Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12 August 2021

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1. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Draft Indian Ports Bill 2021?

The draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020 was circulated first time for comments of all stakeholders viz. State Governments, Union Territories, State Maritime Boards (SMBs) and major ports.

The draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 proposes to leave the management and administration of the major ports to the Board of Major Port Authority for each port.

Both A & B

None of these

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2. Patrolling Point (PP) 17A is located in

Sikkim

Ladakh

Jammu & Kashmir

Arunachal Pradesh

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3. Lions listed as which of the following on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species?

Endangered

Vulnerable

Critically Endangered

None of these

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4. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) consists of which of the following initiatives to enhance energy efficiency in energy intensive industries?

Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme

Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency (MTEE)

Energy Efficiency Financing Platform (EEFP)

All of these

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5. Which of the following ministry recently formulated a scheme SMILE?

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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6. Which ministry recently launched loan interest subvention scheme?

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

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7. Which of the following are the measures taken by Union Government to promote Hydro Power Sector?

Declaring Large Hydro Projects (>25 MW) as Renewable Energy source.

Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydropower tariff.

Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation/ Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs).

All of these

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8. Recently seen in news, Pusa Decomposer Technology is developed by:

ICAR-IARI

CSIR

Greenpeace

All of the above

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9. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the criminalization of polity?

The Supreme court had directed political parties to publish the criminal history, if any, of their election candidates on the homepage of their websites.

The Supreme court recently ordered the Election Commission of India to launch a dedicated mobile app for voters to get details of the criminal history of the candidates.

Both A & B

None of these

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10. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Constitution (127th) Amendment Bill?

The Lok Sabha recently passed the Constitution (127th) Amendment Bill to restore the states' power to make their own OBC lists.

The amendment was thought necessary because the SC, in its order on Maratha reservation, upheld the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act.

Both A & B

None of these

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11. When International Youth Day is observed?

9 August

10 August

11 August

12 August

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12. When World Elephant Day is celebrated?

9 August

10 August

11 August

12 August

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13. How many Indian coastal cities likely to sink due to rising sea level?

6

12

18

24

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14. GISAT-1 is a

Communications Satellite

Remote Sensing Satellite

Earth Observation Satellite

Drone Satellite

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15. Who recently organized 5th edition of National Public Procurement Conclave?

DRDO

NITI Aayog

GeM

KVIC