10-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), consider the following statements

1. It is a formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR).
2. There has been seven PHEIC declarations so far till now including COVID-19.
3. Swine flu is one among those declarations.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Model Code of Conduct (MCC), consider the following statements

1. The origin of the MCC lies in the Assembly elections of Kerala in 1960.
2. It is a legally binding document.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Divorce laws in India, consider the following statements

1. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, lays down the law for divorce, which applies only to Hindus and Sikhs.
2. Hindu marriage law does not include “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” as a ground for divorce.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Halari Donkey breed, consider the following statements

1. They are native to Gujarat’s Saurashtra region.
2. The donkey milk is used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is prepared by

Which of the following is not true about China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?

With reference to the Tropical Cyclones, consider the following statements:

1. There is low pressure at the centre of the Cyclone.
2. Cyclones rotate in clockwise direction in northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in southern hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:

1. In India credit rating agencies are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.

2. The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company.

3. Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide?

What is/are the purpose/purposes of Government’s ‘Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme’ and ‘Gold Monetization Scheme’?

1) To bring the idle gold lying with Indian households into the economy.

2) To promote FDI in the gold and jewellery sector.

3) To reduce India’s dependence on gold imports.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: