02-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Air Quality Index (AQI), consider the following statements

1. AQI doesn’t measure  the Ammonia present in air.
2. It has been developed by the CPCB in consultation with IIT-Kanpur.
3. PM 2.5 can penetrate lungs and enter the bloodstream.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Solid Waste Management rules, 2016, which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 consider the following statements

1. It was enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India.
2.  The Act provides for the prohibition of sex selection only after conception.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Shilabhattarika, consider the following statements

1. She was a celebrated Sanskrit poetess of ancient India.
2. She was the daughter of the Chalukyan emperor Pulakeshin II of Badami.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Thrissur Pooram, consider the following statements

1. Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu festival held in Kerala.
2. Both the Muslim and Christian communities participate in the festival

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not true about Mahadayi river ?

With reference to the ‘Chief Justice of India (CJI)’, consider the following statements:

1. S/he is the master of the roster and heads the administrative part of judiciary as well.
2. CJI is appointed by the President on the recommendations of the Collegium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Smart City Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It was launched in 2015 by renaming the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
2. It aims to make 100 smart cities by June 2024.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), consider the following statements:

1. AFSPA was established in 1958 by special ordinance.
2. Today AFSPA is applicable in Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam  .

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), consider the following statements:

1. It was established in 1949.
2. Afghanistan was added as the 8^th member of SAARC in 2008.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?