Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 03-08-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to PM CARES for Children Scheme

1. It aims to support children who have lost both the Parents or legal Guardian or Adoptive Parents or Surviving Parent to COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The Ministry of Finance shall be the nodal Ministry for execution of the scheme at the Central level. 
3. The Scheme will provide a monthly stipend up to the age of 18 years and a lump sum of Rs. 10 lakh on turning 18 years of age.

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)

1. The Scheme provides for setting up of Science Cities and Science Centres in all the States of the country.
2. The Scheme has been operated by the Ministry of Culture.
3. States willing to avail of this Scheme have to provide land and share the cost of setting up of facility.

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

3) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Eutelsat Quantum Satellite

1. It is the world's first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite.
2. It was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks

1. It functions under the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
2. Geographical Indications Registry, established in Chennai, works under the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks

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

6) Consider the following statements with respective to Pangolin

1. Indian pangolin is found throughout North Eastern states, where Chinese Pangolin is found in Kumaon Himalayas.
2. Indian pangolin is listed as “endangered” and the Chinese pangolin has been listed as “critically endangered”.

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

7) Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct with respect to Global Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS)

1. It is a globally accepted conservation tool that sets best practices and standards to manage tigers and assessments to benchmark progress.
2. This tool is launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 

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8) Consider the following statements with respective to Employee Stock Option Plan

1. It give employees the right to buy shares of their company at a future date at a pre-decided price.
2. It help businesses, particularly cash-strapped start-ups, attract and retain talented people.

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

9) Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct with respect to National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

1. It is an autonomous agency under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
2. It is managing and operating the .IN country code domain and Internationalized Domain Name for India.

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

1. The objectives of the project is to search for extra-terrestrial civilisations using artificial intelligence (AI).
2. The project module will be integrated with International Space Station (ISS) and observe nearby asteroids.

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