Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 24-07-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS)

1. It aims to make available all type of yarns at mill gate price to the handloom weavers.
2. It is being implemented by the National Handloom Development Corporation throughout the country.
3. It increases weavers’ net income through transport subsidies and reduced cost of good quality raw material.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2)  With respect to Kinnaram, consider the following statements:

1. It is a traditional single string instrument made from a type of Bottle Gourd.
2. It is an instrument used by folk singers of Tamil Nadu.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation

1. It is an annual survey conducted by the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP).
2. India’s score for the year 2021 has found to be greater than many OECD countries including France, UK, Norway and Finland.

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

4) The Kanal Project was recently launched by the Kerala’s Department of Women and Child Development. Its main objective is?

5) Consider the following statements:

1. He is known as the Father of Swarajya and made Swaraj as a part of the independence movement.
2. He was called the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’ and authored the book “Gita Rahasya”.
3. He organised Deccan Education Society along with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi.

Identify the correct personality using the description given above: