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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 October 2022
- October 14, 2022
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2022
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to Civil Service Exams 2022 such as UPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, UPPCS, etc. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind.
The following quiz will have 5 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles, etc.
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 October 2022
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Karish gas field’ seen in news is located in
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d) Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The Karish gas field is a natural gas reservoir located in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is located near the much larger Leviathan and Tamar gas fields.The field had initially been allocated to a consortium of companies including Noble Energy (now Chevron) and Delek, but due to their monopolistic position in the Israeli market (as owners of the Tamar and Leviathan fields), Delek and Noble were forced by regulators to sell their rights in the field
Recently, Israel has reached a US-brokered agreement with Lebanon to settle their long-disputed maritime border regarding Karish gas field.
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d) Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The Karish gas field is a natural gas reservoir located in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is located near the much larger Leviathan and Tamar gas fields.The field had initially been allocated to a consortium of companies including Noble Energy (now Chevron) and Delek, but due to their monopolistic position in the Israeli market (as owners of the Tamar and Leviathan fields), Delek and Noble were forced by regulators to sell their rights in the field
Recently, Israel has reached a US-brokered agreement with Lebanon to settle their long-disputed maritime border regarding Karish gas field.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 points‘Skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL)’ has been included in which flagship scheme?
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c) Beti Bachao Beti Padao
The Union government announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in its flagship programme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padao’.
Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani emphasised the importance of convergence between various departments for providing quality education to empower girls.Incorrect
c) Beti Bachao Beti Padao
The Union government announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in its flagship programme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padao’.
Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani emphasised the importance of convergence between various departments for providing quality education to empower girls. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsVande-Bharat-based freight service is going to be introduced on which route?
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b) Delhi-Mumbai
Indian railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services. They are being planned via new ‘Freight EMU rolling stock built on the Vande Bharat platform and the first rake is likely to be introduced very soon. Indian Railways is planning to introduce these freight trains between the Delhi-NCR region and the Mumbai region.
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b) Delhi-Mumbai
Indian railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services. They are being planned via new ‘Freight EMU rolling stock built on the Vande Bharat platform and the first rake is likely to be introduced very soon. Indian Railways is planning to introduce these freight trains between the Delhi-NCR region and the Mumbai region.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsPM-DevINE scheme aims at developing which region of India?
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a) North East
The Government of India has announced the PM-DevINE scheme with 100 percent central funding. PM-DevINE (Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region) aims at developing the North East region of India. The scheme will lead to the creation of support industries, infrastructure, livelihood activities for youth and women, and social development projects.
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a) North East
The Government of India has announced the PM-DevINE scheme with 100 percent central funding. PM-DevINE (Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region) aims at developing the North East region of India. The scheme will lead to the creation of support industries, infrastructure, livelihood activities for youth and women, and social development projects.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme’
1. The scheme is a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
2. The scheme also includes the skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options.
3. A national committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development will be the apex committee to review the implementation of the scheme.
Choose the correct answer using the code given belowCorrect
a) 2 and 3 only
The scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Education. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
The Central government recently announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme. The scheme will now also focus on increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
A national committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development will be the apex committee to review the implementation of the scheme at regular intervals with State governments and Union Territory administrations. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
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a) 2 and 3 only
The scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Education. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
The Central government recently announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme. The scheme will now also focus on increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
A national committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development will be the apex committee to review the implementation of the scheme at regular intervals with State governments and Union Territory administrations. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
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