Daily Current Affairs Quiz 18-04-2020

1. Consider the following statements regarding Software Technology Parks of India (STPI):

  1. 1.It is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  2. 2.It implements both the Software Technology Park (STP) scheme and the Electronics Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) scheme.
  3. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following are the currencies that forms a part of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of IMF:

  1. 1.U.S Dollar
  2. 2.JapaneseYen
  3. 3.Pound Sterling
  4. 4.Chinese Renminbi
  5. 5.Euro
  6. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements regarding Green Crackers:

  1. 1.These crackers have the unique property of releasing water vapour, air as a dust suppressant.
  2. 2.This type of crackers are regulated by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change.
  3. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. With respect to the commercial banks and the Non-banking Financial institutions (NBFCs), consider the following statements:

  1. 1.Commercial banks can accept demand deposits while NBFCs cannot accept demand deposits.
  2. 2.Commercial banks form a part of the payment and settlement system while NBFCs do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on itself.
  3. 3.Deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available to depositors of NBFCs, unlike in case of banks.
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. In the context to the Encryption of messages, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

  1. 1.Encryption technology involves scrambling or jumbling of the data being transferred in such a way that it can be deciphered or read only by the sender and the receiver
  2. 2.Once the data leaves the starting point, it gets encrypted, and then it can be decrypted only at its intended destination and nowhere in between the sender and the receiver.
  3. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

6. With reference to Sovereign Gold Bonds, consider the following:

  1. 1.Its minimum permissible investment unit is 1 gram of gold.
  2. 2.It has a tenure of eight years, with exit options are available from the fifth year.
  3. 3.It can be bought through all designated scheduled commercial banks
  4. Which of the statements give above are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. In context to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, consider the following:

  1. 1.The eligibility criteria are that no one in the applicant’s household should own an LPG connection.
  2. 2.The Applicant can also be a recipient of other similar schemes provided by the government.
  3. 3.The applicant must a woman above the age of 18 and a citizen of India.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements regarding Haemophilia:

  1. 1.Hemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot properly.
  2. 2.Haemophilia can lead to spontaneous bleeding as well as bleeding following injuries or surgery.
  3. 3.Biological fathers cannot pass hemophilia on to their sons
  4. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements regarding Anastomosis:

  1. 1.In medicine, an anastomosis typically refers to a connection between blood vessels or between two loops of the intestine.
  2. 2.An anastomosis can occur naturally in the body, or it can be created surgically.
  3. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Plasmonic Semiconductor Nanomaterials (PSN), sometime seen in the news, it refers to

 
 
 
 

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