08-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Uzbekistan, consider the following statements

1. The joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan is called Dustlik.
2. Uzbekistan shares border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Multi-Drug Resistant-TB (MDR-TB), consider the following statements

1. MDR-TB bacteria are resistant to first-line anti-TB drugs like Isoniazid and Rifampicin.
2. Multidrug resistance is caused due to mismanagement of treatment & person-to-person transmission.
3. India has pledged to eliminate TB by 2030.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Bluebugging, consider the following statements

1. It is when someone sends you an unsolicited text message using Bluetooth.
2. The first step to a Bluebugging attack is Bluesnarfing.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) consider the following statements

1. It is a permanent intergovernmental international organization.

2. Heads of State Council is the top decision-making body of SCO.

3. Afghanistan is one of its member states.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to cotton produced in India, consider the following statements

1. India is the largest producer and largest consumer of cotton in the world.
2. The cotton plant is a xerophyte.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not true about PM CARES Fund?

With reference to the Golden Triangle, consider the following statements:

1. It includes Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.
2. The Golden triangle is related to smuggling of drugs and the area touches Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

With reference to the Left Wing Extremism (LWE), which is incorrect:

With reference to the “G20 Common Framework”, consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club.
2. It is an initiative to support Low Income Countries with unsustainable debt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the context of global oil prices, “Brent crude oil” is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?

1. It is a major classification of crude oil.

2. It is sourced from North Sea.

3. It does not contain sulphur.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?