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June 23, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Which of the following rivers flows through Odisha?
- Subarnarekha
- Baitarani
- Budhabalanga
- Rushikulya
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. Rosewood has IUCN Red List status as
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Endangered
(c) Threatened
(d) Critically Endangered
3. Which of the following is the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.?
(a) El Salvador
(b) Finalnd
(c) Tanzania
(d) Nigeria
4. Consider the following.
- The biome includes a wide variety of ecosystems.
- Canopies are ecosystems at the top of the rainforest.
- Ecosystems are always very small in terms of coverage.
Which of the Statements given above is/are incorrect?.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None of these
5. As per the Economic Survey 2020-21, consider the following statements with respect to the present status of tax collection in the country:
- The share of indirect taxes is higher than the direct taxes, for the first time in the decade.
- Income tax forms the highest share among the direct taxes.
- Tax-GDP ratio has shown a fluctuating trend in the last five years.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answers
1-(d)
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/aug/28/major-rivers-in-spate-in-odisha-7000-people-evacuated-2189242.html
2-(a)
https://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/rosewood-marvel/article6119251.ece
3-(a)
https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/cryptocurrency-in-india-what-the-govt-stand-legal-status-its-future/story/439598.html#:~:text=What's%20its%20legal%20status%20in,are%20not%20illegal%20in%20India.&text=However%2C%20India%20does%20not%20have,2017%2C%20to%20study%20virtual%20currencies
4-(d)
Ecosystems can be very large or very small. Tide pools, the ponds left by the ocean as the tide goes out, are complete, tiny ecosystems. Tide pools contain seaweed, a kind of algae, which uses photosynthesis to create food.
5-(d)
https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/
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