Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 28-07-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021

1. The bill which replaces the Lighthouse Act, 1927 applies to the whole of India including territorial waters, continental shelf, and exclusive economic zone.
2. The Bill provides that no person shall be allowed to operate on any aid to navigation or any vessel traffic service in any place unless he holds a valid training certificate.

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

2) Which of the following languages are not listed under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

1. Bodo
2. Khasi
3. Dogri
4. English
5. Rajasthani

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3) Consider the following statements with respect to Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021

1. Under the bill, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a counter-terrorism agency, has been made the nodal investigative agency for trafficking crimes.
2. The Bill proposed a provision of separate protection and rehabilitation homes for transgender.
3. Under the bill, consent of the victim shall be irrelevant and immaterial in determination of the offence of trafficking in persons.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) With respect to Nauka, sometimes seen in the news recently, consider the following statements:

1. It is the biggest space laboratory and primary research facility of China.
2. It is a part of Harmony of the Heaven, the core module of Tiangong Space Station.

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

5) Consider the following statements about Dholavira

1. It is the second largest metropolis of IVC.
2. Graves in Dholavira have no mortal remains of humans.
3. The decline of Dholavira also coincided with the collapse of Mesopotamia.

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

6) Consider the following statements with respective to Hill Area Development Program

1. It was launched during the Fifth Five Year Plan (area based planning), which modified Gadgil formula for central assistance to states.
2. Temperate Gene pool garden was established under the program in Sikkim.

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

7) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to Anthraquinone

1. It is a naturally occurring pollutant or a hydrocarbon and not a pesticide.
2. It is known as a bird repellent used in paint textile and paper industries.

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8) Consider the following statements with respective to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill)

1. It introduced an alternate insolvency resolution process for MSMEs called the Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PIRP).
2. Distressed Corporate Debtors (CDs) are permitted to initiate a PIRP with the approval of two-thirds of their creditors.
3. The PIRP allows for a Swiss challenge to the resolution plan submitted in case operational creditors are not paid 100 % of their outstanding dues.

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

9) Sela Tunnel recently in news is located in which of the Himalayan states?

10) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to Azithromycin

1. It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is prescribed for various chest infections such as pneumonia.
2. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug for treatment of Covid-19 due to its high proven evidence of treating the disease.

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