DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 17-01-2022

1. With respect to the Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag), consider the following statements:

    1. 1. GI Tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorized users are allowed to use the popular product name.
    2. 2. The registration of a geographical indication is valid for a period of 10 years.
    3. 3. In order to function as a GI, a sign must identify a product as originating in a given place.

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

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following pairs:

      GI Tagged Product                     State

  1. 1. Apatani Weave                       Arunachal Pradesh
  2. 2. Kumbakonam Vetrilai       Tamil Nadu
  3. 3. Thovalai Manikka Malai   Kerala

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

 
 
 
 

3. With reference to the ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’, consider the following statements:

    1. 1. India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 is a biannual publication of Forest Survey of India (FSI), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
    2. 2. The report provides state as well as district wise forest cover of the country and changes thereon with respect to the previous assessment.
    3. 3. It also provides the estimates of growing stock within and outside the forest areas, forest cover in the hill, tribal and north eastern states.

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

 
 
 
 

4. As per the ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2021’ arrange the states in the order of decreasing Forest Cover performance in India:

    1. 1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. 2. Telangana
    3. 3. Odisha
    4. 4. Karnataka

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

5. Global Hunger Index is published by

 
 
 
 

6. Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) are used to create digital displays in many devices.

    1. 1. What are the advantages of OLED displays over Liquid Crystal displays? [PYQ (2017)]
    2. 2. OLED displays can be fabricated on flexible plastic substrates.
    3. 3. Roll-up displays embedded in clothing can be made using OLEDs.
    4. 4. Transparent displays are possible using OLEDs.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. The Budget Session is the longest session of all.
    2. 2. Parliament has to be summoned by the speaker twice in a year, with a gap of no more than six months between its sessions.
    3. 3. There is no minimum number of days that Parliament is required to meet in a year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following, with regard to Henley Passport Index:

    1. 1. It ranks the passports of several countries according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
    2. 2. India’s ranking has degraded in Henley Passport Index 2022.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. With reference to Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), consider the following statements:

    1. 1. It was established “by the G-7 Countries.
    2. 2. The members of the MTCR are prohibited from supplying UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems controlled by the MTCR to non-members.
    3. 3. The MTCR was started by the signing of a treaty at Yokohama in 1987.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Global Risks Report, sometimes seen in news is released by which of the following?

 
 
 
 

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