10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | August 24, 2023
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Question No. 1
With reference to Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) consider the following statements:
1.It aims to provide a tool to the car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in the market.
2.The programme will be applicable to passenger vehicles with not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500 kg. 
3.Vehicles will receive a rating from one to five stars after evaluating their fuel efficiency and interior design.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 2
With reference to Irregular Galaxy, consider the following statements:
1.ESO 300-16 is an irregular galaxy.
2.An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. 
3.Irregular galaxies lack gas and dust which prevents them from facilitating the creation of new stars..
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 3
Consider the following statements:
1.Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses cause epidemics in vegetable, staple, and fiber crops.
2.A shortage of nitrogen in plants can result in whiteflies disease.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
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Question No. 4
With reference to the BRICS grouping, consider the following statements:
1.It is a coalition comprising over 40% of the world’s population and accounting for a quarter of the global GDP.
2.It attempts to serve as a bridge between the Global North and Global South.
3.It was founded to further strengthen the dominance of the western world over institutions of global governance and weaken multilateralism.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 5
Consider the following statements:
1.Demon Particle is weightless, neutral, and doesn’t interact with light.
2.The Demon Particle was first theorized by David Pines.
3.The Demon Particle could lead to the making of superconductors that can operate at room temperature.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 6
With reference to the Hubble Space Telescope, consider the following statements:
1.It is the largest optical telescope ever launched into space.
2.It is located in the Medium Earth Orbit.
3.The Hubble constant, calculated using the Hubble Space Telescope, measures how fast the universe is expanding..
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Question No. 7
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Question No. 8
Consider the following statements:
1.Section 8(3) of Representation of People Act, 1951 suggests that upon a conviction with a two-year sentence, a sitting member/legislator gets disqualified from the conviction date.
2.The House’s Secretariat, to which the member belongs, has the power to decide that a member is disqualified immediately upon being convicted by a court of law..
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Question No. 9
Consider the following statements:
1.The Employment Rate for any specific population or age group provides insight into the proportion of that age group or population that is employed.
2.India ranks among the countries with one of the lowest female labor force participation rates globally..
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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