The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 June, 2016

Hi Friends,

Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis.

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief

Please type your answers in the comments below .

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted one day later.

Q.1) URJA mobile app which is recently released by Government relates to
a) Solar energy
b) Power distribution
c) Supplements for adolescents
d) A drive to tackle drug abuse

Q.2) Which of the following country has won the 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey?
a) Australia
b) India
c) South Africa
d) England

Q.3) SWAYAM platform which was in news recently, it is dedicated to
a) Self-Help groups
b) Banking services to marginalised sections
c) Open online courses for students
d) Agricultural updates for farmers

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding Airport Authority of India

1. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.
2.  It provides Air traffic management (ATM) services over Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas.
3. It is listed on stock exchange

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

1.  It investigates aviation accidents and incidents.
2. It is implementing the GAGAN project in technological collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding peer-to-peer (P2P) lending

1. Online P2P lending companies work as marketplaces that bring individual borrowers and lenders together.
2. They work with the intervention of traditional financial institutions such as banks and NBFCs.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.7)  Consider the following statements regarding Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)

1. It is a a tariff regulator set up by the Executive.
2. It has adopted the single-till model for determining aeronautical tariffs

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true