04-Mar-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to AMRUT Mission (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation), consider the following statements

1. The concerned ministry is Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2. It is a central sponsored scheme.
3. Assured tap water supply, sewerage connection, developing greenery and switching to public transport are focus areas.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Nambul, consider the following statements

1. It is a river in Mizoram.
2. It is one of the main perennial sources of water for the Loktak Lake.
3. It originates from the Kangchup hill range.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Plastic Overshoot Day, consider the following statements

1. It is point in the year when the  amount of plastic waste generated  exceeds the global waste management capacity.
2. It is  determined based on a country’s Mismanaged Waste Index (MWI).
3. The gap in waste management capacity and plastic consumption is called MWI.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

‘PQ3 Protocol’ often mentioned in news is related to which of the following options?

With reference to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), consider the following statements

1. It is a diagnostic imaging technique used in radiology to display more information about the internal body structures.
2. It produces more clearer image than X-Ray.
3. MRI does not reveal the patient or technician to potentially dangerous radiation unlike CT scan.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation’

1. It is the umbrella organization for the Urban Cooperative Banks.
2. It aims to ensure specialized functions and services to cooperative banks, facilitate communication between banks and regulators, and address challenges faced by Urban Cooperative Banks.
3. It will regulate the multi-state urban cooperative banks from now onwards.

How many of the statements are correct?

In the context of Indian Navy Stations and their respective states/UTs consider the following pairs

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT)’

1. NEFT is a nationwide electronic centralized payment system owned and operated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2. Organizations, companies, and individuals can use it to transfer funds from one bank account to another.
3. The minimum limit for NEFT transactions is 100 rupees and there is no maximum limit.

How many of the statements are not correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nano Urea’

1. It is developed and patented by the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).
2. IFFCO Nano Urea is the only nano fertilizer approved by the Government of India and included in the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO).
3. Recently, India planned to replace the consumption of 2.5 million tonnes (mt) of conventional urea with nano urea in FY24.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, the ‘Abu Dhabi Ministerial Declaration (ADMD)’ was in the news. It is related to which one of the following organizations/Conferences?