Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 18-08-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) With reference to Ramsar Sites in India, consider the following statements:

1. India currently has 46 Ramsar sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance.

2. Uttar Pradesh has the most number of Ramsar Sites in India.
3. Currently, no sites in India are listed under Montreux record, a register of wetland sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2) With reference to Indian Peafowl, which of the statements given above is incorrect?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Financial Inclusion Index

1. It is being released once in a year by the Ministry of Finance.
2. It has no base year.
3. It covers banking, investments, insurance, postal and pension sectors.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Land Use Statistics data

1. Maharashtra has the highest agricultural landholding in terms percentage of its total geographical area.
2. The national average of geographical area available for agriculture is around 55%.
3. Between 2001 and 2011, there is a trend of decreasing cultivators and agricultural labourers in the country.

Which of the statement(s) given above are not correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to National Monetisation Pipeline

1. It is a roadmap of or the asset monetization of various brownfield infrastructure assets.
2. It has been created for a 4-year period from financial year 2021-22 to 2024-25.
3. Department of Investment and Public Asset Management under Ministry of Finance finalised the framework for the National Monetisation Pipeline.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

6) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respective to Congressional Gold Medal

1. It is one of the highest civilian awards in the United States.
2. Mahatma Gandhi was the first Indian to receive this award in 1940.

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7) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respective to Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)?

1. It is a short immunogenic fragment from a virus that binds to a specific endogenous receptor sequence to gain entry into host cells.
2. It  is a critical component of the viral spike glycoprotein that is found on coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2

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8) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respective to EEHV-1 Herpesvirus?

1. It highly affects the African elephant population and causes very less fatality on Asian elephants.
2. It causes respiratory disease among elephants, so far there is no effective cure or treatment for the disease.

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9) Both parole and furlough are considered as reformative processes and are covered under the Prisons Act of 1894. Which of the following statements are correct with respective to Parole and Furlough?

1. Parole is not a right, and is given to a prisoner for a specific reason, such as a death in the family or a wedding of a blood relative.
2. The period of furlough granted to a prisoner is treated as remission of his sentence.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

10) Consider the following statements with respective to National Automobile Scrappage Policy

1. All official vehicles more than 25 years’ old will be scrapped, irrespective of their working conditions.
2. The state governments may offer a road-tax rebate of up to 25% for personal vehicles to owners to scrap old and unfit vehicles.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?