Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 31-07-2020 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment (WEE) Initiative

1. It is a social national initiative launched by IIT Delhi and supported by the Department of Science and Technology.
2. The initiative aims at helping women, ranging from college going students to middle-aged housewives, to embrace entrepreneurship as a viable career option.

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

2) With respect to National Education Policy 2020, which was recently approved by the Cabinet, consider the following statements

1. The new policy replaces the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1991.
2. It aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100% GER in school education by 2030 and 50% GER in higher education by 2035.
3. Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up as a single overarching umbrella body for the entire higher education, including medical and legal education.

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

3) Consider the following statements with respect to International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

1. ITER is an experimental fusion reactor facility under construction in France to prove the feasibility of nuclear fusion for future source of energy.
2. India became a full seventh partner of ITER in December 2005.
3. ITER-India, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is the Indian Domestic Agency to design, build and deliver the Indian in-kind contribution to ITER.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) V D VAGHELA Committee, often seen in the news recently, was constituted for which of the following purposes?

5) Consider the following pairs with respect to Application softwares launched by various states

            Applications     – States

1. Phoenix               – Chandigarh
2. Vidyavahini          – Bihar
3. iScuela Learn      – Punjab

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

6) Consider the following statements with respect to the Assam Rifles

1. It is one of the central armed police forces under the operational control of Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. They have the power to arrest and search without a warrant in all parts of northeastern states.

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

7) Consider the following statements Kaladan Multimodal Project

1. It connects India’s Northeast with Thailand and other ASEAN members through Myanmar.
2. The project seeks to give last mile connectivity and port access for the landlocked North East regions of India.     

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to FDI in Defence Sector

1. As per the current FDI policy, 100% overseas investments are permitted in the defence industry.
2. Under the automatic route, the investor has to inform the RBI after the investment is made.

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

9) BANDICOOT sometimes seen in news is?

10) Consider the following statements with respect to Yellow fever

1. It  is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. 
2. The virus is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America.

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