12-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), consider the following statements

1. It is a non-constitutional body that promotes employees to save funds for retirement.
2. All International workers are covered under EPFO plans.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), consider the following statements

1. It is the price required to be paid by sugar mills and factories to sugarcane farmers.
2. Sugarcane prices are determined only by the Center.
3. FRP are announced by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which is chaired by Prime Minister.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to lookout circular (LOC), consider the following statements

1. It is a notice to stop any individual wanted by the police, investigating agency or even a bank from leaving or entering the country.
2. Banks are not authorized to generate LOCs against persons.
3. Once issued, a LOC will stay valid for 1 year only.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), consider the following statements

1. It is the oldest UN agency established in 1865.
2. World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly (WTSA) is a four-yearly global conference of ITU.
3. India has proposed to host the next WTSA to be held in 2024.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Pokhran II, consider the following statements

1. India celebrates National Technology Day on May 11th each year to commemorate the Pokhran II nuclear test in 1998.
2. Smiling Buddha was the code name given to it.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not true about Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)?

With reference to the SAKSHAM, consider the following statements:

1. It stands for Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management.
2. It is a Learning Management Information System (LMIS) launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements about Mission Amrit Sarovar:

1. It was launched in 2020 to develop atleast 75 ponds in each district.

2. It aimed to achieve the target by 15 August 2023 through mass movement.

3. It was launched under Ministry of Jal Shakti for rainwater conservation and harvesting.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which among the following is incorrect about iDrone Initiative?

Consider the following statements National MSME Council

1) It has been set up to promote inter-ministerial and inter-departmental coordination.

2) It will aim at cooperative federalism through development of synergies between Centre and States.

3) It was first set up in 2023 under Ministry of MSME.

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