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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 6 August 2023
- August 6, 2023
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2023
This quiz is designed to introduce you to concepts and key facts related to Civil Service Exams 2023 such as UPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, UPPCS, and others. This is not a knowledge test. Do not worry if you receive a lower score.
The following quiz will consist of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The questions are mostly based on news stories from The Hindu and PIB, among other sources.
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 6 August 2023
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsMPOWER measures, recently seen in news is related to which of the following field?
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a) Measures to fight the tobacco epidemic
MPOWER measures – Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies;
Protect people from tobacco smoke;Offer help to quit tobacco;
Warn about dangers of tobacco;
Enforce bans on tobacco advertising;
Raise taxes on tobacco products.
· MPOWER measures is an initiative by WHO (World Health Organization)
· WHO urges all countries to put in place all of the MPOWER measures at best-practice level to fight the tobacco epidemic.
· There are at least 44 countries in the world that still do not implement any MPOWER measure.
· The number of countries implementing at least one MPOWER measure has increased from 44 countries in 2008 to 151 in 2022.
· India has also banned the sale of e-cigarettes, and banned smoking in healthcare facilities and educational institutions.
· The report ranks the implementation of these bans an 8 out of 10 in healthcare facilities, 6 in schools, and 5 in universities.
Recently WHO (world health organization) released a report that assesses the implementation of MPOWER Measures.
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a) Measures to fight the tobacco epidemic
MPOWER measures – Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies;
Protect people from tobacco smoke;Offer help to quit tobacco;
Warn about dangers of tobacco;
Enforce bans on tobacco advertising;
Raise taxes on tobacco products.
· MPOWER measures is an initiative by WHO (World Health Organization)
· WHO urges all countries to put in place all of the MPOWER measures at best-practice level to fight the tobacco epidemic.
· There are at least 44 countries in the world that still do not implement any MPOWER measure.
· The number of countries implementing at least one MPOWER measure has increased from 44 countries in 2008 to 151 in 2022.
· India has also banned the sale of e-cigarettes, and banned smoking in healthcare facilities and educational institutions.
· The report ranks the implementation of these bans an 8 out of 10 in healthcare facilities, 6 in schools, and 5 in universities.
Recently WHO (world health organization) released a report that assesses the implementation of MPOWER Measures.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWho has launched the mobile application ‘Rajmargyatra’?
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c) NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched an integrated mobile application ‘Rajmargyatra’. It aims to provide comprehensive information and a better grievance redressal facility to the National Highway users. Fastag services have been added to this app.
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c) NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched an integrated mobile application ‘Rajmargyatra’. It aims to provide comprehensive information and a better grievance redressal facility to the National Highway users. Fastag services have been added to this app.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWho has become India’s number 1 chess player?
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a) Gukesh D
Leaving behind Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, 17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh D has become India’s number 1 chess player. Gukesh has left behind Anand in the live ratings of Classic Chess. Gukesh is also the third Indian after Anand and Pantala Harikrishna to enter the world’s top 10. Viswanathan Anand has slipped in the live world rankings only twice since 1986.
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a) Gukesh D
Leaving behind Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, 17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh D has become India’s number 1 chess player. Gukesh has left behind Anand in the live ratings of Classic Chess. Gukesh is also the third Indian after Anand and Pantala Harikrishna to enter the world’s top 10. Viswanathan Anand has slipped in the live world rankings only twice since 1986.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich portal has been launched to monitor child care institutions across the country?
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b) Masi Portal
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has launched an application ‘MASI’ (Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection-MASI) – Monitoring App for real time monitoring of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and their inspection system across the country. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that since 2014, 27,085 children have been adopted.
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b) Masi Portal
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has launched an application ‘MASI’ (Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection-MASI) – Monitoring App for real time monitoring of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and their inspection system across the country. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that since 2014, 27,085 children have been adopted.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich institution releases Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?
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c) RBI
Digital payments across the country registered a growth of 13.24 per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions.
RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 395.57 at end-March 2023 compared to 377.46 in September 2022 and 349.30 in March 2022. The index is a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.Incorrect
c) RBI
Digital payments across the country registered a growth of 13.24 per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions.
RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 395.57 at end-March 2023 compared to 377.46 in September 2022 and 349.30 in March 2022. The index is a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.
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