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10 PM Quiz: September 26, 2018
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- Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsRecently Government has Launched Mobile App “Jan Dhan Darshak”. Choose the correct statements in reference to it.
1) This app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point.
2) Finance Ministry and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have jointly developed this Application.
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Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative . As the name suggests, this app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country.
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Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative . As the name suggests, this app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED).
1) TRIFED is an Autonomous body.
2) It aims at promoting economic development of tribal communities of country through marketing development.
3) TRIFED also works as an agency to the FCI for procurement of Wheat and Rice.
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Statement 1: is wrong. TRIFED is a national-level apex organization functioning under administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Statement 2: is correct. It aims at promoting economic development of tribal communities of country through marketing development and sustained upgradation of their skills and it achieves this by promoting and marketing tribal products, tribal art and crafts within country and abroad by providing marketing support to tribal products.
Statement 3: is correct. Its core objective is to institutionalize trade of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and Surplus Agriculture Produce (SAP) collected or cultivated by tribals as they are heavily dependent on these natural products for their livelihood.
TRIFED also works as an agency to the FCI for procurement of Wheat and Rice.
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Statement 1: is wrong. TRIFED is a national-level apex organization functioning under administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Statement 2: is correct. It aims at promoting economic development of tribal communities of country through marketing development and sustained upgradation of their skills and it achieves this by promoting and marketing tribal products, tribal art and crafts within country and abroad by providing marketing support to tribal products.
Statement 3: is correct. Its core objective is to institutionalize trade of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and Surplus Agriculture Produce (SAP) collected or cultivated by tribals as they are heavily dependent on these natural products for their livelihood.
TRIFED also works as an agency to the FCI for procurement of Wheat and Rice.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Golden Globe Race (GGR) 2018
- It is a solo sailing race around the globe in a yacht
- All kinds of modern technology will be used to help the sailors in this race.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is a solo sailing race around the globe in a yacht with no kind of modern technology. The GGR is model on the race that took place in 1968
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The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is a solo sailing race around the globe in a yacht with no kind of modern technology. The GGR is model on the race that took place in 1968
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsThe term “Crispr-Cas9” sometimes mentioned in the news is related to
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CRISPR is a dynamic, versatile tool that allows us to target nearly any genomic location and potentially repair broken genes. It can remove, add or alter specific DNA sequences in the genome of higher organisms
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CRISPR is a dynamic, versatile tool that allows us to target nearly any genomic location and potentially repair broken genes. It can remove, add or alter specific DNA sequences in the genome of higher organisms
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA)
- It will help in ensuring better price to farm produce.
- Respective state governments will be the implementing authorities.
Which of the following statement given above is/are correct?
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Giving a major boost to the pro-farmer initiatives of the Government and in keeping with its commitment and dedication for the Annadata scheme government launched PM- AASHA.
This is an unprecedented step taken by Govt. of India to protect the farmers’ income which is expected to go a long way towards the welfare of farmers. Government has already increased the MSP of kharif crops by following the principle of 1.5 times the cost of production. It is expected that the increase in MSP will be translated to farmers income by way of robust procurement mechanism in coordination with the State Governments.
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Giving a major boost to the pro-farmer initiatives of the Government and in keeping with its commitment and dedication for the Annadata scheme government launched PM- AASHA.
This is an unprecedented step taken by Govt. of India to protect the farmers’ income which is expected to go a long way towards the welfare of farmers. Government has already increased the MSP of kharif crops by following the principle of 1.5 times the cost of production. It is expected that the increase in MSP will be translated to farmers income by way of robust procurement mechanism in coordination with the State Governments.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following regarding Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission.
- It was developed by NASA in 2013.
- Its objective is to study the Martian surface.
Which of the statements given above are correct.
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Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission was developed by NASA to study the Martian atmosphere while orbiting Mars. Mission goals include to study the planet’s atmosphere and water. MAVEN was launched aboard an AtlasV launch vehicle at the beginning of the first launch window on November 18, 2013.
The MAVEN mission has four primary scientific objectives:
- Determine the role that loss of volatiles to space from the Martian atmosphere has played through time.
- Determine the current state of the upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the solar wind.
- Determine the current rates of escape of neutral gases and ions to space and the processes controlling them.
- Determine the ratios of stable isotopes in the Martian atmosphere.
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Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission was developed by NASA to study the Martian atmosphere while orbiting Mars. Mission goals include to study the planet’s atmosphere and water. MAVEN was launched aboard an AtlasV launch vehicle at the beginning of the first launch window on November 18, 2013.
The MAVEN mission has four primary scientific objectives:
- Determine the role that loss of volatiles to space from the Martian atmosphere has played through time.
- Determine the current state of the upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the solar wind.
- Determine the current rates of escape of neutral gases and ions to space and the processes controlling them.
- Determine the ratios of stable isotopes in the Martian atmosphere.
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