Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 04-08-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Banker to an Issue (BTI)

1. Banker to an Issue means a bank carrying activities, including acceptance and refund of application money and payment of dividend or interest warrants.
2. Non-scheduled payments banks are not eligible to act as a banker to an issue (BTI).

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Coir Geo Textiles

1. It is an impermeable fabric used for improvement of sub-grade soil strength in road pavements and stabilization of side slopes.
2. Coir Geo Textiles are being used for the construction of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-III).

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

3) Consider the following statements:

1. Article 243 G of Indian Constitution mandated Panchayats to prepare and implement plans for economic development and social justice.
2. Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas is a campaign for inclusive and holistic preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).

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

4) Consider the following statements:

1. India shares its border with eight countries and Bangladesh shares the longest border with India.
2. India has fenced its borders more along the Indo-Bangladesh border than the Indo-Pakistan border.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Positive Pay System

1. It is a process of reconfirming the key details, such as date, name of the beneficiary/payee amount, of large value cheques. 
2. It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India and implemented by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
3. It is mandatory for all account holders issuing cheques for Rs. 50,000 and above.

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

6) Consider the following statements with respective to Genetically Modified (GM) crops

1. India allows the import of GM soybean, where import of GM soya bean seeds has not been approved in India.
2. In India Bt cotton and DMH-11 mustard are only two GM crops that are allowed of commercial cultivation.

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

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

1. It is an omnipresent sheet of light across the night sky in and around cities that can block all but the very brightest stars from view.
2. Sunlight reflected off the moon and earth, and faint air glow in the upper atmosphere are few natural sources of sky glow.

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8) Consider the following statements with respective to Minervarya Pentali

1. It is a newly discovered frog belongs to family of Semi-Aquatic frogs.
2. It is largest known Minervarya (genus) which is endemic to the Nagaland.

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

9) Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct with respect to Hypervitaminosis

1. It is a condition of abnormally high storage levels of vitamins, which can lead to various symptoms as over excitement, or even toxicity.
2. It is caused only water soluble vitamins like vitamin C, Vitamin B6 and not by fat soluble vitamins.

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

1. They are scheduled tribes of Tripura, who belong to the Kuki-Chin tribes of Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group.
2. They live in typical Tong Ghar, specially made of bamboo and Chan grass.

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