Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 09-05-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements regarding Pooled Funds:

1. Pooled funds aggregate capital from a number of individuals, investing as one giant portfolio.
2. Mutual funds and pension funds are examples of professionally managed pooled funds.
3. It allows an individual to access opportunities of scale available only to large institutional investors.

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

2) Consider the following statements regarding monkeypox:

1. Monkeypox is a zoonosis and is commonly found close to evergreen forests.
2. Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, which is a genus of the variola virus, which causes smallpox.
3. It is similar to smallpox in causing the lymph nodes to swell (lymphadenopathy).

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

3) Consider the following statements regarding Virtual Private Network (VPN):

1. A virtual private network masks the IP address of the user by rerouting the data.
2. In India, it is mandatory for VPN service providers to maintain all customer data for a period of five years.

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

4) Consider the following statements:

1. Parts of Seven mounds was a cemetery site of the Harappan civilization, located in the present-day state of Haryana.
2. The Rakhigarhi site is one of the iconic sites declared by the central government.
3. Rakhigarhi is located in the Sahibi river plain of the seasonal Sahibi river.

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

5) Consider the following states regarding the Sawa Lake:

1. It is located in the western field of the Mesopotamian Plains, in Syria and is only fed by the groundwater that originates from the desert areas.
2. The lake is formed over limestone rock and is isolated by gypsum barriers surrounding the lake.

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