22-Feb-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Recently, ‘Rhodamine-B’ was in the news. It is a type of which one of the following?

Ques:2

Consider the following statement regarding ‘IBSA Fund’

1. It was established in 2004 and became operational in 2006.
2. The purpose of the fund is to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to developing countries on a demand-driven basis.
3. Recently, the secretariat functions of the IBSA fund have been given to the New Development Bank.

How many of the statements are correct?

Ques:3

Recently, ‘MAXI J1820+070’ was in the news. It is a type of which one of the following?

Ques:4

Which of the countries share their land borders with ‘Zambia’?

1. Tanzania
2. Malawi
3. Mozambique
4. Zimbabwe
5. Botswana
6. Namibia
7. Angola
8. Democratic Republic of Congo

Choose the correct code:

Ques:5

 Consider the following pairs of Particularly vulnerable tribe groups (PVTGs) and their states

	PVTGs	States/UTs
1	Totos	Tamil Nadu
2	Dongaria Khond	Odisha
3	Maria Gond	Chhattisgarh
4	Shompen	Manipur

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Ques:6

What does "tax haven" imply?

Ques:7

Consider the following statements with reference to Article 270

1. Article 270(2) specifies how the collected taxes are distributed, and it is not deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India.
2. Article 270(3), the President of India will specify how all central taxes are collected in one single pool.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:8

With reference to India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), consider the following statements

1. It comprises of two corridors namely Eastern and western corridors.
2. The eastern corridor links India with the Arabian Gulf.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?