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19-Jul-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Consider the following statements with respect to Operation Trinetra II

  1. It is a joint operation of the Indian Navy, Army and the Air Force.
  2. It is a humanitarian operation that is carried out in the regions affected by flood.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Ques:2

Which of the following indices are used in measuring the National Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2023?

  1. School Attendance
  2. Cooking Fuel
  3. Maternal Health
  4. Child And adolescent Mortality

Choose the correct code.

Ques:3

Consider the following statements with respect to Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)

  1. It is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted by ticks.
  2. ELISA test used to detect HIV can also be used to detect CCHF.
  3. There is no vaccine available for either people or animals.

How many of the statements given above are incorrect?

Ques:4

Consider the following statements with respect to Gambusia Fish

  1. Gambusia fish is also known as mosquitofish because they act as biocontrol agent to control mosquitos.
  2. They are found mostly in fresh and brackish, and occasionally in marine waters.
  3. The species is native to the U.S. and is categorised as invasive species in India.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Ques:5

Consider the following statements with respect to Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2022

  1. The index assesses the readiness of the states in terms of their export.
  2. The report is released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  3. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have the highest number of GI products being exported.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Ques:6

Consider the following statements, with respect to NITI Ayog released National Multidimensional poverty index (MPI)

1. It has three equally weighted dimensions – Health, Education and Standard of living

2. Bank Account, Assets and Child & Adolescent Mortality are one of the indicators of National Multidimensional poverty index

3. An individual is considered MPI poor if their deprivation score equals or exceeds the poverty cutoff of 33.33%.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Ques:7

Consider the following statements about incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR):

  1. Lower the ICOR, higher is the productivity of capital because ICOR measures the capital required to produce an additional unit of output.
  2. Currently, India’s incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR) is 2.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:8

Consider the following statements about Cheetah:

  1. Chettah are declared extinct in India from 1950s.
  2.  African Cheetahs are listed as ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
  3. Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh is selected as first site for reintroduction of Cheetah in India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:9

‘Export Preparedness Index’ report is released by which ministry/Organisation

Ques:10

Which of the following are the outcomes of the recently released National Multidimensional poverty index (MPI)

1. There is steep decline in Poverty Headcount ratio.

2. All twelve indicators of National Multidimensional poverty index have shown improvement

3. The rural areas witnessed the fastest decline in poverty from 32.59% to 19.28%.

Which of the statements given above are correct?