Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 14-10-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements with respect to ePLI bond
Both the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) as well as the Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policy bonds is available in the electronic form.
It is made available in collaboration with Digilocker, National eGovernance Division (NeGD).
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
India Post has recently launched the e-PLI bon, digital version of PLI policy bonds.
ePLI bond
It is made available in collaboration with Digilocker, National eGovernance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) Government of India.
DigiLocker has been providing a secure cloud-based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents & certificates for various organisations.
By securely logging in to the Digilocker, the user can download the digital copy of the Policy bond on their mobile phone.
Both the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) as well as the Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policy bonds are available in the ‘electronic form’.
2) Consider the following statements with respect to Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M)
It is a tool which embeds climate information in the GIS based planning and implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
It was launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
Ministry of Rural Development has recently launched the Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool.
It aims for integration of climate information in Geographic Information System (GIS) based watershed planning under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
3) Consider the following statements
Agriculture contributes about 16.5% to India’s GDP and employs 42.3% of the workforce during 2019-20.
In India, the period from 1991 to 2015, saw the diversification of agriculture beyond field crops focussing on horticulture, dairy, animal husbandry and fishery sectors.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
The period from 1991 to 2015, saw the diversification of agriculture beyond field crops focussing on horticulture, dairy, animal husbandry and fishery sectors.
Agriculture contributes about 16.5% to India’s GDP and employs 42.3% of the workforce (2019-20)
4) Henley Passport Index 2021 was prepared and released by?
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b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
Henley Passport Index 2021
Henley Passport Index 2021 was prepared and released by the Henley and Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm.
The index ranks the passports of countries according to the number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.
Created in 2006, the index ranks passports based on their power and mobility based on the analysis of exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
IATA maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information.
Findings - India’s rank has slipped by 6 places from the year 2020 to 90th position on the Henley Passport Index.
For the third consecutive year, Japan has secured the top position. The first position is shared by both Japan and Singapore.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Yemen are among the least powerful.
5) With respect to the geographical location of the state of Assam, Consider the following statements.
It is the only state from where one can directly reach all the six Sister states of the North East India.
It is the only state from where one can directly reach both Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
