Current Affairs Questions for UPSC: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Current Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs questions and answers cover topics such as India's automatic train collision protection system, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and Formula One among others.
1. What is the name of India’s automatic train collision protection system?
a) Dhaal
b) Raksha
c) Suraksha
d) Kavach
2. Which among the following is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant?
a) Zaporizhzhia
b) Cernavodă
c) Bohunice
d) Khmelnytskyi
3. Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne had made his Test debut against which team?
a) England
b) New Zealand
c) India
d) Pakistan
4. Who among the following led Rajasthan Royals to win the inaugural IPL title?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) David Warner
c) Ross Taylor
d) Shane Warne
5. Which country has most nuclear weapons in the world?
a) Russia
b) United States
c) China
d) France
6. Who is the author of the book Unfinished?
a) Anuja Chauhan
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Amitav Ghosh
7. Who is the author of the book the Blue Umbrella?
a) R. K. Narayan
b) Arundhati Roy
c) RK Laxman
d) Ruskin Bond
8. Which Formula 1 team has terminated the contract of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin?
a) Red Bull
b) McLaren
c) Haas
d) Ashton Martin
Answers
1. (d) Kavach
Indian Railways tested 'Kavach', an automatic train collision protection system on March 4, 2022 by making two trains hurtle towards each other at full speed today, one with the Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and another with Railway Board chairman on board.
2. (a) Zaporizhzhia
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, located in southeastern Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation. The Russians captured the nuclear power plant on March 4, 2022 after intense fighting.
3. (c) India
Shane Warne had debuted in Test cricket against India on January 2, 1992 and in ODI against New Zealand on March 24, 1993. His last test for the Australian side was against England on January 2, 2007 and last ODI was on January 10, 2005.
4. (d) Shane Warne
Shane Warne had led the Rajasthan Royals to its fairy tale title win against Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008 as their captain. It was the only time the Royals lifted the title. He was appointed as the team mentor of Rajasthan Royals in February 2018.
5. (a) Russia
Russia has about 6257 nuclear warheads in total, which includes 1458 active ones, 3039 available ones and 1760 retired ones. In comparison, the United States that is a close second has 5550 nuclear warheads including 1389 active ones, 2361 available ones and 1800 retired ones.
6. (c) Priyanka Chopra
Unfinished is a 2021 memoir of global icon Priyanka Chopra. It has been described as a "collection of personal essays, stories and observations" and chronicles important moments in the Chopra's life and her twenty-year-long career.
7. (d) Ruskin Bond
The Blue Umbrella is a 1980 novel written by Ruskin Bond. It is a story of an ordinary village girl Binya and her love for the blue umbrella.
8. (c) Haas
The Haas Formula One team has terminated their contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin with immediate effect following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The team has also ended its sponsorship with Russian company Uralkali, owned by Mazepin's father. The decision comes just after Formula One decided to terminate its contract with the Russian Grand Prix. The contract had been until 2025.
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