Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 07-01-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to India Report on Longitudinal Ageing Study of India (LASI)

1. It is a full–scale national survey of scientific investigation of the health, economic, and social determinants and consequences of population ageing in India. 
2. The study was undertaken by the National Programme for Health Care of Elderly, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

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

2) With respect to Census: 2011, consider the following statements:

1. According to 2011 census, 60+ population accounted for 8.6% of India’s population.
2. The number of elderly age population in India is declining at a rate of 1.5%.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Goldilocks Zone

1. It refers to a habitable zone around a star, where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets.
2. Earth is in the Sun’s Goldilocks zone.

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

4) Consider the following statements

1. Netaji Subhas Bose hoisted the Tricolour National Flag at Port Blair in 1943.
2. The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the India’s National Flag in 1950.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Caracal

1. It is a medium size wild cat found in some parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
2. The standing committee of National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has recently approved the inclusion of caracal into the list of critically endangered species.

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

6) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Whale Shark

1. Whale Sharks are ‘Critically Endangered’ species under IUCN Red list.
2. In India largest whale shark aggregation is in Gujarat and the only aggregation along east coast is in Andhra Pradesh.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Community Forest Rights (CFR)

1. Under Forest Rights Act 2006, a village can get its traditionally held forest land legally recognised as CFR.
2. District Collector will make rules and issue appropriate directions for governance and conservation of CFR.

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

8) Which of the following organization confers Awards for Excellence in Drug Research?

9) Consider the following statements with respect to Vertical and Horizontal Reservations

1. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes is referred to as horizontal reservation.
2. Vertical reservation refers to the equal opportunity provided to other categories of beneficiaries such as women, veterans, PWD, transgender, etc.

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

10) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Magneto-Telluric (MT) method

1. It is an electromagnetic geophysical method for inferring the earth's subsurface electrical conductivity.
2. It will ascertain the presence of fluid, which generally enhances the possibility of triggering of earthquakes.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: