Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17 May 2021

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1. Indian Railways started its Journey of providing Wi-Fi facility at

Delhi

Kolkata

Mumbai

Chennai

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2. On which nutrients a fixed rate of subsidy has announced under the NBS Policy?

Nitrogen (N)

Phosphate (P)

Sulphur (S)

All of these

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3. Which of the following are the sectors where lensless cameras have applications?

Smart wearables

Virtual reality

Robotics

All of these

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4. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery under

NITI Aayog

Ministry of Culture

Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India

All of these

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5. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Elephant seals?

There are two species, the northern elephant seal and the slightly larger southern elephant seal.

The range of the northern elephant seal spans the Pacific coast of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Both A & B

None of these

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6. What is Biologics, recently seen in news?

A nanoparticle designed by researchers from the University of Massachusetts.

A 13-billion-year-old galaxy cluster.

State-of-the-art biohybrid robot developed by China.

None of these

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7. Researchers have recently discovered an Asian gracile skink species named Subdoluseps nilgiriensis from

Aravalli Range

Himalayas

Eastern Ghats

Western Ghats

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8. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Mission COVID Suraksha?

Mission COVID Suraksha was announced by the Government of India, to accelerate the development and production of Indigenous COVID Vaccines.

This is being implemented by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), New Delhi.

Both A & B

None of these

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9. Where the Headquarters of Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization is located?

New Delhi

Bengaluru

Nagpur

Kanpur

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10. What is Tianwen-1, recently seen in news?

Ransomware

Cryptocurrency

China’s Mars mission

None of these

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11. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the COVID-19 impact?

COVID-19 majorly impacts the lungs and people have breathing issues.

The increased use of plastic in the form of plastic covering like Masks and PPE kits will harm the environment in the longer run.

Both A & B

None of these

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12. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Oxygen Plants?

Teams from Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam achieved a major breakthrough in repairing two major Oxygen Plants at Nellore and Shri Kalahasthi.

The Krishna Teja Oxygen Plant at Nellore is a big Cryogenic plant capable of charging 400 Jumbo-type cylinders a day and has been non-functional for the past 6 years.

Both A & B

None of these