Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 09-11-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

1. It is a key forum to deepen the strategic partnership on trade and technology between the two partners.
2. This TTC is the second such bilateral forum for the EU, after the one launched with the United States (US) in June 2021.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Equine Piroplasmosis

1. It is a blood-borne disease caused by protozoal parasites, Theileria equi or Babesia caballi.
2. It is a zoonotic disease that can affect horses, mules, donkeys and zebra.
3. Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Research Centre on Equines (ICAR-NRC) is situated at New Delhi.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)

1. It is the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
2. It is the first of its kind in the country which is solely focussed on advanced research and applications in the areas of cryptography and information security.
3. It is a registered 'public funded research institution' with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology.

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4) Consider the following statements with respect to Centralized Pension Payments System (CPPS)

1. It is a decentralized system that enables the pensioners to receive their pension from any bank, any branch, anywhere in the country.
2. It is part of ongoing Centralized IT Enabled System (CITES 2.01) of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Extreme Weather Events

1. An extreme weather event is rare at a particular place and time of year, with unusual characteristics in terms of magnitude, location, timing, or extent.
2. According to the Annual extreme weather assessment, Madhya Pradesh recorded highest number of days with extreme weather.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?