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10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | May 18, 2023
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 18th, 2023
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 18th, 2023
Leaky Oil Borrell – on EU’s stand over Russian Oil imports in India
Source: This post is created based on the article “Leaky Oil Borrell” published in Times of India on 18th May 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests News: Josep Borrell, the EU foreign affairs representative, criticized India for supposedly violating sanctions on… Continue reading Leaky Oil Borrell – on EU’s stand over Russian Oil imports in India
BL Lacertae: Observations from 11 global telescopes lead to detection of the brightest flare of a century-old blazar
Source: The post is based on the article “Observations from 11 global telescopes lead to detection of the brightest flare of a century-old blazar” published in PIB on 18th May 2023 What is the News? The brightness of BL Lacertae (BL Lac), a blazar discovered almost a century ago has been found to have reached… Continue reading BL Lacertae: Observations from 11 global telescopes lead to detection of the brightest flare of a century-old blazar
Two judgments and the principle of accountability
Source: The post is based on the article “Two judgments and the principle of accountability” published in The Hindu on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 2: issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Relevance: About SC judgments on Maharashtra and Delhi. News: Recently, two Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court of India delivered important judgments. One is the Shiv… Continue reading Two judgments and the principle of accountability
The cultural markers of urbanisation
Source: The post is based on the article “The cultural markers of urbanisation” published in the Business Standard on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 1: Urbanisation, their problems and their remedies. Relevance: About the cultural markers of urbanisation. News: The impact of urbanisation is not only limited to the demographic composition of an area but also has a… Continue reading The cultural markers of urbanisation
About USCIRF report: Predictable counter – Introspection will do India good in areas where it faces international criticism
Source: The post is based on the article “Predictable counter – Introspection will do India good in areas where it faces international criticism” published in The Hindu on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. Relevance: About USCIRF’s International Religious Freedom Report. News: For the fourth… Continue reading About USCIRF report: Predictable counter – Introspection will do India good in areas where it faces international criticism
India’s trade and economic ties with the EU are set to strengthen
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s trade and economic ties with the EU are set to strengthen” published in the Livemint on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.. Relevance: About India – EU trade and economic ties. News: In 2022, India and… Continue reading India’s trade and economic ties with the EU are set to strengthen
Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN
Source: The post is based on the article “Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN” published in The Hindu on 18th May 2023 What is the News? According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by… Continue reading Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN
