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Aug 24th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. The Reserve Bank of India’s Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) intends to realise the effective functioning of
(a) Regional Rural Banks
(b) Urban Cooperative Banks
(c) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(d) Developmental Banks
2. The Adoption Regulations, 2017 dealing with adoption of children emanate from
(a) The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
(b) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
(c) The Infant Milk Substitute Act, 2003
(d) Special Marriage Act, 1954
3. With reference to the Sanskrit language, consider the following statements
1. Ashvagosha’s Buddhacharita was written in Sanskrit.
2. Sharada script was used to write Sanskrit in the Kashmir region during the early medieval era.
3. The English philologist William Jones suggested that Greek and Latin were related to Sanskrit.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Consider the following statements regarding Jim Corbett National Park which is in recent news
1. It was the first national park established in India
2. Ramganga river flows through it
3. It was also designated as a tiger reserve
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Consider the following regions
1. Gulf of Kutch
2. Gulf of Mannar
3. Lakshadweep Islands
Which of the above regions of India have coral atolls?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER's
1- (b)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/rbi-imposes-penalty-of-rs-27-5-lakh-on-dhanlaxmi-bank-rs-20-lakh-on-cooperative-bank-101629735768365.html
2- (a)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/parents-with-adopted-child-moving-abroad-have-to-intimate-indian-diplomatic-missions-new-rule-7467434/
3- (d)
https://newsonair.com/2021/08/22/today-is-world-sanskrit-day-pm-modi-extends-his-wishes-on-the-occasion/
4- (d)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/protected-forest-areas-larger-than-70-of-jim-corbett-park-diverted-for-mining-since-2011-101628248619091.html
5-(c)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/immune-cells-isolated-in-sea-corals-anemones-for-the-1st-time-78530