Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 24-06-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements:

1. When interest rates rise in the US, Foreign Portfolio Investors withdraw money from India and invest in bonds in their domestic markets.
2. Foreign Portfolio Investors are the largest non-promoter shareholders in the Indian market.

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

2) Consider the following statements regarding the taxation of Virtual Digital Assets (VDA):

1. When the transfer of VDA takes place through an exchange, the VDA is not owned by the exchange, the exchange deducts tax.
2. When the payment between the seller and the exchange is being done through a broker, tax is deducted from both the exchange and the broker.
3. When the transfer of VDA takes place through an exchange, the VDA is owned by the exchange, the responsibility to deduct tax remains with the buyer or the broker.

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

3) Consider the following statements:

1. Striped Hyena is found in sub-Saharan, northwestern Africa, India, and Turkey.
2. They are nocturnal and are mostly scavengers, feasting on the carcasses of large animals.
3. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists striped hyenas on the critically endangered list.

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

4) Consider the following statements:

1. The Levallois technique is used to chip a side of a stone to make it sharp.
2. The Levallois technique came into use in the Neolithic era with the use of the Acheulean handaxe.

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

5) The recently launched NIRYAT portal is associated with which of the following statements?