Daily Current Affairs Quiz 30-12-2019

1. Which of the following best describes the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)?

(a)MDR is charge or fee imposed on merchant by bank for accepting payment from their customers in usage of credit or debit cards.

(b)MDR is charge or fee imposed on merchant by the government for accepting payment from their customers in usage of credit or debit cards.

(c)MDR is discount rate given for merchant by bank for accepting payment from their customers in usage of credit or debit cards.

(d)MDR is discount rate given for merchant by government for accepting payment from their customers in usage of credit or debit cards.

2. Consider the following statements regarding the POSHAN Abhiyan:

1.The Abhiyaan targets to reduce stunting, under nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.
2.The target of the mission is to bring down stunting among children in the age group 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by 2022
3.It is being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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

(a)1 only

(b)1 and 2 only

(d)1, 2 and 3

3. ‘SnowEx’ sometimes seen in news is a

(a)An initiative to protect the endangered animals in Himalayan Region

(b)An express started in Himalayan states for about 1500 Kms.

(c)Seasonal campaign launched by the NASA to lay the groundwork for a future snow satellite mission.

(d)An initiative done by the UNFCCC to prevent the melting of glaciers that leads to rise in sea level.

4. Which of the following are the non-member observer states of UN?

1.Palestine
2.The Holy See
3.European Union
4.Kosovo
5.Taiwan

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1, 2 ,3 only

(b)2, 3, 4 only

(d)All the above

5. Recently Many Automobile Companies in India cut their production due to downturns in the business cycle when demand for goods and services declined and laid off many workers. It leads to some type of unemployment among workers. This type of unemployment falls under:

(a) Frictional unemployment

(b)Seasonal Unemployment

(c)Cyclical Unemployment

(d)Disguised Unemployment

6. SnowEx, recently in news is related to:

1.Expedition on the North Pole by ESA

2.Forecast by World Weather Information Service

3.Cold wave of 2018 named by India Meteorological Department

4.NASA’s programme to map global snow water equivalent

7. Biomarkers, sometimes seen in news related to.

(a)Medical sign of a particular individuals

(b)Gene editing method of living organisms

(c)an enzyme to cut large DNA sequences

(d)A specific DNA-binding protein

8. Consider the following, with regard to MyGov:

1.It is a citizen engagement platform founded by the Government of India.
2.It aims to create crowdsource governance ideas from citizens.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

9. Consider the following, with regard to Dadasaheb Phalke Award:

1.It is introduced by the government in 1969 and it was awarded for the first time to Devika Rani
2.It is the country’s highest honour in the field of dance forms.

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

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

10. eBkray, sometimes seen in News is related to

(a)A e-auction Platform for Auctioning Mortgaged Properties

(b)An e-cigarette brand, which ventures in to India

(c)A Green Technology to carryout Paperless Transaction in Government Platform

(d)NOTA

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