We posted 7 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 9 June, 2016. Thanks for the amazing response. These questions will help you polish concepts based on current affairs. In case you have not attempted them, please attempt them by clicking below.
Q.1) Consider the statements:
- Health ministry expanded India’s National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) from 74 to 799.
- Objective is to make the drugs on the list as affordable as possible.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct
Answer c
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Q.2) Consider the following statement regarding National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:
- It is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995.
- The organization is also entrusted with the task of recovering amounts overcharged by manufacturers for the controlled drugs from the consumers.
- It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) All are correct
d) None is correct
Answer c
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Q.3) Consider the following statements:
- India become the world’s third-largest oil consumer, according to BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
- U.S. top the list with (19.39 million bpd) and China at the second position.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct
Answer c
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Q.4) Assumption island was in news recently, it comes under the control of which of the following country?
a) Maldives
b) Mauritius
c) Seychelles
d) Singapore
Answer-c
Explanation:-
Recently, China has announced that it will build its first African naval base in Djibouti.
- In response to this, India has partnered with Seychelles to develop a naval base on the Assumption Island.
- Seychelles has cleared that it should not be called an Indian naval base, rather it is a Seychelles naval base built with support from India.
Q.5) Recently, China has announced that it will build its first African naval base in which of the following country?
a) Djibouti
b) Madagascar
c) Somalia
d) Eritrea
Answer-a
Explanation:-Recently, China has announced that it will build its first African naval base in Djibouti.
- In response to this, India has partnered with Seychelles to develop a naval base on the Assumption Island.
- Seychelles has cleared that it should not be called an Indian naval base, rather it is a Seychelles naval base built with support from India.
Q.6) Consider the following statements with regard to categories of visa
- Conference visas are those visas which are issued to attend seminars, workshops or international conferences organized in India by a ministry or Department of the Government of India.
2. Prior referral category means that the visa is issued by the Indian missions only after going through a detailed background check of the applicant.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct
Answer-c
Explanation:-What is conference visa and prior referral category?
- Conference visas are those visas which are issued to attend seminars, workshops or international conferences organized in India by a ministry or Department of the Government of India.
It is important to note here that workshops/conferences/ seminars by private companies/institutions do not come under the ambit of conference visas.
- Prior referral category means that the visa is issued by the Indian missions only after going through a detailed background check of the applicant. This is a time consuming process.
- Removal from PRC is only for conference visas and not for any other type of visas.
Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding Pelindaba Treaty
1. Except South Africa, all African Union members are the signatories of the treaty.
2. The treaty aims to prevent nuclear proliferation in Africa and also stops unchecked supply of Thorium to the nuclear powers of the world.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct
Answer-d
Explanation:-
What is Pelindaba Treaty
- It is also known as African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty.
- It was signed in 1996 and came into force in 2009.
- The treaty aims to prevent nuclear proliferation in Africa and also stops unchecked supply of Uranium to the nuclear powers of the world.
- All African Union members are the signatories of the treaty
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