10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 31st 2022

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Question No. 1

Taxes work as an automatic stabilizer, which of the following explains this role of taxes most appropriately?

ATax revenues automatically increase as GDP falls, which prevents consumption and real GDP from falling further

BTax revenues automatically decrease as GDP falls, which prevents consumption and real GDP from falling further

CAn automatic decrease in tax revenues causes government spending to decrease, which prevents real GDP from falling further

DNone of the above

Question No. 2

With reference to NeoCoV, consider the following statements:
1. NeoCov is a new Covid variant identified in South Africa.
2. NeoCoV virus has an extremely high transmission and fatality rate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 3

With reference to Cage aquaculture, consider the following statements:
1. Only fishes are grown in this process.
2. This type of aqua culture reduces water pollution as well as eutrophication.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 4

Which of the following is/are not as per the basic tenets of the Federalism?
1. All-India Services
2. Zonal councils
3. Emergency provisions
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A1 and 2 only

B2 and 3 only

C1 and 3 only

D1, 2 and 3

Question No. 5

Government made the Aarogya setu App open source soon after its launch, Which of the following can be the implications of the move
1. This means that users can look at exactly how the software was created using one or more programming languages.
2. It will expose the application to the hackers and may make it more vulnerable
3. It will allow experts and researchers to detect vulnerabilities
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 and 3 only

C2 only

D1, 2 and 3 only

Question No. 6

Which of the following are the examples of Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA)?
1. Crop diversification
2. Aquaculture
3. Vertical farming
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1,2 and 3 only

B3 only

C2 and 3 only

D2 only

Question No. 7

Which of the following can be regarded as the negative effect of climate change on the ecosystem
1. Consistent, lower-than-average winter snowfall in a mountain ecosystem causing a decrease in water supply to rivers later in the year, impacting the survival of some populations.
2. Trawling in a marine ecosystem removes large quantities of fish and destroys corals, decreasing the amount of available food and habitat resources.
Select the correct answer using the given code below

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 8

Equator passes through which of the following south east Asian countries?
1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 and 2 only

B2 and 3 only

CAll of the above

D2 only

Question No. 9

Which of the following can be the reasons for the High economic cost of rice and wheat to the Food Corporation of India (FCI)?
1. High Issue prices
2. Higher population coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
Select the correct answer using the given code below-

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 10

“Recombinant DNA technology” has applications in which the following?
1. Insulin Production
2. GM crop production
3. Vaccines
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A1 and 3 only

B3 only

C1 only

DAll of the above

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