INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS

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INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS Table of Contents

1. ECONOMY ...... 2

2. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ...... 4

3. GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES ...... 8

4. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ...... 10

5. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS ...... 12

6. POLITY ...... 13

7. HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE ...... 14

8. STATES ...... 14

9. REPORTS AND INDICES ...... 14

10. MAPS / PLACES ...... 15

11. MISCELLANEOUS ...... 16

www.insightsonindia.com 1 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS 3. Funds from Public Provident Fund 1. Economy 4. Revenue from Income tax Select the correct answer using the code given 1) Recently Reserve Bank of ’s Monetary below. Policy Committee decided to continue with its (a) 1 and 3 only accommodative stance this fiscal. (b) 2, 3 and 4 only Accommodative monetary policy means (c) 1 and 4 only a) Central bank will alter rates in any (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 direction to control the money supply in the system. b) Central bank will increase rates to reduce 6) Consider the following statements money in the financial system regarding Government securities, or G-secs. c) Central bank will cut rates to inject money 1. Government securities are debt into the financial system whenever needed instruments issued by the government to borrow d) Central bank will keep the policy rates money. unchanged 2. Treasury bills are long-term instruments, which mature anywhere between 5 years and 40 2) Which of the following constitute failure to years. achieve the inflation target in India? 3. Dated securities are short-term 1. The average inflation is more than the instruments which mature in less than 365 days. upper tolerance level of the inflation target for any 4. Like bank fixed deposits, g-secs are not three consecutive quarters tax-free. 2. The average inflation is less than the Which of the above statements is/are correct? lower tolerance level for any three consecutive a) 1, 2, 3 quarters b) 1, 4 Select the correct answer code: c) 1, 2, 4 a) 1 only d) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 2 only c) Both a and b 7) Consider the following statements regarding d) Neither a nor b Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR). 1. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the ratio 3) Consider the following statements regarding of a bank’s capital in relation to its risk Primary deficit. weighted assets and current liabilities. 1. The primary deficit is the sum of Fiscal 2. As per RBI norms, Indian scheduled deficit and interest payments. commercial banks are required to maintain 2. It includes the burden of the past debt. the CAR percentage as stated in the Basel III Which of the above statements is/are correct? Banking report. a) 1 only Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) 2 only a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2 b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 4) Tax buoyancy refers to the responsiveness of tax revenue growth to changes in GDP. If there is an 8) Consider the following statements regarding output growth and the tax buoyancy is not Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). commensurate, then it can imply 1. Development Finance Institutions a) There is tax evasion provide risk capital for economic development b) Growth in the non-taxed part of GDP projects mainly on commercial basis. c) Both a and b 2. During the pre-liberalised era, India had d) Neither a nor b DFIs that were primarily engaged in development of industry in the country. 5) With reference to Union Budget, which of the 3. In India, the first DFI was operationalised following is/are covered under Capital receipts? before Independence, with the setting up of the 1. Disinvestment Industrial Finance Corporation (IFCI). 2. Interest and dividend on government Which of the above statements is/are correct? investment a) 2 only www.insightsonindia.com 2 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS b) 1, 3 d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) 1, 2 d) 2, 3 13) The government in the Budget unveiled the Disinvestment Policy and identified some sectors 9) Consider the following statements. as strategic sectors which include 1. External Financing brings in foreign 1. Atomic energy currency that is useful to bridge the Balance 2. Transport and Telecommunications of payments (BoP) apart from its utility in 3. Petroleum and Coal developmental expenditures. 4. Insurance and financial services 2. External Financing cannot be used to Select the correct answer code: bridge the fiscal deficit. a) 1, 2, 3 Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) 1, 3, 4 a) 1 only c) 2, 3, 4 b) 2 only d) 1, 2, 3, 4 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 14) Consider the following statements regarding Finance Commission. 10) The Recent Budget proposes to privatise two 1. Finance Commissions submit their reports PSU banks this financial year. Which of the for a five-year duration and this duration can be following committees had extended based on the macro-economic situations in proposed privatisation of PSU banks? the country. 1. Narasimham Committee 2. The recommendations of the Finance 2. Naresh Chandra Committee Commission are implemented as an order of the 3. P J Nayak Committee President. Select the correct answer code: 3. Only the Finance Commission of the State a) 1, 2 can increase the financial outlays for their b) 2, 3 Municipalities. c) 1 only Which of the above statements is/are correct? d) 1, 3 a) 1, 2 b) 2 only 11) Consider the following statements. c) 2, 3 1. In 2020-21, Corporate tax was the biggest d) 1, 3 tax revenue source in India. 2. The receipts under the non-tax 15) Consider the following statements regarding revenue for the Union Government are interest and Transfer payments. dividends and profits received from public sector 1. Transfer payments are receipts which the companies. residents of a country receive ‘for free’. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? 2. They consist of remittances, gifts and a) 1 only grants. b) 2 only 3. They could be given by the government or c) Both 1 and 2 by private citizens living abroad d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 12) Consider the following statements. b) 1, 3 1. Between the 14th and 15th (Finance c) 2, 3 Commissions), the incidence of cess and surcharge d) 1, 2, 3 has gone up. 2. A constitutional amendment is required to 16) Consider the following statements: include Cess and surcharge in the divisible pool of 1. Stagflation is a situation in which the revenue which is inflation rate is high and at the same time distributed between the Centre and the States. economic growth rate remains steadily high. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? 2. Deflation refers to the decrease in the a) 1 only general price level of goods and services but b) 2 only inflation rate remains above zero. c) Both 1 and 2 Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? www.insightsonindia.com 3 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS a) 1 only 3. It has been designated as a Ramsar site b) 2 only because it is a key wintering area for tens of c) Both 1 and 2 thousands of pink flamingos and other birds. d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 17) Which of the following developments may likely b) 1, 3 reduce the fiscal deficit? c) 2, 3 1. Increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) d) 1, 2, 3 2. Providing budgetary support to public sector enterprises 2) Consider the following statements regarding 3. Waiving off farm loans. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). 4. Austerity measures should be adopted. 1. Environment Impact Assessment in India Select the correct answer code: is statutory backed process by the a) 1, 4 Environment Impact Assessment Act, 1986. b) 2, 3 2. It identifies the environmental, social and c) 2, 3, 4 economic impacts of a project prior to taking d) 1, 2, 3 a decision on its implementation. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 18) A SWIFT Code, sometime seen in the news, is a) 1 only related to b) 2 only a) International Banking Transaction c) Both 1 and 2 b) Payment Gateway System d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) Quick Toll Plaza Electronic Payment d) None of the above 3) Consider the following statements regarding Biofuels. 19) Consider the following statements regarding 1. The most common kinds of biofuels in use National Small Savings Fund (NSSF). today are ethanol and biodiesel that represent the 1. All deposits under small savings schemes first generation of biofuel technology. are credited to the 'National Small Savings Fund' 2. Ethanol is renewable and made from (NSSF). different kinds of plant materials. 2. Some part of deposits in the fund is 3. Biodiesel is produced by combining invested in special Government securities as per the alcohol with new and used vegetable oils and animal norms decided by RBI. fats. 3. The transactions through NSSF impact the 3. Biofuels cannot be used as rocket fuels fiscal deficit of the Centre directly. since they have high viscosity. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 a) 1, 2 b) 1, 3 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 2 only c) 2, 3, 4 d) 2, 3 d) 1, 2, 3, 4

4) Consider the following statements. 1. Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the is one of the 2. Ecology and last places on earth where the Indian Wild Ass can be spotted. Environment 2. Gujarat is the only abode of both Asiatic lions and Indian wild asses. 1) Consider the following statements regarding 3. The Indian wild ass population has seen a Sambhar Lake. marginal decline in the last five years. 1. Sambhar Lake is India's largest inland Salt Which of the above statements is/are correct? Lake located in Gujarat. a) 1 only 2. The lake is surrounded by the Aravali hills b) 2, 3 on all sides. c) 1, 2 d) 1, 3 www.insightsonindia.com 4 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS 2. Nilgiri biosphere reserve is spread across Solution: c) , and . 3. Sigur plateau which sustains elephant 5) Which of the following are the functions of populations, connects the and the National Tiger Conservation Authority? . Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1. Preparation of reserve specific tiger a) 2 only conservation plan. b) 1, 2 2. Laying down audit report regarding Tiger c) 1, 3 Conservation before Parliament. d) 1, 2, 3 3. According approval for declaring new Tiger Reserves. 10) Consider the following statements regarding Select the correct answer code: Asiatic cheetah. a) 1, 2 1. Asiatic cheetah is believed to survive b) 1, 3 today only in China. c) 2, 3 2. It is classified as a “critically endangered” d) 1, 2, 3 species by the IUCN Red List. 3. Asiatic cheetah which once roamed India’s 6) Consider the following statements. vast forests and grasslands, was declared 1. None of India’s territory directly falls in extinct in India in 1950’s the Arctic region. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 2. Changes in the Arctic will have an effect a) 1, 2 on India’s weather conditions and monsoon b) 1, 3 patterns. c) 2, 3 3. Himadri is India's first permanent Arctic d) 1, 2, 3 research station located at Svalbard, Norway. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 11) Valley, is located in a) 1, 2 a) Meghalaya b) 1, 3 b) c) 2, 3 c) Tamil Nadu d) 1, 2, 3 d) Kerala

7) Third generation biofuels are biofuel derived 12) Consider the following statements regarding from National Green Tribunal. 1. Algae 1. National Green Tribunal is a statutory 2. Food crops body equipped with expertise solely for the 3. Methane purpose of adjudicating environmental cases Select the correct answer code: in the country. a) 1 only 2. The decision of the NGT is binding on the b) 1, 2 parties, unless they approach the Supreme c) 1, 3 Court in appeal. d) 1, 2, 3 3. NGT cannot grant relief in the form of compensation and damages to affected 8) Gastrodia agnicellus, recently seen in news is persons. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) World's largest freshwater species a) 1, 2 b) New snake eel species b) 1, 3 c) Ugliest orchid species c) 2, 3 d) Newly discovered frog species from d) 1, 2, 3 Western Ghats

13) The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) is a program of 9) Consider the following statements. the 1. Nilgiri biosphere reserve is the largest a) World Bank protected forest area in India. b) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) www.insightsonindia.com 5 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS c) Conservation International d) 1, 2, 3, 4 d) United Nations Environmental Program 18) Consider the following statements regarding 14) Consider the following statements regarding Lake. . 1. Pangong Tso Lake is an endorheic lake in 1. Eravikulam National Park is located along the Himalayas. the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu. 2. It is part of the Indus river basin area. 2. The terrain consists of high- 3. It is under the Ramsar Convention as altitude grasslands interspersed with . a wetland of international importance. 3. , the highest peak in Which of the above statements is/are correct? is located here. a) 1, 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) 1, 3 a) 2 only c) 2, 3 b) 1, 2 d) 1 only c) 1, 3 d) 2, 3 19) Consider the following statements. 1. Polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich 15) Consider the following statements regarding manganese crust, hydrothermal deposits and gas Dhauliganga River. hydrates are some of the major resources ocean 1. Dhauliganga River meets the Alaknanda floors offer. River at Rudraprayag. 2. Among the major resources only 2. Dhauliganga River passes through the polymetallic nodules are found in India’s exclusive Nanda Devi National Park. economic zone (EEZ). Which of the above statements is/are correct? 3. Indian National Center for Ocean a) 1 only Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous b) 2 only organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences c) Both 1 and 2 that provides and manages oceanic data. d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 16) Consider the following statements. b) 1, 3 1. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) c) 2, 3 refers to the flooding that occurs when the water d) 1 only dammed by a glacier or a moraine is released suddenly. 20) Consider the following statements. 2. The Topography of Hindu Kush Himalayas 1. Glaciers are the only source of freshwater does not favour the formation of glacial lakes. in the Himalayan ecosystem. 3. Synthetic-Aperture Radar imagery can 2. There is considerable shrinking of glacial detect changes in water bodies, including new lake lakes across the Himalayas, in recent decades. formations. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only a) 1, 2 b) 2 only b) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2 c) 1, 3 d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) 2, 3 21) Consider the following statements. 17) Which of the following National parks are part of 1. When Geomagnetic reversal occur, that Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve? animals that use Earth’s magnetic field for 1. navigation like sea turtles could get lost during their 2. routine journeys. 3. 2. An increase in the temperature due to 4. Eravikulam National Park climate change can have an impact on the Gender Select the correct answer code: of the sea turtles. a) 1, 2, 3 Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) 1, 3, 4 a) 1 only c) 1, 2, 4 b) 2 only www.insightsonindia.com 6 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS c) Both 1 and 2 d) 1, 3 d) Neither 1 nor 2 26) Consider the following statements regarding 22) Which of the following Tiger Reserves have no Flash droughts. Tigers? 1. Flash droughts are those that occur very 1. Dampa Tiger reserve quickly, with soil moisture depleting rapidly. 2. Palamau Tiger reserve 2. In India, more than 70% of the Flash 3. Kamlang Tiger Reserve droughts happen during the summer season. Select the correct answer code: 3. Factors like atmospheric anomalies and a) 1, 2 anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions play an b) 1, 3 important role in Flash droughts. c) 2, 3 Which of the above statements is/are correct? d) None of the above a) 1, 3 b) 1 only 23) Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is the ongoing c) 2, 3 process that involves d) 1, 2, 3 1. Managing natural regeneration of forests 2. Enhancing human well-being across 27) Consider the following statements. deforested or degraded forest landscapes 3. Planting of more trees 1. Recently North India witnessed a rise in Select the correct answer code: temperature due to the dominance of the prevailing a) 3 only easterly winds and presence of multiple weather b) 2, 3 systems over Central India that prevented the cold c) 1, 3 waves from reaching the northern parts of India. d) 1, 2, 3 2. Western Disturbances along the extreme north India will further increase the temperature 24) Consider the following statements regarding over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh areas. Leatherback turtle. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1. Leatherback turtle are the largest species a) 1 only of sea turtles, found in all oceans on earth. b) 2 only 2. In India, they are found in the coastal c) Both 1 and 2 states of Odisha and Maharashtra. d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. They are listed in Schedule I of India’s Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, thereby according it 28) Consider the following statements. the highest legal protection. 1. Kailash Range separates the Karakoram Which of the above statements is/are correct? Range and Pangong Tso Lake a) 1, 2 2.The Kailash Range was the theatre of b) 1, 3 conflict during the 1962 Chinese offensive, with key c) 3 only battles at and Gurung Hill. d) 2, 3 3. Range is located south of Range. 25) Consider the following statements regarding Which of the above statements is/are correct? Bottom trawling. a) 1, 2 1. Bottom trawling is a method of fishing b) 1, 3 that involves dragging heavy weighted nets across c) 2 only the sea floor, in an effort to catch fish. d) 1, 2, 3 2. Bottom trawling is considered environment friendly and does not affect the marine 29) Consider the following statements regarding biodiversity. carbon footprint. 3. Majority of the commercial fishing in India 1. Carbon footprint is the amount of is done through the method of Bottom trawling. greenhouse gases-especially carbon dioxide-released Which of the above statements is/are correct? into the atmosphere by a particular human activity. a) 1 only 2. Adopting a plant-based diet will lead to an b) 1, 2 increase in carbon footprint. c) 2, 3 www.insightsonindia.com 7 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) Water (Prevention and Control of a) 1 only Pollution) Act, 1974 b) 2 only c) Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Hazardous waste Handling and d) Neither 1 nor 2 management act, 1989

30) Consider the following statements. 34) Consider the following statements. 1. Fog is a phenomenon of small droplets 1. Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) remaining suspended in the air. tracks countries’ efforts to combat climate change 2. Western disturbances along the extreme and is published annually by UNEP. northern India inhibits the development of fog over 2. UNFCCC can impose penalty if a country Delhi-Haryana-Punjab . fails to meet Nationally Determined Contributions 3. Clear sky conditions accompanied by calm (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Pact. winds during the day allows the fog to persist for Which of the above statements is/are correct? longer than normal duration. a) 1 only Which of the above statements is/are correct? b) 2 only a) 1, 2 c) Both 1 and 2 b) 1 only d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) 1, 3 d) 1, 2, 3

31) Consider the following statements regarding 3. Government Schemes Droughts. 1. Drought is the consequence of a natural and Programmes reduction in the amount of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more in 1) Which of the following are the objective of the length. & Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? 2. Drought is often associated with high 1. Providing employment in rural areas. winds, high temperatures and high relative humidity. 2. Providing salable articles. 3. Agricultural Drought occurs when 3. Creating self-reliance amongst people and available soil moisture is inadequate for healthy crop building up a strong rural community spirit growth and cause extreme stress and wilting. 4. Establishing a major khadi industry in Which of the above statements is/are correct? every village a) 1, 2 Select the correct answer code: b) 1, 3 a) 1, 3, 4 c) 2, 3 b) 1, 2, 4 d) 1 only c) 1, 2, 3 d) 1, 2, 3, 4 32) Consider the following statements regarding Alaknanda River. 2) National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping is 1. The Alaknanda rises in the Satopanth under taken by glacier. a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) 2. Alaknanda is met at Devprayag by the b) Geological Survey of India Dhauli Ganga. c) Council of Scientific and Industrial 3. Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagira Research (CSIR) thi are the tributaries of Alaknanda River. d) Both a and b Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 3) Consider the following statements regarding b) 1 only ‘Drought Management in India’ c) 1, 3 1. Drought will fall within the definition of d) 2, 3 “disaster” as defined in Disaster Management Act, 2005. 33) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under a) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 www.insightsonindia.com 8 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS 2. Central Government is the final authority 1. The Census is a statutory exercise and all when it comes to declaring a region as data collected will be published in the local areas for drought affected. public scrutiny. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? 2. All the personal information given in the a) 1 only Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) is open for use b) 2 only by Government departments to grant and/or restrict c) Both 1 and 2 benefits to households. d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only 4) India’s Deep Ocean Mission, intents for b) 2 only 1. Development of technologies for c) Both 1 and 2 underwater vehicles and robotics to assist deep-sea d) Neither 1 nor 2 mining. 2. Research on deep-sea biodiversity. 8) Consider the following statements regarding 3. Developing ocean climate advisories to Enforcement Directorate (ED). determine the ocean-atmosphere 1. ED is appointed on the approval of the Select the correct answer code: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) a) 1, 2 headed by Prime Minister. b) 1, 3 2. It functions under the aegis of the Central c) 2, 3 Bureau of Investigation (CBI). d) 1, 2, 3 3. It is responsible for tracking black money and hawala trade cases. 5) The Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1. Hate content on the Internet a) 3 only 2. Cyber Crime against women and children b) 1, 3 3. Electronic Commerce c) 2, 3 4. Electronic Records and Digital Signatures d) 1, 2 Select the correct answer code: a) 1, 2, 3 9) Among the following Acts, an Enforcement b) 1, 3, 4 Directorate (ED) in India will be most concerned c) 1, 3 with d) 1, 2, 3, 4 a) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 6) Consider the following statements regarding b) Negotiable Instrument Act landlord port model. c) Public Debt Act d) Prevention of Money Laundering Act 1. In the landlord port model, the publicly governed port authority acts as a regulatory 10) Consider the following statements regarding body that carry out port operations—mainly cargo- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children handling activities. Act) 2015. 2. Here, the port authority maintains 1. The Act allowed the trial of all juveniles in ownership of the port. the age group of 16-18 years as adults. 3. India has acceded to Hong Kong 2. The Act streamlined adoption procedures International Convention for Ship Recycling that is for orphans, abandoned and surrendered children. aimed at ensuring that ships recycled after reaching 3. Central Adoption Resource Authority the end of their operational lives do not pose any (CARA) was given the status of a statutory body to risks to human health, safety and the environment. enable it to perform its function more effectively. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 b) 2, 3 c) 3 only c) 2 only d) 1, 2, 3 d) 1, 2, 3

7) Consider the following statements regarding 11) Consider the following statements regarding Census and Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC). Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme. www.insightsonindia.com 9 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS 1. The scheme is expected to promote the a) Vaccination production of high-value products in India and b) Bio-security increase the value addition in exports. c) Blood and Urine Examination of animals 2. Under the scheme an incentive will be d) All of the above given on net incremental sales of goods manufactured in India. 5) Consider the following statements regarding 3. Pharmaceuticals and IT hardware sectors Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) are included under the PLI scheme. project. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1. Square Kilometre Array Observatory a) 1, 2 (SKAO) project will be the world’s largest radio b) 1, 3 telescope, once completed. c) 2, 3 2. It aims to study the origin and evolution of d) 1, 2, 3 cosmic magnetism, and dark energy and evolution of galaxies. 3. India is participating in SKAO through the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the 4. Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology (DST). Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Which of the following are the main types of a) 1, 2 noncommunicable diseases? b) 1, 3 1. Cardiovascular diseases c) 2, 3 2. Cancer d) 1, 2, 3 3. Chronic respiratory diseases 4. Diabetes 6) DNA Profiling is used in which of the following Select the correct answer code: areas? a) 1, 2, 3 1. Criminal investigations b) 1, 3, 4 2. Parentage testing d) 1, 4 3. Genealogical research d) 1, 2, 3, 4 4. Study of animal and plant populations Select the correct answer code: 2) The term ‘Neural network’ sometimes seen a) 1, 2, 3 news means b) 1, 3, 4 a) Networking between cells based on their c) 2, 3, 4 mRNA d) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) A point to point network for urgent assistance in cybercrime matters 7) Consider the following statements. c) A network of disengaged computer clouds 1. Augmented reality (AR) is a combination d) A process that mimics the way the human of real and virtual worlds. brain operates. 2. Virtual reality completely replaces the user's real-world environment with a simulated one. 3) Which of the following are the Bacterial diseases 3. A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) in cattle and buffaloes? attack cannot disrupt the user’s Virtual reality 1. Anthrax experiences. 2. Influenza Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? 3. Tetanus a) 3 only 4. Tuberculosis b) 2, 3 Select the correct answer code: c) 2 only a) 1, 2 d) 1, 3 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 1, 3, 4 8) Consider the following statements about d) 1, 2, 3, 4 Poliomyelitis. 1. It is a highly infectious viral disease, which 4) Which of the following is used for control and mainly affects young children. prevention of spread of animal diseases? www.insightsonindia.com 10 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS 2. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person a) 1, 2 and spread through contaminated water or b) 1, 3 food. c) 2, 3 3. With latest developments in medicine, Polio d) 1, 2, 3 disease can be cured. 4. India became the first country globally to 13) One Health Concept, recently seen in news introduce fractional doses of IPV in childhood means immunisation programme. a) Strategies to prevent Non-communicable Which of the above statements is/are correct? diseases a) 1, 2, 3 b) Providing health insurance to all the b) 1, 4 individuals c) 1, 3, 4 c) Inter-connectivity among human health, d) 1, 2, 4 animal health, and the environment d) Prioritising human health over animal 9) Which of the following space missions are health related to the planet Mars? 1. China’s Tianwen-1 14) Consider the following statements regarding 2. UAE’s Hope mission Hydrogen technology. 3. Chang’e-4 mission 1. Hydrogen is the most abundant element 4. NASA’s Perseverance rover mission in the universe, and is lighter, energy dense and Select the correct answer code: more efficient than burning petrol. a) 2, 4 2. Hydrogen fuel has near zero carbon b) 1, 2, 3 footprint. c) 1, 2, 4 3. Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced by d) 1, 2, 3, 4 splitting water by electrolysis. 4. Hydrogen fuel is very safe because of very low explosion risk. 10) Which of the following are the vaccine- Which of the above statements is/are correct? preventable diseases? a) 1, 3 1. Dengue b) 1, 2, 3 2. Diphtheria c) 1, 3, 4 3. Haemophilia d) 1, 2, 3, 4 4. Poliomyelitis 5. Common cold 15) Consider the following pairs: Select the correct answer code: 1. Grey hydrogen: Hydrogen generated from a) 1, 2, 3, 4 fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage options. b) 1, 2, 4 2. Blue hydrogen: Hydrogen not produced c) 1, 3, 4, 5 from fossil fuels d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3. Green hydrogen: Hydrogen generated entirely from renewable power sources 11) Blue sky research, sometimes seen in news is Which of the above pairs are correctly matched? related to a) 1, 2 a) Research on solar geoengineering for b) 2, 3 reducing heat-trapping clouds c) 3 only b) Deep oceanic study on Polymetallic d) 1, 2, 3 nodules c) Scientific research without a clear goal 16) Consider the following statements. d) None of the above 1. Hydrogen exists only combined with other elements, and has to be extracted from naturally 12) Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes occurring compounds like water. which of the following medical procedures 2. Hydrogen fuel must be transformed into 1. In-vitro fertilization electricity by a fuel cell before it can be used to 2. Cryopreservation power a car or truck. 3. Surrogacy Which of the above statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer code: a) 1 only www.insightsonindia.com 11 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS b) 2 only 2. Under the rules of SIAC, parties can move c) Both 1 and 2 SIAC to appoint an emergency arbitrator to get d) Neither 1 nor 2 urgent interim relief. 3. India has the track record of referring minimum number of cases to SIAC in the South- 5. International Relations Asian region. Which of the above statements is/are correct? and Organisations a) 1, 2 b) 1 only 1) Consider the following statements regarding c) 1, 3 Arctic Council. d) 1, 2, 3 1. Arctic Council is an intergovernmental forum that addresses issues 5) International Covenant on Civil and Political faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous Rights (ICCPR) does not cover which of these people of the Arctic. rights? 2. Russia, Canada, United Kingdom and a) Freedom of assembly Norway are the members of the Arctic Council. b) Right to fair trial 3. India has the Observer status in Arctic c) Electoral rights Council. d) Right to livelihood and employment Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only 6) World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) b) 1, 3 is the annual flagship event of c) 2, 3 a) International Energy Agency (IEA) d) 1, 2 b) World Bank c) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) 2) Which of the following country is not a member d) World Economic Forum of Gulf Co-operation Council? a) Saudi Arabia 7) Consider the following statements regarding b) Oman United Nations specialized agencies. c) United Arab Emirates 1. Specialized Agencies are legally d) Iran independent international organizations with their own rules, membership, organs 3) Which of the following countries are the and financial resources. members of South Asian Association for Regional 2. None of these agencies existed before the Cooperation (SAARC)? First World War, but some were associated 1. Afghanistan with the League of Nations. 2. Bhutan Which of the above statements is/are correct? 3. Myanmar a) 1 only 4. Bangladesh b) 2 only 5. Sri Lanka c) Both 1 and 2 Select the correct answer code: d) Neither 1 nor 2 a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 1, 2, 4 8) Tibet Policy and Support Act, recently seen in c) 1, 2, 4, 5 news is the policy of d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 a) China b) United States of America 4) Consider the following statements regarding c) India Singapore International Arbitration d) Japan Centre (SIAC). 1. Singapore International Arbitration 9) Consider the following statements. Centre (SIAC) is a not-for-profit international 1. United Nations Conference on Trade and arbitration organisation which administers Development (UNCTAD) is a permanent arbitrations under United Nations Commission on intergovernmental body that aims to maximize International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration the trade, investment and development Rules. opportunities of developing countries and assist www.insightsonindia.com 12 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS them in their efforts to integrate into the world 3. Expenditures from Public Account of India economy on an equitable basis. require the approval of the parliament. 2. An ‘investment trends monitor' issued Which of the above statements is/are correct? by UNCTAD provides the details of the global Foreign a) 1, 3 Direct Investment (FDI) growth. b) 1, 2 3. Only India and China recorded positive FDI c) 2 only growth in 2020. d) 2, 3 Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 3) Consider the following statements regarding b) 1, 3 National Commission for Backward Classes c) 2, 3 (NCBC). d) 1, 2, 3 1. National Commission for Backward Classes is a non-constitutional body under the 10) Sinjar Mountains, sometimes seen in news lies in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. a) Iraq and Iran 2. The commission was the outcome of Indra b) Iraq and Jordan Sawhney & Ors. Vs. Union of India. c) Iraq and Syria 3. The commission considers inclusions in d) Syria and Turkey and exclusions from the lists of communities notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations. 11) Brent Crude is often used as a benchmark for the 4. The commission have the same powers as prices of crude oils. It is found in parts of the a Civil Court. North Sea off the coast of Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Finland and Sweden a) 1, 2, 3 b) U.K. and Norway b) 2, 3, 4 c) British Isles island in Ireland c) 3, 4 d) Biscay near France d) 1, 3, 4

4) Puttaswamy judgement is a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India that mainly deals with 6. Polity a) Right to life b) Civil Code 1) Consider the following statements. c) Right to privacy 1. The Constitution gives the President of d) Constitutionality of reservations India the power to address either House or a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. 5) Consider the following statements. 2. When the Constitution came into force, 1. According to the Indian Constitution, all the President was required to address each session lands, minerals and other things of value underlying of Parliament. the ocean within the territorial waters or the nd 3. The 42 Amendment of the Constitution continental shelf of India vest in the Indian Union. made that the President shall address both Houses 2. India has sovereign rights over the of Parliament only once a year. resources in its exclusive economic zone. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 a) 1 only b) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1, 3 c) Both 1 and 2 d) 2, 3 d) Neither 1 nor 2

2) Consider the following statements regarding 6) Article 239A of the Constitution deals with Public Account of India. a) Special provisions with respect to Delhi 1. Public Account of India accounts for flows b) High Courts for Union territories for those transactions where the Union government c) Power of the Parliament to create a acts as a banker. legislature for Union Territories. 2. It includes state provident funds and small d) Power of President to make regulations savings deposits. for Union territories www.insightsonindia.com 13 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS

7) Consider the following statements regarding 8. States Puducherry Legislative Assembly. 1. The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is 1) The states which is/are the major producer(s) of the unicameral legislature. pulses in India include 2. The members of the legislative 1. Kerala assembly are both elected directly by the people on 2. Uttarakhand the basis of universal adult franchise and nominated 3. Madhya Pradesh by the Government of India. 4. Manipur Which of the above statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer code a) 1 only a) 1, 3 b) 2 only b) 3 only c) Both 1 and 2 c) 2, 4 d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) 1, 3, 4

8) Consider the following statements. 2) Consider the following statements. 1. During the election period, the Election 1. India successfully achieved the Commission of India (ECI) can order the government Millennium Development Goals on good health and to observe election related guidelines. well-being. 2. ECI can send Border Security Force (BSF) 2. Government of India cannot hold State and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to states Governments responsible and accountable for their ahead of the Assembly elections to maintain law and poor performance in achieving Sustainable order during the election campaign. Development Goals (SDGs). 3. When on election duty, government 3. In terms of fertility rate Kerala and Tamil officers work under the control of the ECI and not Nadu have achieved the Replacement level fertility. the government. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1, 2 a) 1, 2 b) 3 only b) 1, 3 c) 2, 3 c) 2, 3 d) 1, 3 d) 1, 2, 3

9. Reports and Indices 7. History, Art and Culture 1) Global Hunger Index (GHI) scores are calculated 1) is a traditional folk culture of each year to assess progress and setbacks in a) Jharkhand combating hunger. The GHI scores are based on b) Assam a formula that captures which of these c) Kerala dimensions of hunger d) Tamil Nadu 1. Undernourishment 2. Child wasting 2) The Pagri Sambhal Jatta Movement, during the 3. Child stunting British period is related to 4. Child mortality a) Socio-religious reform movement Select the correct answer code: b) Farmers’ agitation against British laws. a) 1, 2, 3 c) Restrictions on sell of forest produce by b) 1, 2, 3, 4 the British. c) 2, 3, 4 d) None of the above d) 1, 3, 4

2) The Global Gender Gap Index, as part of World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report, measures progress towards parity www.insightsonindia.com 14 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS between men and women in which of these 1. Palk Bay indicators? 2. Palk Strait 1. Educational attainment 3. Gulf of Mannar 2. Health and survival 4. Adam’s Bridge 3. Inter-generational distribution Select the correct answer code: 4. Political empowerment a) 3-4-2-1 Select the correct answer code: b) 3-4-1-2 a) 1, 2 c) 4-3-1-2 b) 1, 2, 4 d) 4-3-2-1 c) 3, 4 d) 1, 2, 3, 4 5) The region that is closest to the shores of both the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea is a) Rostov b) Athens c) Istanbul 10. Maps / Places d) Beirut

1) The countries bordering Myanmar are 6) Hagia Sophia and Chora, sometimes seen in 1. Thailand news is located in 2. Malaysia a) Afghanistan 3. Laos b) Saudi Arabia 4. Bangladesh c) Turkey 5. Vietnam d) Iran Select the correct answer code: a) 1, 3, 4 7) Consider the following statements: b) 1, 2, 3, 4 1. Nepal shares boundary with five Indian states. c) 1, 3, 4, 5 2. The Sharda River demarcates Nepal's eastern d) 2, 3, 4, 5 border with India. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 2) The correct order of these capitals from West a) 1 only Asia from West to East would be: b) 2 only 1. Damascus (Syria) c) Both 1 and 2 2. Ankara (Turkey) d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Baghdad (Iraq) 4. Baku (Azerbaijan) 8) Arrange the following ports from North to South. Select the correct answer using the codes below. 1. Kyaukpyu Port a) 2134 2. Gwadar Port b) 1243 3. Sabang Port c) 2143 Select the correct answer code: d) 1234 a) 1-3-2 b) 1-2-3 3) Nations sharing a coastline with the Red Sea c) 2-1-3 include d) 2-3-1 1. Jordan 2. Sudan 9) Which of the following regions are associated 3. Yemen with (LAC) dispute 4. Oman between India and China? Which of the above is/are correct? 1. Galwan Valley a) 1, 2 2. Gogra heights b) 2, 3 3. Hot Springs c) 2, 3, 4 4. d) 1, 4 5. Pangong Tso lake Select the correct answer code: 4) Arrange the following locations from south to a) 1, 2, 3, 4 north. b) 1, 3, 4, 5 www.insightsonindia.com 15 InsightsIAS INSTA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ QUESTIONS c) 2, 3, 4, 5 3. It acts as a land bridge between Asia and d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 10) Arrange the following Great Lakes of North a) 1, 2 America from West to East b) 1, 3 1. Erie c) 2, 3 2. Michigan d) 1, 2, 3 3. Superior 4. Huron 14) Consider the following statements. 5. Ontario 1. Adam's Bridge separates Palk Bay from Select the correct answer code: the Gulf of Mannar. a) 3-4-2-1-5 2. The island of Rameswaram is linked to the b) 3-2-4-1-5 Indian mainland by the Pamban Bridge. c) 4-2-3-1-5 3. No Indian river flows into Palk strait. d) 2-3-1-4-5 Select the correct answer code: a) 1 only 11) Borneo Island is politically divided among b) 2, 3 1. Malaysia c) 1, 2 2. Brunei d) 1, 2, 3 3. Indonesia Select the correct answer code: a) 1, 2 b) 1, 3 c) 2, 3 11. Miscellaneous d) 1, 2, 3 1) Consider the following statements. 12) Katchatheevu was a disputed territory between 1. Among the 75 listed PVTG’s the highest a) India and Nepal number are found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. b) India and Sri Lanka 2. Jarawas are the tribal people dominant in c) India and Maldives all the parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. d) India and Bangladesh Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only 13) Consider the following statements regarding b) 2 only Sinai Peninsula. c) Both 1 and 2 1. It is located in Africa. d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south.

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