10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Question No. 1

With reference to Plastic pollution, consider the following statements:
1. The main sources of marine litter and plastic pollution are land-based.
2. Plastic has the capability to alter global carbon cycling.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 2

With reference to legal provisions regarding Parole and furlough in India, consider the following statements:
1. In India, parole as well as furlough are covered under the Prisons Act of 1894.
2. Prisoners convicted of multiple murders are also eligible for parole.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 3

Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary as seen in news is located in which of the following states?

AAssam

BOdisha

CJharkhand

DBihar

Question No. 4

With reference to Veer Gatha Initiative, consider the following statements:
1. Under this, government will setup a dedicated TV channel to make people aware of gallantry award winners.
2. This initiative is launched under Ministry of Home Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 5

With reference to Asiatic Cheetah, consider the following statements:
1. It is listed as Endangered under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) list.
2. It is officially declared extinct in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 6

With reference to Gene-Editing, consider the following statements:
1. It is the technology which has the ability to change an organism’s Deoxy-Ribonucleic Acid (DNA).
2. This allow genetic material to be added, removed, or altered at particular locations in the genome.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 7

Aborichthys uniobarensis, Aborichthys barapensis and Aborichthys palinensis sometimes seen in news belong to which of the following species?

AFish

BButterfly

CFrog

DEel

Question No. 8

With reference to Financial Action Task Force, consider the following statements:
1. It is an inter-governmental body established by G20 Countries.
2. Its Secretariat is located at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 9

With reference to Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, consider the following statements:
1. It functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
2. It is responsible for the appraisal of activities involving large-scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Question No. 10

With reference to India’s nuclear programme, consider the following statements:
1. Dr. Homi J Bhabha envisioned the road map of the two-stage nuclear program.
2. The program had been conceived with the ultimate objective of utilising the country’s vast reserves of thorium-232.
3. India used Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) in second stage of nuclear power production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 and 3 only

B2 only

C2 and 3 only

D1 and 2 only

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