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Sep 10th, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. Consider the following statements 1. India hosted the recent 13th BRICS summit. 2. India earlier hosted the joint BRICS-BIMSTEC summit. 3. The 1st BRICS summit was hosted in 2009 by Russia. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Consider the following pairs Ancient Name          Modern Name 1. Parushni river      Ravi river 2. Porunai river        Thamirabarani river 3. Vitasta river          Sutlej river Select the correctly matched pairs: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 3. With reference to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Consider the following statements 1. It categories the Indian educational institutions into 10 groups. 2. It gives 90% weightage to objective parameters and 10% weightage to subjective parameters. 3. It is released annually by the Ministry of Education. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3                       4. With reference to South Asia Sub-regional Economic Programme (SASEC), consider the following statements 1. It is an initiative launched under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) 2. It was launched very recently. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None 5. The Hajigak iron ore mines which is often in news is located in (a) Afghanistan (b) Iran (c) Pakistan (d) Azerbaijan Answer's 1- (d) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/brics-the-coming-together-of-the-powerful-five/article34740143.ece#:~:text=Share%20Article-,As%20India%20is%20gearing%20up%20to%20host%20this%20year's%20BRICS,South%20Africa%20still%20mystifies%20all. 2- (a) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/carbon-dating-establishes-that-thamirabarani-civilization-is-3200-years-old-says-tn-cm-stalin/article36375882.ece 3- (d) https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nirf-rankings-central-institutions-in-state-fare-better/article36392599.ece 4- (d) https://newsonair.com/2021/08/27/adb-approves-usd-1-78-billion-facility-to-improve-transport-regional-trade-in-bangladesh/ 5- (a) https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/the-taliban-can-t-mint-cash-and-other-afghan-business-challenges-ajmal-ahmady-11631018942072.html






POSTED ON 10-09-2021 BY ADMIN
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