10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |February 16, 2023
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Question No. 1
Consider the following statements:
1.Urea is the most-consumed fertiliser in India.
2.Nano-fertilisers increases the damage to the environment.
3.Nano-fertilisers provides higher yields compared to normal fertilisers
.Which of the statements given above are correct
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Question No. 2
With reference to Marburg Disease, consider the following statements:
1.Marburg virus originates in spiders.
2.Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly with high fever.
3.There are no authorized vaccines or drugs to treat Marburg.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 3
With reference to “Black Soldier Fly” seen in the news recently, consider the following statements:
1.They have high waste-to-biomass conversion efficiency.
2.They are rich in calcium and phosphorus.
3.They have high carbon footprint.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 4
Consider the following statements:
1.India is one of the top poultry egg producers in the world.
2.Poultry feeds account for up to 70% of the entire cost of poultry production.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
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Question No. 5
With reference to Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), consider the following statements:
1.Its aim is to promote and give directions to historical research and to encourage objective and scientific writing of history.
2.It is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 as a literary and charitable society.
3.It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 6
With reference to PFAS (Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances), consider the following statements:
1.PFAs are used to make nonstick cookware.
2.They are called forever chemicals.
3.PFAs are used as an alternative to other disease-causing chemicals.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 7
Consider the following statements:
1.Non-personal data refers to any dataset that does not contain information that can be used to identify an individual. 
2.A data embassy refers to server resources owned and maintained by a nation-state outside its territorial boundaries and according to its own laws. 
3.Estonia was the first country to set up a data embassy outside its territory.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 8
Consider the following statements:
1.Gender Budgeting is the use of fiscal policies and public financial management tools to promote gender equality. 
2.Gender equality is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
3.Gender Budgeting Cells (GBC) are being established by the government to resolve the grievances of inequality faced by women in the different areas.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Question No. 9
Consider the following statements:
1.India-Bangladesh cooperation in the energy sector has increased in the past few years.
2.Nepal is India’s largest trading partner in South Asia.
3.Oman is one of the member countries of the G20.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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