16-Feb-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following pairs of GI-tagged fruits/vegetables and their respective states

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Electoral Bonds’

1. These bonds are sold in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, and Rs 1 crore.
2. The bond can be encashed by an eligible political party through any bank account.
3. Recently, the Supreme Court of India has struck down the electoral bond scheme.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Pallava Dynasty’

1. They ruled the northern parts of Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, with Kanchipuram as their capital.
2. Pallavas were ardent Shaivist and hence ignored the growth of other religions like Buddhism, and Jainism.
3. Famous Chinese traveller Fa-Hein travelled Pallava capital Kanchipuram.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, ‘Cassini Spacecraft’ was in the news. It is a mission associated with which one of the following entities?

Consider the following countries. Which of the followings shares the land boundary with ‘Madagascar’?

1. Comoros
2. Mauritius
3. Malawi
4. Mozambique
5. Eswatini
6. Seychelles
7. Tanzania

Choose the correct code

With reference to One Nation One Election, consider the following statements

1. The central idea behind One nation, One election is to synchronize the timing of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha elections.
2. This concept has never been practiced in India till now.
3. The idea of conducting simultaneous elections was advocated in 1999 by the Law Commission headed by BP Jeevan Reddy.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Electoral Bonds scheme, consider the following statements

1. The donations made under this scheme enjoyed 100% tax exemption.
2. The SBI is the only bank authorized to issue and encash electoral bonds.
3. According to Supreme Court, the scheme infringes upon the right to information as enshrined in Article 19(1)(a).

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

These taxes are designed to tax the profits a company derives from an external, sometimes unprecedented event and are more practised in oil markets. What kind of tax is it?

With reference to The Global Pulses Conference, consider the following statements

1. It is jointly organised by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC).
2. It is held annually.
3. GPC is based in New Delhi.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following martial art – origin pairs

1. Kalaripayattu – Tamil Nadu
2. Gatka – Punjab
3. Inbuan – Mizoram
4. Silambam – Kerala

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?