Sep 01st, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following
1. The New Development Bank (NDB)
2. Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA)
3. Reserve Tranche Position (RTP)
Which of the above is/are related to the intergovernmental organisation BRICS?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
2. Which one of the following industrial sectors does not form part of eight core industrial sectors under the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
(a) Textiles
(b) Fertilizer
(c) Cement
(d) Natural Gas
3. Which of the following pairs of seas are connected by the Strait of Malacca
(a) Yellow Sea and East China Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
(c) Andaman Sea and South China Sea
(d) Philippines Sea and East China Sea
4. With reference to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), consider the following statements
1. Countries that do not fall within the tropics can join this alliance.
2. The alliance launched the Global Solar Atlas in partnership with the World Bank.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None
5. Consider the following statements regarding the intergovernmental regional organisation, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
1. Afghanistan was the latest country to join this organisation.
2. South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was finalised under the aegis of SAARC.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None
Answer's
1- (a)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-time-to-build-brics-better/article36209516.ece
2- (a)
https://www.thehindu.com/business/core-sector-logs-94-growth/article36211840.ece#:~:text=CARE%20Ratings%20chief%20economist%20Madan,action%20by%20the%20government%20on
3- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-opens-first-road-rail-transport-link-to-indian-ocean/article36210663.ece
4- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/india-is-indeed-walking-the-green-talk/article36191483.ece
5- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/after-taliban-takeover-concern-rises-over-afghanistans-saarc-membership/article36211596.ece
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