The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 may, 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) Consider the statements:

1. International Day of Yoga is on June 21.
2. Indian government is planning to introduce a new category of visa to promote yoga.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.2) Consider the statements regarding India’s Red Line campaign:

1. Launched in February this year, began marking prescription-only antibiotics with a red line.
2. This is done to curb their irrational use and create awareness on the dangers of taking antibiotics without being prescribed.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.3) Consider the statements regarding Forensic Outlook 2016:

1. Indian companies will have to comply with stricter international norms following a rise in foreign investments in the country, according to a report by EY.
2. The report also highlighted risks, and the benefit of Bankruptcy, Black Money and Benami Transactions Bills in enabling transparent business dynamics.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1. “Little Boy” was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
2. “Fat Man” was the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding ‘mud’ palace in Sural village, about 30 km from Udupi, Karnataka, which belongs to the House of Tulu Jain Tholahars

1. The Tholahars were contemporaries of Vijayanagara dynasties.
2. One unique feature of the palace is that it has no foundation.
3. The palace has ‘angalas’ (courtyards) and a ‘Pattada Chavadi’ (royal durbar room), and a small shrine of Padmavati Amma.

Select the correct statements 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.6) Consider the following statements regarding  Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)

1. Under this model, there is toll right for the developer.
2. As per this design, the government will contribute to 40% of the project cost in the first five years through annual payments (annuity).

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding  Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)

1. Under HAM, Revenue collection would be the responsibility of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
2. The government  offers 80 per cent of prior land acquisition and forest clearance in such projects to the developers.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct