10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 22nd 2021

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Question No. 1
Wah blei is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
Question No. 2
With reference to Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), consider the following statements:
1. It is a notification system operated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
2. Vital information exchanged through RASFF can lead to products being recalled from the market.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 3
With reference to Central Water Commission (CWC), consider the following statements:
1. It works as an attached office of Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2. It handles issues related to both surface water and ground water in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 4
With reference to Catastrophe bonds, consider the following statements:
1. These bonds provide options for insurers, reinsurers, global corporations and even governments as a way to protect themselves against natural disasters.
2. The rate of return under these bonds is higher than that of normal government or corporate bonds.
3. One of the drawbacks is the high cost of issuing and managing these bonds as compared to the cost of reinsuring against the risks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 5
With reference to La Nina, consider the following statements:
1. It represents warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. In India, this condition will lead to very less rainfall and a period of droughts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 6
With reference to Atal Innovation Mission, consider the following statements:
1. Its aim is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.
2. It is the initiative launched by Ministry of Science and Technology.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 7
Mount Harriet, in news, is related to which of the following state:
Question No. 8
Mawsmai cave was recently seen in news. The cave is located in which of the following state?
Question No. 9
With reference to Mastitis, consider the following statements:
1. Mastitis is an infectious disease condition resulting in an inflammatory reaction in the mammary gland of the cow.
2. These are caused only by the mycoplasma and fungus
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 10
With reference to Calendars, consider the following statements:
1. Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most of the world.
2. Saka Calendar, which was based on the lunisolar system, was adopted as the National Calendar of India in 1957.
3. In lunar calendars months are lunar, but years are solar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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