DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 06-01-2022

1. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. The modalities of the compensation cess were specified by the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017.
    2. 2. This Act assumed that the GST revenue of each State would grow at 14% every year, from the amount collected in 2015-16, through all taxes subsumed by the GST.
    3. 3. A State that had collected tax less than this amount in any year would be compensated for the shortfall.
    4. 4. The amount would be paid every two months based on provisional accounts, and adjusted every year after the State’s accounts were audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. With respect to the Central Water Commission, consider the following statements:

    1. 1. It was constituted as a statutory body under the Water Act, 1974.
    2. 2. It presently functions as an attached office of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
    3. 3. The Commission is entrusted for the purpose of flood control, irrigation, navigation, and drinking water supply and water power development.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. The Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala.
    2. 2. The Dam was given to British-ruled Madras Presidency on a 999-year lease in 1886 and the agreement was renewed in 1970.
    3. 3. The dam is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu state.

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

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. Mekedatu is a multipurpose drinking and power project that involves building a balancing reservoir in Tamil Nadu.
    2. 2. The project once completed is aimed at ensuring drinking water to Bengaluru and neighboring areas (4.75 TMC) and also can Generate 400 MW power.

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

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following, with regard to Bioenergy Crops:

    1. 1. Bioenergy crops can induce a cooling effect on the areas where they are Cultivated.
    2. 2. Wheat, corn, main edible oilseeds/edible oils, sugarcane, and other crops are some of the Bioenergy Crops.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following:

    1. 1. A mutation Is a single change in the genetic material of the virus.
    2. 2. A variant Is the whole sequence of the virus, which may contain one or more mutations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following with reference to savannas :

    1. 1. Savannas grow in 40° to 60° latitudes from the Equator.
    2. 2. Grasses and Trees that grow in the Savanna have adapted to life with little water and hot Temperatures.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements with regards to Cotton Cultivation:

    1. 1. Gujarat leads the states in India in terms of Cotton Production.
    2. 2. Cotton requires well-drained black soil for cultivation.
    3. 3. There is no MSP protection for cotton in India.

Choose the correct code:

 
 
 
 

9. “S-gene Target Failure Strategy”, often seen in the news, is related to which of the following?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following statements with regards to the tribal rights in India:

    1. 1. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act makes it mandatory for the seats to be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in proportion to their population.
    2. 2. Under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, one-third of the seats reserved for SCs and STs are also reserved for women.
    3. 3. States with population up to 20 lakh are exempted from providing reservations to STs at all levels of panchayats.

Choose the correct code:

 
 
 
 

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