Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 17-11-2022 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Digital Shakti:

1. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
2. The campaign is exclusive for women and girls to get digitally empowered in the field of cyberspace.

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Polluted White Dwarfs:

1. They are white dwarfs that have recently consumed a planet or asteroid that was orbiting around them.
2. They have thin atmospheres and are considered celestial graveyards.
3. Interiors of planets are out of reach of telescopes but interior of polluted white dwarfs can be viewed through a telescope.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to the Carbon Border Adjustment Tax:

1. It is proposed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
2. It aims to tax products that are extremely carbon intensive.
3. India does not levy an explicit carbon price.

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

4) Consider the following pairs of artefacts and their origin of state:

                    Artefacts                     States of Origin

1. Patan Patola                          Jammu & Kashmir
2. Pahari Painting                      Himachal Pradesh
3. Kinnauri Shawl                       Uttar Pradesh
4. Agate Bowls                           Karnataka

How many of the above pair(s) is/are matched correctly?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group:

1. It is a dedicated cooperation initiative of economies systemically vulnerable to climate change.
2. India and all of its neighbours except China are members of the V20 group.
3. The Global Shield Plan proposed by the G7 will provide assistance to the V20 member countries.

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