10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 17, 2022
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Question No. 1
With reference to Digital Banking Units (DBUs) consider the following statements:
1.It will help in providing digital financial literacy to people.
2.These units will not be able to provide loan facilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 2
With reference to Enforcement Directorate (ED) consider the following statements:
1.It is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
2.It functions under the Home Ministry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 3
With reference to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) consider the following statements:
1.It can be transmitted from human to human and from animal to human.
2.Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) is used to detect the virus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 4
With reference to stem cell consider the following statements:
1.Stem cell technology can be used to treat genetic disorders.
2.These cells are found in humans but not in animals.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Question No. 5
Ukrainian Borsch, which is seen in news, is related to which of the following?
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Question No. 6
With reference to legal rights to non-humans, consider the following statements;
1.Ecuador became the first country to grant legal rights to individual wild animals.
2.India granted river Ganga and its longest tributary Yamuna, the legal right to be protected and not be harmed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 7
Which of the following is/are correct about plant-based meats?
1.Plants don’t have muscle tissue (elastic and flexible). Instead, they have rigid structures.
2.For flavours, plant-based meat uses Beetroot extract and soy leghemoglobin.
3.Mock meat made from soy has been catering to Buddhist monks in East Asia for ages.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below;
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Question No. 8
With reference to Galapagos Islands, consider the following statements;
1.Cold ocean currents are helping Galapagos Islands from global warming.
2.The islands became UNESCO’s first World Heritage Site.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 9
With reference to the Barium, consider the following statements;
1.Barium is lighter than iron and it is usually found in the upper atmosphere of exoplanets.
2.It is used for spark-plug electrodes and in vacuum tubes as drying and oxygen-removing agents..
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question No. 10
With reference to International Monetary and Financial Committee(IMFC), consider the following statements;
1.The Committee discusses matters of common concern affecting the global economy and also advises the IMF on the direction of its work.
2.There is no formal voting at the IMFC which operates by consensus.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
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