10-Apr-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding Spot-billed pelican:

1. It is classified as ‘Vulnerable’ in the IUCN red list.
2. Spot-billed pelicans form stable colonies along with other water birds like little cormorant.
3. Breeding colonies occur very close to, or even within villages, and the birds do not seem perturbed by human activity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

PM Modi, at the Guwahati Conference of the Directors of General Police in 2014, enunciated the concept of SMART Police. In this context, which of the following is NOT a component of SMART police?

Consider the following statements regarding investment facilitation agreement (IFA):

1. World Bank is currently proposing to countries for making rules on IFA.
2. India is a part of the proposed IFA negotiations.
3. The proposed IFA is meant to create legally binding provisions aimed at facilitating investment flows.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status:

1. It is a treatment accorded to a trade partner to ensure non-discriminatory trade between two countries vis-a-vis other trade partners.
2. The concept of MFN means that,  under WTO rules, if a country grants a special status to one of its trade partners, it must extend the same to all other members of the WTO as well.
3. Currently, India and Pakistan have accorded MFN status to each other.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 Pulicat lake is located in which state(s)—

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct option using the code given below:

 With reference to the Wildlife Institute of India, consider the following statements:

1. It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
2. It offers training programs, academic courses, and advisory in wildlife research and management.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Third Schedule of the Constitution of India prescribes the form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India at the time of assumption of office.
2. In India, CAG is not a member of the parliament while in Britain; CAG is a member of house of the Commons.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Periyar Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:

1. It was declared a Sanctuary during 1950 and declared as Tiger Reserve during 1978.
2. It comprises of tropical evergreen, semi evergreen, moist deciduous forests and grasslands.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:

1. 80% of world trade happens using the seas, 40% of the world’s population live near coastal areas, and more than 3 billion people access the oceans for their livelihood.
2. India's blue economy supports 95% of the country's business through transportation and contributes an estimated 10% to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Border Security Force (BSF), consider the following statements:

1. The BSF was raised in 1965, after the India-Pakistan war.
2. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?