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Prelims Quiz 2017 Daily Current affairs-February 15

Prelims Quiz 2017 Daily Current affairs-February 15

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Q.1- Which of the following leads to increase in SMOG formation? 1. More vehicles on the roads 2. Fast moving wind 3. High temperature a) 1,2 only b) 2,3 only c) 1,3 only d) None [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]CORRECT ANSWER: -C [/shc_shortcode]   Q.2- Which company has launched an open-ended fixed income fund named Credit Opportunities Fund? a) HDFC Asset Management b) AXIS Asset Management c) IDFC Asset Management d) ICICI Asset Management [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]CORRECT ANSWER: -C [/shc_shortcode] Q.3- Government has allocated an amount of what amount to India Post Payments Bank for the financial year 2017-18 to help it in setting up 650 branches across country by September 2017. a) Rs 800 crore b) Rs 200 crore c) Rs 1,000 crore d) Rs 500 crore [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]CORRECT ANSWER: -D [/shc_shortcode] Q.4-The World Bank Group to conduct training…
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Prelims Quiz 2017 Daily Current affairs-February 13

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Q.1- Which of the following is not a function of SEBI? a) regulating the business in stock exchanges and any other securities markets; b) Registering and regulating the working of venture capital funds and collective investment schemes,including mutual funds; c) promoting and regulating self-regulatory Organizations d) All of the above are functions of SEBI [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER: D[/shc_shortcode] Q.2- Which of the following correctly describes a comet? a) It is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to evolve gasses, a process called outgassing. b) It is planet sized bodies which are present outside solar system c) It is bodies revolving around sun in between mars and jupiter. d) None of the above [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER: A[/shc_shortcode] Q.3- Which of the following is not…
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Prelims Quiz 2017 Daily Current affairs-February 12

Prelims Quiz 2017 Daily Current affairs-February 12

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Q.1- Pakistan’s naval exercise Aman 2017 has begun in which city of Pakistan with the theme “together for peace”? a) Gwadar b) Gadani c) Karachi d) Pasni [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER : C[/shc_shortcode] Q.2- Who will be the new Charmian of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?. a) O P Singh b) Ajay Tyagi c) Suresh Mistri d) Upendra Kumar Sinha [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER : B[/shc_shortcode] Q.3- Name the Sand artist who has created a ‘Guinness World Record’ by creating a 48.8 feet tall sand castle at Puri beach in Odisha in four days? a) Atul Patel b) Vijay Mohan c) Dinesh pandya d) Sudarsan Pattnaik [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER : D[/shc_shortcode] Q.4- Who is the head of the 33 member committee formed for the speedy implementation of the Sagarmala Project in Andhra Pradesh?…
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Quiz-January 10 Daily current affairs

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1.Recently BILI was in news.What is BILI? [A]. Bilateral Liquidity Assessment. [B]. New Scheme against delhi pollution. [C[. Instrument of NASA. [D]. New gene in mamals. [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER: Instrument of NASAThe Bio-Indicator Lidar Instrument, or BILI is a fluorescence-based lidar, a type of remote-sensing instrument similar to radar in principle and operation.Instead of using radio waves, however, lidar instruments use light to detect and ultimately analyse the composition of particles in the atmosphere.Although NASA has used fluorescence instruments to detect chemicals in Earth’s atmosphere as part of its climate-studies research, the agency so far hasn’t employed the technique in planetary studies.It is a sensing technique that the US military currently uses to remotely monitor the air to detect potentially life-threatening chemicals, toxins, and pathogens.The beauty of BILI is its ability…
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Quiz-January 9 Daily Current affairs

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1.Recently,The Prime Minister had listed the 10-point agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).Which of the following is amongst the 10-point agenda of the DRR? 1) Invest in risk mapping globally 2) Develop a network of universities to work on disaster issues 3) Encourage greater involvement and leadership of women in disaster risk management a. 1, 2 b. 2, 3 c. 1, 3 d. All of the above [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]The Prime Minister’s 10-point agenda on DRR is - 1. All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management. 2. Work towards risk coverage for all-starting from poor households to SMEs to multi-national corporations to nation states. 3. Encourage greater involvement and leadership of women in disaster risk management. 4. Invest in risk mapping globally. For mapping risks related to…
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Quiz-Gk and Current affairs 31 December 2016

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Here is the last daily Quiz of 2016; Let the coming year be much more fruitful for UPSC Aspirants. 1.Recently ,“BHIM” mobile app is there in Newspaper. Which of the following statements are True? 1.BHIM app launched by Union Government to make digital payments easier. 2.BHIM stands for Buyers Interface for Money. 3.The Bhim app is named after Dr B R Ambedkar. 4.This Aadhaar-based mobile app has no daily transaction limit. a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 c) 1 and 4 d) 1, 2 and 3 [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANS: C, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched an Aadhaar-based mobile app “Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM)” to promote easier digital payments and transactions at Digi Dhan Mela at talkatora stadium in New Delhi. The Bhim app is named after…
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