Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 30-07-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements about Air Pollutants

1. Black Carbon is a short-lived pollutant with its impact are particularly strong in Asia.
2. The incidence of coronavirus infection is correlated with the increase in air pollution.
3. Black Carbon and other PM 2.5 particles carries the virus to other places during biomass burning.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements about Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

1. It is a form of carbon tax proposed by Australia to meet its target of curbing carbon emission by atleast 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
2. It aims to address carbon leakage by imposing carbon tax on imported goods from countries with less strict climate policies.
3. India is opposed to this mechanism calling it discriminatory.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) provides insurance cover on bank deposits in which of the following financial institutions?

1. All Scheduled Commercial Banks
2. All Cooperative Societies
3. All Foreign Banks
4. All Regional Rural Banks
5. All Non-Banking Financial Institutions

Select the correct option from the following

4) Consider the following statements about Nano Liquid Urea Fertilizers

1. Nano Liquid Urea Fertilizers reduces the use of urea by upto 50%.
2. India is the first country globally to start commercial production of Nano Urea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) With respect to ISRO’s EOS-03 Satellite, consider the following statements:

1. It is a geo-imaging satellite for Earth Observation from Geostationary Orbit.
2. It is capable of imaging the whole country four-five times daily and would enable near real-time monitoring of natural disasters like floods and cyclones.

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

6) Consider the following statements with respective to Emigration Bill 2021

1. It launches a new emigration policy division in (MEA) which will be referred to as the Central Emigration Management Authority.
2. It permits government authorities to punish workers by cancelling or suspending their passports for violating any of the Bill’s provisions.

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

7) Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect with respect to Right to be Forgotten

1. It has been recognised as a statutory right in the European Union under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. In India Information Technology Act, 2000 specifically provides for the right to be forgotten.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

8) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL)

1. It is a statutory body located in Delhi, established by virtue of Section 110 of The Electricity Act, 2003.
2. Chairperson of APTEL can constitute a bench that shall consist of at least one Judicial Member and one Technical Member.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

9) Consider the following statements with respective to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021

1. The Bill empowers District Magistrate and Additional District Magistrate to issue adoption orders.
2. The Bill made that an offence which is punishable with imprisonment between three to seven years will be non-cognizable.

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

10) Consider the following statements with respective to Periodic Labour Force Survey

1. It has been constituted based on the recommendation of a committee headed by Amitabh Kundu.
2. According to recent survey the unemployment rate raised to 7% and Worker Population Rate fell to 20% in 2019-20.

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