Nov 01st, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. With reference to the Ujjawala scheme, consider the following statements
1. It is a comprehensive scheme to address the issue of trafficking in India.
2. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. What is blue carbon?
(a) Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems
(b) Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils
(c) Carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas
(d) Carbon present in atmosphere
3. Consider the following statements
1. The Unique Identification Authority of India is a statutory body constituted under the Information technology Act, 2000.
2. UIDAI is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Consider the following agrarian techniques
1. Strip Cropping
2. Relay Cropping
3. Soil Mulching
4. Zero Tillage
Which of the above agrarian techniques are generally considered helpful in preventing soil erosion to a great extent?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. Consider the following statements
1. Gurupurab in Sikh tradition is a celebration of an anniversary of a Guru’s birth marked by the holding of a festival.
2. Sikhism is basically a Nirguna branch of Bhakti tradition.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer's
1- (a)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sco-member-states-adopt-protocol-to-strengthen-cooperation-in-preventing-human-trafficking/articleshow/87371481.cms
2- (a)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/forests/unesco-world-heritage-forests-india-s-sundarbans-among-5-sites-with-highest-blue-carbon-globally-79926
3- (b)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uidai-wants-exemption-from-data-protection-bill/article37238680.ece
4- (d)
https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/food/combatting-soil-erosion-enriches-farmers-in-meghalaya/
5- (c)
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/guru-nanaks-birth-anniversary-world-pedestrian-day-punjab-police-7600866/
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