10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | December 23,2022
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Question No. 1
With reference to ‘National Bio Energy Programme’ consider the following statements:
1.Its aim is to use huge surplus biomass, cattle dung, and industrial and urban biowaste available in the country for energy generation.
2.The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3.Bioremediation programme is one of its sub-schemes.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 2
With reference to ‘Offshore Wind Energy’ consider the following statements::
1.It refers to the deployment of wind farms over the water bodies. 
2.The potential for offshore wind energy generation in India is limited.
3.Onshore wind turbines are more efficient to offshore wind turbines in energy generation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 3
With reference to Mission Shakti consider the following statements:
1.It has been launched by the Ministry of Women Child Development.
2.The scheme is aimed at strengthening interventions for women’s safety, security and empowerment.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
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Question No. 4
With reference to ‘Virtual Digital Assets’ consider the following statements:
1.They are a medium of exchange or property that can be digitally traded, transferred or used for payment or investment purposes.
2.Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is one of the types of virtual digital asset.
Select the correct statements suing the codes given below:
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Question No. 5
With reference to The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP) consider the following statements:
1.It is a program for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies and Smart Cities across the country.
2.The program is being implemented through a partnership between Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and AICTE.
3.It will help in acquiring the benefits of India’s demographic dividend.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 6
With reference to Betta-Kuruba Community consider the following statements:
1.The tribe lives in the regions of Karnataka and is one of the few indigenous communities of the Nilgiris.
2.They are the followers of Buddhism.
3.They are generally believed to be the descendants of the Pallavas.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 7
With reference to the term “Adjournment Sine Die” consider the following statements:
1.It means terminating a sitting of the Parliament for an indefinite period.
2.The President alone enjoys this power.
3.Adjournment Sine Die cannot be passed for the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 8
With reference to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS) consider the following statements:
1.The scheme aims to give a further boost to digital health transactions in the country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
2.Under this scheme, an individual will get extended health insurance benefits for taking the hospitalization through ABDM.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
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Question No. 9
With reference Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill 2022 consider the following statements:
1.It aims at strengthening India’s credentials as a partner with other countries to make the world more piracy free.
2.It will combat maritime piracy not only in India’s territorial waters in the Exclusive Economic Zone but also on the high seas. 
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
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Question No. 10
With reference to ‘Purse seines fishing’ consider the following statements:
1.It is used in the open ocean to target dense schools of single-species pelagic fish like tuna and mackerel. 
2.It is a non-selective fishing method that captures everything that it surrounds.
3.This type of fishing usually involves contact with the seabed and harmful for deep ocean organisms.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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