The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 7 July, 2016

Hi Friends,

The purpose of these questions is to enable practice 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) The committee constituted by the government to examine the feasibility and desirability of having a new financial year is headed by

a) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
b) PV Rajaraman
c) KM Chandrasekhar
d) Dr. Shankar Acharya

Q.2) Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers?
a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Attorney General of India

1. He is appointed by the President of India.
2. He has right of audience in all courts in the territory of India .
3. Provisions regarding his remunerations are decided by Parliament by law.

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.4) Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

1. It is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21.
2.  It is the only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification.

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

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Breakwaters

1. It increases coastal erosion.
2. Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense.

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

Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding pulses

1. India is the largest producer of pulses.
2. India is the largest consumer of pulses.

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