Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 21-04-2021 - (Online Prelims Test) 

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Global Forum on TB Vaccine

1. It is the world’s largest gathering of stakeholders striving to develop new vaccines to prevent Tuberculosis.
2. The 5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines will be convened in Toulouse, France with the theme “Advancing TB vaccines in the time of COVID-19”.

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

2) With respect to Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL), consider the following statements:

1. It is a Joint Venture Company of four Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
2. It was incorporated in the state of Karnataka in 2015.

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

3) With respect to Gender Samvaad Initiative, consider the following statements:

1. It aims to establish a shared platform to generate awareness on National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM’s) gender interventions across the country.
2. It is a joint initiative of Ministry of Rural Development’s DAY-NRLM and Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE).

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

4) Which of the following statements regarding Ingenuity, sometimes seen in the news recently, is incorrect?

5) Which of these ecological zones is practically circumpolar?

6) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Counter Cyclical Capital Buffer

1. It is calculated as the weighted average of the buffers in effect in the jurisdictions to which banks have a credit exposure.
2. It ensures that central banks can direct bankers to release more credit by freeing up capital, when distress situations arise.

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7) Which of the following Statements are incorrect with respect to Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)?

1. It is a natural byproduct of volcanic activity and it is also produced as a result of fossil fuels combustion.
2. Secondary pollutants such as sulphate aerosols, particulate matter, and acid rain are created by So2.

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8) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Occultation

1. It is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer.
2. If the closer object does not entirely conceal the farther one, and shadow is not casted on the observer it is called an eclipse.

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9) Which of the following organization releases State of the Global Climate for 2020?

10) Consider the following statements with respect to National Marine Turtle Action Plan

1. It is launched by National centre for coastal research, under Ministry of Earth Sciences.
2. It aims to promote Inter-sectoral action for conservation of turtle species and improved coordination amongst relevant stakeholders.

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