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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 September 2022
- September 21, 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 21 September 2022
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1. Question
1 pointsINSPIRE Award, recently seen in news is aligned with which of the following initiative?
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d) Start-Up India
INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Award
· It is aligned with the ‘Start-up India’ initiative and is being executed by DST (Department of Science and Technology) with National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST.· Under this, the students are invited from all government or private schools throughout the country, irrespective of their educational boards (national and state).
· Financial support of Rs 10,000 each would be provided so that they could develop prototypes of the ideas which they submitted for the scheme.
· As a next step, they competed at respective District Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPC) and State Level Exhibition and Project Competition (SLEPC) and finally National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC).
Recently, the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), has commenced.
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d) Start-Up India
INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Award
· It is aligned with the ‘Start-up India’ initiative and is being executed by DST (Department of Science and Technology) with National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST.· Under this, the students are invited from all government or private schools throughout the country, irrespective of their educational boards (national and state).
· Financial support of Rs 10,000 each would be provided so that they could develop prototypes of the ideas which they submitted for the scheme.
· As a next step, they competed at respective District Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPC) and State Level Exhibition and Project Competition (SLEPC) and finally National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC).
Recently, the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), has commenced.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich state has announced to set up NITI Aayog-like state-level institution?
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a) Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has announced that it is planning to set up an institution on the lines of NITI Aayog.
The institution would be responsible to perform comprehensive data analysis and make decisions on various sectors in the state. NITI Aayog has also carried out an extensive study on similar issues and developed a tool, where inter-related data from various departments is analysed for a better decision-making process.Incorrect
a) Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has announced that it is planning to set up an institution on the lines of NITI Aayog.
The institution would be responsible to perform comprehensive data analysis and make decisions on various sectors in the state. NITI Aayog has also carried out an extensive study on similar issues and developed a tool, where inter-related data from various departments is analysed for a better decision-making process. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich Naval Ship was decommissioned on September 19, 2022, by the Indian Navy after 32 years of service?
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c) INS Ajay (P34)
INS Ajay (P34) was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on September 19, 2022. The ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. INS Ajay was a part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron and was commissioned on January 24, 1990, at Poti, Georgia in the erstwhile USSR.
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c) INS Ajay (P34)
INS Ajay (P34) was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on September 19, 2022. The ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. INS Ajay was a part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron and was commissioned on January 24, 1990, at Poti, Georgia in the erstwhile USSR.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich country has successfully cloned the wild Arctic wolf for the first time in the world?
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a) China
Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology Co. has debuted on video the world’s first cloned Wild Arctic Wolf. The wolf pup named ‘Maya’ is 100 days old and was born in a lab in Beijing. Maya’s donor cell came from the skin sample of a wild female arctic wolf, which had been introduced from Canada to Harbin Polarland.
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a) China
Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology Co. has debuted on video the world’s first cloned Wild Arctic Wolf. The wolf pup named ‘Maya’ is 100 days old and was born in a lab in Beijing. Maya’s donor cell came from the skin sample of a wild female arctic wolf, which had been introduced from Canada to Harbin Polarland.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Asiatic Caracal
1. The most significant potential habitat for caracals are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh.
2. Its protection status is in endangered category under IUCN Red List.
Choose the correct statements:Correct
a) 1 only
· They are found mostly in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and are located in Kutch, the Malwa Plateau, the Aravalli hill range.
· Besides India, the caracal is found in several dozen countries across Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Hence, statement 1 is correct.Protection Status:
· IUCN Red List: Least Concern· Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
· CITES: Appendix I . Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
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a) 1 only
· They are found mostly in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and are located in Kutch, the Malwa Plateau, the Aravalli hill range.
· Besides India, the caracal is found in several dozen countries across Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Hence, statement 1 is correct.Protection Status:
· IUCN Red List: Least Concern· Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
· CITES: Appendix I . Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
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