18-Jun-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme’

1. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Commerce.
2. The tax reimbursements under this scheme only include the direct cost incurred by the exporters.
3. It is a WTO-compliant scheme and follows the global principle that taxes/duties should not be exported.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Recently, ‘’ was in the news. Which one of the followings best describe it?

Recently, ‘tar-wattar’ techniques of farming was in news. Which one of the followings best describe it?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha’

1. Sachidanand Sinha was elected as the first Deputy Speaker of erstwhile Central Legislative Assembly in 1921.
2. Article 93 of the Constitution says that the House of the People (Lok Sabha) shall choose two members of the House to be, respectively, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
3. The date for Deputy Speaker’s election is fixed by President of India.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following rivers

1. Oder River
2. Morava River
3. Elbe River
4. Vltava River
5. Danube River

How many of the above-mentioned river flow through ‘Czech Republic’?

With reference to Mercenaries, consider the following statements

1. A mercenary is typically a member of the armed forces of a party to the conflict, whereas a combatant is recruited from a third-party state unrelated to the conflict.
2. The Indian  government has recently banned its citizens from travelling to Russia or Ukraine for employment.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

Statement 1: Cotton absorbs water quite well.

Statement 2: Cotton fibers have a high degree of crystallinity and numerous hydroxyl (OH) groups which create hydrogen bonds with water molecules.

Select the correct answer from below

What structural feature of super-absorbent polymers (SAPs) contributes most significantly to their exceptional water-absorbing capacity?

What is MQ-9B recently mentioned in news?

Consider the following statements with reference to Travel Authority (TA-912)

1. The regulation stipulate that drivers must stop for one minute at each malfunctioning signal and proceed at a maximum speed of 10 kmph.
2. If the preceding train hasn't cleared the signal, they need to keep a 150-meter distance in order to provide enough stopping time.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?