29-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Rythu Bandhu Scheme’

1. It is a welfare programme for farmers started by the Telangana government in 2018.
2. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per acre per farmer each season is directly transferred to each farmer's account.
3. This financial support was distributed biannually, allocated for both the kharif and rabi harvests.

How many statements mentioned above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Himalayan Black Bear’

1. It is a subspecies of the American Grizzly bear.
2. They live a lot in the Himalayas, in Tibet, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and China.
3. They are endangered species as per the IUCN red list.

How many statements mentioned above are not correct?

Recently, ‘Green Leaf Volatiles (GLVs)’ were in the news. They are

Recently, ‘Sagittarius C’ was in the news. It is

Consider the following statements

1. It is located in the Southern Western Ghats, in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu.
2. It is nestled between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Agastya Malai Hill Range forms the core area of the sanctuary.
3. It is also known as the “River Sanctuary”, with as many as 14 rivers originating from this Tiger Reserve.
4. Recently, researchers have discovered a new plant species in the genus ‘Impatiens’ (Balsaminaceae) in this tiger reserve.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following tiger reserves?

Which application of the Union Ministry of Coal was designed specifically to report ‘rat hole mining’ cases?

Consider the following statements regarding Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs):

1. They are governed by smart contracts and the consensus of their members.
2. They often use cryptocurrencies as a means of transaction, decision-making and resource allocation.
3. They are regulated by both sector-specific regulators as well as the central government.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following APIs (Application programming interface):

1. Aadhar Pay
2. Aadhar enabled payment system (AEPS)
3. Bharat QR
4. eKYC
5. Unified Payment Interface (UPI)

How many of the above are part of ‘India Stack’?

Which of the following status have not been ever accorded the ‘Special Category Status’ (SCS) yet?

Members of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreed to establish a Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) at the conference of parties (COP) of—