01-Apr-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Recently, ‘INDRA’ App was in the news. Consider the following statements regarding this

1. The App is developed by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
2. It will help to disseminate weather-related information and forecasts empowering optimal & quick decision-making.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Vaikom Satyagraha’

1. It was the first anti-caste movement, as the pupils of the depressed class and untouchables were restricted from entering the temple.
2. Sree Narayana Guru and Periyar E.V Ramaswamy led this Satyagraha and they avoided Congress’s support for this movement.
3. Recently, the movement has completed its 100 years.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, ‘Cnemaspis vangoghi’ was in the news. It is a species of which one of the following?

India-led ‘Group of Friends’ initiatives was in the news. It is associated with which one of the following?

Recently, the ‘Afar Triangle’ was in the news. It is located in which of the following parts of the globe?

With reference to Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve (BRT), consider the following statements

1. It is located in state of Tamil Nadu.
2. It is in the middle of the bridge between Western and Eastern ghats in South India.
3. The Biligiriranjan hills are a starting point of the Eastern Ghats.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to different types of taxes, consider the following statements

1. Zakat was the land tax which was equal to the 1/10^th of the produce of the land.
2. Kharaj was a tax levied on the property and was equal to 2% of the value of property.
3. Khams was a tax levied on the booty captured during the war and it was 1/5^th of the total value of such goods captured during the war.
4. All the above taxes were introduced by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP), consider the following statements

1. It is an entity that provides the UPI compliant apps to the end-user customers to facilitate UPI-based payment transactions.
2.  TPAPs leverage the UPI infrastructure provided by NPCI and work with payment service providers (PSPs) and banks to facilitate transactions.
3. Paytm  is NPCI-approved 3rd party Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

In context of International Relations, what does a Letter of Arrangement (LoA) signify?

Consider the following tribes

1. Shompen
2. Onges
3. Jarawas
4. Birjia

How many of the tribes mentioned above are indigenous to Andaman and Nicobar islands?