19-Aug-22: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

In the context of Development Financial Institutions, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) channelise deposits of people in them towards development of financial institutions like banks, NBFCs etc.
2. National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) was set up as the principal Development Financial Institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing in the Budget 2021.
3. NBFID aims to directly or indirectly lend, invest, or attract investments for infrastructure projects located entirely or partly in India.

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Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding endosulfan?

1. It is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally.
2. Endosulfan became a highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor
3. Endosulfan is linked to a slew of grave medical conditions, such as neurotoxicity, physical deformities, poisoning etc.

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Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Maulana Azad?

1. Under the Maulana Azad Fellowship Scheme students from notified minority communities are financed for 5 years to pursue M Phil & PhD.
2. Azad published weeklies called ‘Al-Hilal’ and ‘Al-Balagh’ in the 1910’s.

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Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Great Indian Bustard (GIB)?

1. It is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
2. It’s IUCN status is Endangered.
3. Windmills and electric lines/poles pose a grave threat to the lives of GIBs.

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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the Rowlatt Satyagraha ?

With reference to Web 3.0, consider the following statements:

1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data.
2. In Web 3.0 world, there can be blockchain based social networks.
3. Web 3-0 is operated by users collectively rather than a corporation.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following countries are part of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD)

1. Indian
2. AUSRALIA
3. JAPAN
4. Indonesia

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Economic growth is usually coupled with

With reference to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), consider the following statements:

1. They enable the digital representation of physical assets.

2. They are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on a blockchain.

3. They can be traded or exchanged at equivalency and therefore can be used as a medium of commercial transactions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A rise in general level of prices may be caused by

1. An increase in the money supply
2. A decrease in the aggregate level of output
3. An increase in the effective demand

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