Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29-07-2019

1. Consider the following statements about Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC):

  • 1. It is a statutory body under the aegis of Ministry of Rural Development.
  • 2. It is the nodal implementing agency of Solar Charkha Mission.
  • 3. The solar charkha mission aims at achieving 100 percent solar powered irrigation in rural areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Project Manav, an initiative of Department of Biotechnology, aims at

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements regarding Strait of Gibraltar:

  • 1. It is a narrow strait that connects Mediterranean Sea with Red sea.
  • 2. It separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa.

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

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements regarding PM KisanSamman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY):

  • 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
  • 2. Under the scheme an income support of Rs.6000/- per year in three equal instalments will be provided to small farmers only.
  • 3. Beneficiaries of higher economic status are also eligible for benefit under the scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements regarding PENCIL portal

  • 1. It is an online portal by Ministry of Human Resources and Development.
  • 2. It is an electronic platform aims at connecting all the elementary schools in rural areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Bhabha Kavach recently seen in news, refers to

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

  • 1. Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology has launched Cyber Crime reporting Portal.
  • 2. This portal enables citizens to report online content pertaining to Child Pornography (CP) or sexually explicit content such as Rape/Gang Rape (CP/RGR).

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

8. Hand in Hand recently seen in news is a,

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements regarding Gharial

  • 1. It is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.
  • 2. It is endemic to Indian Subcontinent.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

10. ‘JATAN’, an initiative of the Government of India refers to:

 
 
 
 

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