15-Mar-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative by NITI Aayog

1. It is an initiative under the ‘Startup India’ scheme of the government.
2. As a part of this initiative, local products from 500 aspirational blocks have been mapped and consolidated under the Aakanksha brand.
3. A dedicated window for the Aspirational Blocks Programme under the brand name Aakanksha has been established on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, ‘Euscorpiops Krachan’ was in the news. It is a species of which one of the following?

Recently, ‘PB-SHABD’ platform was launched. Consider the following statements regarding it.

1. It has been designed to provide daily news feeds in video, audio, text, photo and other formats to subscribers from the media landscape.
2. Only a nominal fee will be taken at the time of registration under the scheme.
3. Initially the contents will be provided in Hindi and English languages only.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024’

1. It aims to further accelerate the adoption of Electric Vehicles in the country.
2. There is no limit to the funds that are going to be spent under the scheme.
3. The scheme will promote faster adaptation of electric vehicles of all categories under 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, and 4-wheelers.

How many of the statements are correct?

Which of the following points do not fall in the proposed India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)?

1. Jabel Ali Port
2. Duqm Port
3. Hamad Port
4. Al-Haditha
5. Manama
6. Haifa Port
7. Piraeus Port

Choose the correct code

With reference to Tendulkar committee, consider the following statements

1. The Tendulkar Committee shifted away from the consumption-based poverty estimation to income based.
2. The committee used the Mixed Reference Period as opposed to the Universal Reference Period used by earlier committees.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following food colouring substances

1. Rhodamine B
2. Chlorophyll
3. Canthaxanthin
4. Annatto
5. Beta-carotene

Which of the above are banned by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?

With reference to Rhodamine B, consider the following statements

1. In long-term use, it can damage the cerebellum tissue and brainstem.
2. It is a carcinogen.
3. FSSAI has banned it.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements about Graphics Processing Unit

1. Like a central processing unit (CPU), a GPU is also a chip component in computing devices.
2. GPUs work by using a method called parallel processing, where multiple processors handle separate parts of a single task.
3. It doesn’t have it’s own RAM like CPU.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Gorsam Kora Festival, recently seen in news is celebrated in which of the following Indian State?