DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 08-01-2022

1. Which of the following country is not a bordering country of Kazakhstan?

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following country is not bordered by Iran?

 
 
 
 

3. In the context of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010, consider the following statements:

    1. 1. Section 5 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 gives the Union government “unchecked and unbridled powers” to declare an organisation as being one of political nature and deny it access to funds from Sources Abroad.
    2. 2. FCRA is implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. With respect to Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), consider the following statements:

    1. 1. Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) is the usage and licensing fee that telecom operators are charged by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
    2. 2. Revenues from non-core telecom operations are excluded from the AGR.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. Keoladeo National Park is in the state of

 
 
 
 

6. With respect to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which of the following statements is/are correct?

    1. 1. FCRA is implemented by the Ministry of Finance.
    2. 2. Contributions made by a citizen of India or by the PIO card holders living in another country, from his/her Personal Savings, through the Normal Banking Channels, are not treated as Foreign Contribution.
    3. 3. An association can invest the foreign contribution received by it in the profitable ventures and can utilize the proceeds for welfare activities.

Options:

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. The Election Commission of India imposes limits on the expenditure incurred by a candidate and the Political Parties, on their Election Campaign.
    2. 2. If a candidate has not filed his/her statement of expenses within the required time period, the Election Commission after consultation with the President, has the authority to declare him/her to be Disqualified for a period of three years.
    3. 3.A candidate is not allowed to spend more than the maximum limit of election expenses.

Which of the above statements is/are Incorrect?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following, with regard to Cheetah:

    1. 1. It Is the only carnivore that has been eliminated from India due to over-hunting.
    2. 2. The African Cheetah Is bigger in size than the Asiatic Cheetah.
    3. 3. Both the African and Asiatic Cheetah are listed as endangered in the IUCN Red List.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following with regard to UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) programme:

    1. 1. It Is the world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programme
    2. 2. National Power Corporation Limited has been designated as the implementing agency for this programme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following with regard to Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, 2013:

    1. 1. It Is based on the vishakha guidelines given by the supreme court in the Vishakha and others v State of Rajasthan 1997 case.
    2. 2. As per the act Every employer is required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee at each office or branch with 10 or more employees.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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