04-Oct-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following with reference to ‘The Prison Manuals in India’:

1. The prison manual in India is governed by Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
2. The central government is responsible for the administration of prisons in India.
3. According to the prison manual in India, prisoners in India have the Right to Vote.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of ‘The PM Internship Scheme’:

1. PM Internship Scheme aims to provide internship opportunities to 1 crore youth in the top 500 companies over the next five years.
2. The PM internship portal will allow youth in the age group of 21 to 24 years to apply.
3. Post-graduates are part of a positive list for the scheme, that also makes graduates from IITs, IIMs, National Law Universities, IISER, NIDs and IIITs eligible to apply.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Linguistics Expert Committee comprises of representatives of the Union Ministries of Home, Culture, and four/five linguistic experts at any given time.
2. The Linguistics Expert Committee is chaired by the President of the Sahitya Akademi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is the main function of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)?

Consider the following with reference to ‘The Sensitive Index (Sensex)’:

1. The Sensex is a market-capitalisation-weighted index.
2. The base year for calculating the Sensex is 1978-79.
3. It is regulated by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
4. The stock movement of a company with a higher market capitalization will impact the Sensex more.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Chagos Archipelago:

1. It is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean belonging to Maldives.
2. Diego Garcia is the largest island in the archipelago.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

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It is a military alliance established in 1949, aimed at ensuring collective defence among its member states in response to external aggression. It operates under the principle that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all its members.
Above paragraph describes which of the following international bodies?

Consider the following statements regarding classical languages in India:

1. In order for a language to be recognised as a classical language it must have high antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500- 2000 years.
2. So far, ten languages have been recognised as classical languages in India.
3. Sanskrit was the first language to be recognised as a classical language in India.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements rivers:

1. Kosi
2. Gandak
3. Gomti
4. Mahananda

How many of the above rivers flow in or through Bihar?