Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 20-07-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics (ACNAS)

1. It is mandated to improve and standardise concepts and definition of price collection.
2. The director general of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is the chairman of the committee.
3. It have representatives from Reserve Bank of India (RBI), NITI Aayog, various ministries and state government.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

1. It is an autonomous public policy organization of the Ministry of External Affairs.
2. Economic Policies for Women-Led Development (EPWD) is an initiative of it.
3. The Board of Governors of the council include leading academicians, policymakers, and representatives from the private sector.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements:

1. Mesembrius bengalensis and M. quadrivittatus are species of butterflies that was recently found at Western Ghats.
2. Kole wetlands is situated at Odisha.

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

4) Consider the following statements with respect to International Science Council (ISC)

1. It is the only international NGO bringing together international scientific unions and associations as well as national and regional scientific organizations.
2. The General Assembly is the highest authority of the Council and consists of representatives of its members.
3. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is a member of it.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

5) Sarco capsule, sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with?