10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 1 2021

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Question No. 1
Consider the following statements regarding Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR):
1 It is the annual license fee (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC) that telecom operators are charged by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

2 It comprises of the revenues generated from telecom services and non-telecom revenues.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question No. 2
Consider the following statements regarding Biocentrism or Ecocentrism
1.The philosophy of this concept holds that the natural environment has its own set of rights apart from the rights of humans.
2.Indian Constitution explicitly provides Rights of Nature
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question No. 3
Consider the following pair of military exercises with India
Military exercise–Participating country
1. Indra–Russia
2. Shakti–Nepal
3. Ekuverin–Maldives
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 4
Consider the following statements regarding Agar wood
1. The agarwood tree oil is also known as liquid gold.
2. IUCN has listed Agarwood under the critically endangered category.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 5
Consider the following statements regarding Exercise Cutlass Express 2021
1. It is an annual maritime exercise, conducted to promote national and regional maritime security in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.
2. India did not participate in the exercise
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 6
Consider the following statements regarding Gamma Rays
1. They are the highest-energy light in the universe.
2. On Earth, gamma rays are generated by nuclear explosions, lightning and radioactive decay.
3. Gamma rays are not harmful to life on Earth.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 7
Consider the following statements regarding Gold Ore Reserves
1. The largest reserves of gold ores in India is located in Bihar
2. Globally the largest reserves of gold ores located in South Africa
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 8
Consider the following statements regarding Indian leopard
1. It is under Vulnerable category in IUCN Red list
2. Except desert and mangroves of Sundarbans leopards are present in all type of forests
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 9
Consider the following statements regarding International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
1. It acts as an advisory body of the World Heritage Committee for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
2. It was established by UNESCO for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Question No. 10
Consider the following statements regarding International Seabed Authority (ISA)
1. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the ‘Law of the Sea’ (UNCLOS)
2. The main activity of ISA is to regulate the exploration of poly-metallic nodules.
3. India is not a member of ISA
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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