Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 27-08-2020 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020

1. It was released by NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness.
2. Policy, Business Ecosystem, Export Ecosystem and Export Performance are the four pillars of Export Preparedness Index.
3. According to the report, most of the Coastal States are the best performers. 

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to NDC Transport Initiative for Asia

1. It aims to promote a comprehensive approach to decarbonize transport in India, China and Myanmar.
2. The programme is supported by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and implemented by a consortium of seven organisations

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

3) When two hurricanes spinning in the same direction pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center. If one hurricane is a lot stronger than the other, the smaller one will orbit it and eventually come crashing into its vortex to be absorbed. Two storms closer in strength can gravitate towards each other until they reach a common point and merge, or merely spin each other around for a while before shooting off on their own paths.

The paragraph given above, describes which of the following?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD)

1. The Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Finance.
2. It seeks to extend support to the promoters of the operational MSMEs which are stressed and have become NPA.

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

5) Consider the following pairs

Painting – States

1. Tanjore Painting – Kerala
2. Jharnapatachitra – West Bengal

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

6) Consider the following statements with respect to Contingency Fund (CF) of RBI

1. The RBI may transfers a portion of its surplus funds into it’s Contigency Fund, which may lower the transfer of surplus to the government.
2. The contingency fund of RBI is at the disposal of the President of India.

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

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Ganges River Dolphin

1. The Ganges river dolphin can only live in freshwater and is essentially blind.
2. They are found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Indonesia.  

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Customs Duty

1. It is an indirect tax that is levied only on the import of goods.
2. The State owned enterprise, the Public Sector Undertakings are exempted from the Customs Duties in India.

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

9) Warli Tribes sometimes seen in news, are the tribes of?

10) Consider the following statements with respect to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

1. The ASI is an attached office to the Ministry ofCulture.
2. It takes up conservation project only in India.

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