10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Question No. 1

A1 and 2 only

B2 and 3 only

C1 and 3 only

D1, 2 and 3

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Question No. 2

With reference to National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), consider the following statements:
1. Its aim is to connect research and academic institutions to a Supercomputing grid all over the country.
2. Param Shakti was the first supercomputer assembled indigenously in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 3

Gender Development Index (GDI) is published by which of the following organizations?

AWB

BUNDP

CIMF

DWEF

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Question No. 4

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was sometimes seen in news. The Abhiyan is related to which of the following?

AIt is a campaign to make vulnerable districts to achieve ODF status and help them to maintain that.

BIt is a campaign to promote ecofriendly practices in urban areas.

CIt is launched in most vulnerable districts in terms of usage of drugs and aims to make India Drugs-Free.

DIt is a campaign to promote reading habits among school children.

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Question No. 5

With reference to solar cells, consider the following statements:
1. Silicon-based inorganic solar cells require high-temperature processing.
2. Perovskite-based photovoltaic devices are unstable towards humidity and Oxygen which restricts their commercialization.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

With reference to Protein subunit vaccines, consider the following statements:
1. These vaccines are made by isolating a piece of the actual virus.
2. They elicit a stronger T-cell response compared to mRNA vaccines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 7

With reference to Konark Sun Temple, consider the following statements:
1. It was built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
2. It is not part of golden triangle of Odisha.
3. Sailors once called this Temple as the Black Pagoda because it was supposed to draw ships into the shore and cause shipwrecks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 and 3 only

C1 and 2 only

D1 and 3 only

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Question No. 8

What are the advantages of Genetically Modified crops?
1. Crop Protection.
2. Increase yield and income.
3. Increase species diversity.
4. Food Security.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A1 and 3 only

B1 and 2 only

C1, 2 and 3 only

D1, 2 and 4 only

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Question No. 9

With reference to Direct-to-Consumer Model, consider the following statements:
1. It is an economic model in which manufacturers/producers sell their products online directly to the end-consumers.
2. This model facilitates easy liquidation of business in a situation of failure, offering a relatively convenient exit to entrepreneurs.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 10

With reference to Corbevax, consider the following statements:
1. It is India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein subunit vaccine.
2. The vaccine uses whole virus to trigger an immune response.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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