Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 04-08-2020 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) 

1. It is an innovative technological solution aimed at strengthening immunization supply chain systems across the country. 
2. It is being implemented under National Health Mission (NHM) by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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

2) Which one of the following is not an objective of the draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 which was released recently?

3) Which of the following had recently became the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to the State of Gujarat

1. Lothal, Dholavira and GolaDhoro are some of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation Sites located in Gujarat.
2. The walled city of Ahmedabad which was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in 1411 AD on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River is one of the UNESCO World heritage site located in Gujarat. 

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

1. It is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia. 
2. It is headquartered in Beijing, China.
3. Membership in AIIB shall be open to members of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the Asian Development Bank.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

6) Consider the following statements with respect to Groundnut production in India

1. India is the second largest producer of groundnuts in the world.
2. It is one of the main Rabi crop.
3. It is an important protein crops grown mostly under rain-fed conditions.  

Which of the statements given above are correct?

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM)

1. The scheme is  for funding high risk, high reward science research aims at supporting proposals that are conceptually new.
2. It is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar and National Council of Educational Research and Training.

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act, 1992

1. According to this act, no person shall advertise, promote, supply or distribute infant milk substitutes, creating a belief in any manner that it is equivalent to or better than mother's milk.
2. The act prohibits depicting images of a mother or a baby on labels of baby food containers. 

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

9) Turkey and Greece recently seen in news are?

10) Consider the following statements with respect to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

1. It falls under the biogeographic region of  the Malabar rain forest. 
2. The cloud forest ecology, known as sholas, grows along the folds and valleys of these mountains. 

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