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Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 29-07-2020 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) India Report- Digital Education 2020 was launched recently by which of the following?

a. b. c. d.

2) Match the following Digital Education Initiatives with their respective states

            Initiatives                    – States

  1. SMILE                         – a. Bihar
  2. Unnayan                      – b. NCT of Delhi
  3. Mission Buniyaad        – c. Rajasthan
  4. Padhai Tunhar duvaar – d. Chhattisgarh

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a. b. c. d.

3) Recently, the Union Ministry of Rural Development had released a “Financial Management Index for Rural Development Programmes” to rank the performance of the States. The ranking is based on which of the following parameters?

  1. Social Audit
  2. Internal Audit
  3. Preparation of annual plan and timely utilization of funds
  4. Optimum implementation of PFMS & Direct Benefit Transfer

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a. b. c. d.

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR) programme

  1. It is an initiative that aims to disseminate Indian research stories among the masses in an easy to understand and interesting format to a common man.           
  2. The initiative is conceptualized and supported by the National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) and coordinated by VigyanPrasar.

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

a. b. c. d.

5) Istanbul Convention, often seen in the news recently, is associated with?

a. b. c. d.

6) Consider the following statements with respect to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

  1. The BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016.
  2. BIS is a founder member of ISO and is actively involved in development of International Standards by acting as Observer member on various committees.
  3. The ISI mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India.         

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a. b. c. d.

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Smallpox

  1. It is an acute contagious disease caused by the virus.
  2. It can be spread by humans only.
  3. WHO set a target to eradicate Smallpox from the world by 2o22.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a. b. c. d.

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Ammonia 

  1. It is a colourless gas and is used as an industrial chemical.
  2. It occurs naturally in the environment from the breakdown of organic waste matter.  

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

a. b. c. d.

9) Khazan Ecosystems sometimes seen in news is located in?

a. b. c. d.

10) Consider the following statements with respect to Mosquitos 

  1. Only male mosquitoe bite causes red itchy welts on human skin.
  2. Arctic is one of the few places on the planet that is mosquito-free.  

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

a. b. c. d.
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