10-Jan-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Suez Canal connects—

 Consider the following statements regarding ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) policy:

1. It is the policy of paying the same amount of pension to military officers for the same rank for the same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement.
2. Before OROP, ex-servicemen used to get pensions as per the Pay Commission's recommendations of the time when they had retired.
3. The implementation of the OROP policy was based on recommendation of the Shekatkar committee on army reforms.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Jallikattu is usually held in the state of—

Consider the following statements regarding millets:

1. 2023 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millet’ by the United Nations following India’s proposal.
2. India is the largest producer of millet in the world with a share of 41% in 2020, as per FAO.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding schemes on millets in India:

1. Union government had declared 2022 as the ‘national year of millets’ to trigger an increase in demand of millets.
2. Central government has requested state governments/union territory administrations to explore the possibility of introducing millets under the PM POSHAN Scheme.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

World Migration Report is published by which organisation

Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known a 'World Economic Outlook'?

Arranging the following countries in ascending order of receiving remittances  as per World Migration Report 2020

1. India

2. China

3. Philippines

4. Mexico

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following are possible factor(s), responsible for subsiding of Joshimath

1. Unplanned urbanization and rampant construction activities

2. Heavy torrential rainfall

3. undercutting by the currents of the Alaknanda River

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements, with respect to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 

1. It commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915

2. It is organised annually.

3. The theme of the 17th PBD is “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.