Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 18-10-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements:

1. She was an educator, a surgeon, a lawmaker and a social reformer. 
2. She was the first woman legislator in British India.
3. She builds Avvai Home in Madras in 1930 to give free education, clothes and proper diet to orphans.
4. She wrote a book titled, My Experience as a Legislator.

Identify the personality who correctly matches with the above description:

2) In dengue, there is a drop in platelet count. Which of the following is/are the reasons for the drop in platelet count?

1. Platelet count in dengue decreases as it suppresses bone marrow, which is the platelet-producing area.
2. The dengue virus binds with platelets and replicates which tends to destroy normal platelets.
3. Antibodies that are produced during this period destroy the normal platelets thinking that they are foreign bodies.

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

3) Which of the following is/are the goals of COP-26 of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

1. To finalise the Paris Rulebook 
2. Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats
3. To mobilise at least $100bn in climate finance per year by 2020
4. Secure global net-zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Giloy or Guduchi herb

1. It is a climbing shrub used as an essential herb in Ayurvedic medicine.
2. It is safe to use and has a well established hepato-protective properties.
3. Hepatoprotection is the ability of a chemical substance to prevent damage to the brain and neurons.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Nihangs

1. It is an order of Sikh Warriors, who does not follow any restrictions on the colour of their dress.
2. The word Nihang occurs in a hymn in the Guru Granth Sahib.
3. The power of Nihangs came to an end after the fall of Sikh Empire in 1849.

Which of the statements given above are correct?