of the following region, practice a distinctive form of agriculture where rice and fish are grown together?


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⇨ The Apatanis, one of the major ethnic groups of the eastern Himalayas, practice a distinctive form of agriculture where rice and fish are grown together.

⇨ These farmers have been practicing integrated rice-fish farming in their mountain terraces of Arunachal Pradesh since the 1960s.

⇨ The potential areas of rice-fish culture in the Apatani plateau are Napping, Yachuli, Ziro-II, Palin, and Koloriang.

⇨ Apatanis principally use three rice varieties: Emeo, Pyape, and Mypia.

⇨ The major festivals of Apatanis are the Myoko, Dree, Yapung, and Murung.

4Q) Based on recent data, China is Ukraine’s largest trading partner. Ukraine, and not the U.S., is China’s largest corn supplier and its third largest supplier of military equipment. In this context which of the following country in the top corn production in the world?


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⇨ The following are the Top international corn production countries as per the latest 2020 data:

⇨ 1st place - USA

⇨ 2nd place - China

⇨ 3rd place - Brazil

⇨ 4th place - European Union

⇨ 5th place - Argentina

⇨ 6th place - Ukraine

⇨ 7th place - India

5Q) Which of the following laws govern the securities market in India?

(1) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act (SCRA), 1956

(2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (SEBI), 1992

(3) The Depositories Act, 1996

(4) The Companies Act, 2013


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⇨ The following laws govern the securities market in India:

⇨ (1) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act (SCRA), 1956

⇨ (2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (SEBI), 1992

⇨ (3) The Depositories Act, 1996

⇨ (4) The Companies Act, 2013

6Q) Which of the following is the most common volatiles are abundant in nature and necessary to living organisms?

(1) Carbon dioxide

(2) Nitrogen

(3) Ammonia

(4) Methane

(5) Sulfur dioxide


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⇨ Volatiles are elements or compounds that change from a solid or liquid state into vapor at relatively low temperatures.

⇨ The most common volatiles — carbon dioxide, nitrogen, ammonia, hydrogen, methane, sulfur dioxide, and water—are abundant in nature and necessary to living organisms.

⇨ It was thought that the materials that made up the Earth almost entirely originated in the inner Solar System, meaning the distance until the orbit of Jupiter. However new research suggests that some of the well-known volatiles may have come from beyond.

⇨ For instance, around half the Earth’s inventory of zinc, a volatile, is now known to have come from asteroids originating in the outer Solar System — the part beyond the asteroid belt that includes the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

⇨ In a recent study, the researchers examined 18 meteorites — eleven from the inner Solar System, known as non-carbonaceous meteorites, and seven from the outer Solar System, known as carbonaceous meteorites.

7Q) Dominique Lapierre, a French author passionate about India whose novels sold tens of millions of copies, has died recently. In this context, he described which of the following city as The "City of Joy" in his novel titled the "City of Joy"?


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⇨ He described Kolkata city as The "City of Joy" in His 1985 novel "City of Joy" novel.

⇨ The novel "City of Joy" -- about the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata -- was also a massive success.

⇨ A movie based on it was released in 1992, starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Roland Joffe.

⇨ Mr. Lapierre donated the bulk of his royalties from "City of Joy" to support humanitarian projects in India.

8Q) The West Bengal government announced that it was introducing an additional dose of injectable polio vaccine as part of the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) for children. In this context, which of the following state's latest Pollio cases was recorded?


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⇨ Poliovirus can invade the central nervous system and as it multiplies, destroy the nerve cells that activate muscles, causing irreversible paralysis in hours.

⇨ There are three types of poliovirus serotypes: types 1, 2, and 3.

⇨ An inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV) was developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and first used in 1955.

⇨ The oral polio vaccine (OPV) was developed by Dr. Albert Sabin and was first used in 1961.

⇨ In 2012, the World Health Organization removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries.

⇨ India received "Polio-free certification'" from World Health Organization on 27 March 2014.

⇨ In 1995, the Union government announced the first National Polio Immunisation Day.

⇨ As per the India Polio Learning Exchange portal, the last case of poliovirus type 2 case was recorded in India in October 1999 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

⇨ The last case of poliovirus type 3 case was on October 22, 2010, in Pakur, Jharkhand.

⇨ The last case of poliovirus type 1 case was recorded on January 13, 2011, at Howrah, West Bengal.

⇨ WHO said only two countries worldwide remain with the indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) — Afghanistan and Pakistan.

9Q) "Mehrauli" is the oldest ‘city’ now we call it which of the following?


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⇨ Mehrauli is the oldest ‘city’ now we call it Delhi and it has been built and rebuilt for centuries.

⇨ This week, hundreds of families were left with an uncertain future following five days of continuous demolition as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the adjacent villages of Mehrauli and Ladha Sarai.

⇨ The demolishing authorities claimed that the houses encroached on government land – belonging to the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.

⇨ What we today know as Purani Dilli (Old Delhi) is actually a misnomer. The city’s history far predates Shahjahanabad, with the oldest evidence of habitation – painted grey ware fragments found in Purana Quila – dating back to the Iron Age (circa 1100-800 BC).

⇨ Historians identify seven cities of Delhi, dating from the 11th century onwards: Lalkot/Quila Rai Pithora/Mehrauli, Siri, Tughlaqabad, Firozabad, Shergarh (present-day Old Fort), Shahjahanabad, and New Delhi.

⇨ Mehrauli has witnessed multiple cycles of building and rebuilding over the centuries. First founded as Lalkot in the 11th century by Anangpal II, a ruler of the Rajput Tomar dynasty.

⇨ This was later christened ‘Quila Rai Pithora’ by Mughal court historian Abu’l Fazl in his epic hagiography, ‘Ain-i-Akbari’.

⇨ This city passed hands from the Tomars to the Chauhans, who are credited to have further fortified the complex.

⇨ The city fell into the hands of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty) in 1192. Qutubudin Aibak, the first ruler of the Slave dynasty, the next round of construction began in the area.

⇨ He began building the Qutub Minar to commemorate his victory and the Quwwat-al-Islam (Might of Islam) mosque, the oldest known mosque in north India.

⇨ India’s oldest mosque – Cheraman Juma – was built by Arab merchants in Kerala.

⇨ India’s oldest mosque – Cheraman Juma – was built by Arab merchants in Kerala.

⇨ Historian Rana Safvi, in her book, "Where Stone Speaks" talks about Sultan Jalaluddin Khilji’s (1290-1296) contribution to building the bazaar (market) in Mehrauli.

⇨ In her book, she also mentions a Madhi Masjid, earlier known as Mandiwali Masjid, and suggests that perhaps there was a wholesale mandi of grains nearby which disappeared and the name Mandi became Madhi over the course of time.

⇨ Sufi saint Hazrat Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (1173 -1235 AD) was buried in the city.

⇨ The Yogmaya mandir - Yoginis (semi-divine deities) have been an integral part of Indian folklore and this temple dedicated to them is believed to have been constructed by the Pandavas.

⇨ 19th-century Mughal-era festival in the Mehrauli is perhaps best expressed in the annual community celebration of ‘Phool Walon ki Sair’ or Sair-e-Gulfaroshan (walk of the flowers).

⇨ In 1962 India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru revived the festival, and has become the symbol of the city’s communal harmony since then.

10Q) During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Arif Khan, from Kashmir, was the lone participant from India. He is regarding which of the following sports?


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⇨ Arif Khan is an Indian alpine skier, who competes in the slalom. In 2011, he won two gold medals: in the slalom and giant slalom Alpine Skiing at the South Asian Winter Games.

⇨ He represented India at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom events.

⇨ Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games.

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