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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.
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 – October 20th, 2022
Source: The post is based on an article “US sanctions targeting China’s semiconductor industry are a gamble aimed at maintaining American hegemony” published in The Indian Express on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: US-China bilateral relations and its effect on the world order News: The US has recently come up with tough export regulations targeting… Continue reading US sanctions targeting China’s semiconductor industry are a gamble aimed at maintaining American hegemony
Source: The post is based on the article “Flight risks: Helicopter safety standards have to be strictly enforced, otherwise they are not of much use” published in The Times of India on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Relevance: About the helicopter fatalities in India. News: The recent tragic chopper… Continue reading Flight risks: Helicopter safety standards have to be strictly enforced, otherwise they are not of much use
Source: The post is based on an article “Why the Election Commission’s strategy to name and shame voters won’t help” published in The Indian Express on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: issues associated with the recent MoU done by the Election Commission of India News: The Election Commission of India has signed MoUs with over 1,000… Continue reading Why the Election Commission’s strategy to name and shame voters won’t help
Source: The post is based on an article “Held up by the Chinese” published in The Hindu on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: China’s veto power in UNSC and its effect on India News: China recently placed a “hold” on a joint India-U.S. proposal to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shahid Mehmood under the United Nations Security… Continue reading Held up by the Chinese – On UNSC Sanctions Committee Proposal
Source: The post is based on an article “India’s trade policy challenges in a changed world” published in Business Standard on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economic Development Relevance: measures that Indian can adopt to improve its stand in Global value Chains. News: Global merchandise trade volume is predicted to decline sharply because of slowdown in the major economies and… Continue reading India’s trade policy challenges in a changed world
Source– The post is based on the article “Durable and robust institutions are amust for long-run growth” published in the mint on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Indian economy. GS2- Governance Relevance– Importance of institutions. News- The article explains the need for the right set of institutions to achieve economic growth in India. Contents1 Why… Continue reading Durable and robust institutions are amust for long-run growth
Source– The post is based on the article “Dilip Mahalanabis: The ORS pioneer who helped save millions of lives” published in The Indian Express on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Development and management of health. GS1- Post independence Relevance– Contribution of India towards diseases caused by polluted water and malnutrition. News- The article explains the… Continue reading Dilip Mahalanabis: The ORS pioneer who helped save millions of lives
Source– The post is based on the article “A new lease of LIFE for climate action” published in The Hindu on 20th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Environmental pollution and degradation Relevance– Climate change News- The article explains the Lifestyle for Environment perspective announced by PM Modi at CoP26 What is happening across the world? World… Continue reading A new lease of LIFE for climate action
