18-Mar-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

 Consider the following statements regarding PM PVTG Mission:

1. It was launched during union budget 2023-24 announcements under one of its 7 priorities (Saptarishis) called ‘Green Growth’.
2. The PVTGs Mission aims to provide basic facilities like housing, water, road, telecom, education and health in particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) areas across the country.
3. The scheme follows the strategic approach of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana , which is need-based and strives to optimise utilisation of resources available under various programs and aims at specific outcomes.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

India recently announced a Semiconductor Sub-Committee under the Commercial Dialogue with—

 PM MITRA scheme is aimed towards development of which sector in India?

Consider the following statements regarding horseshoe crabs:

1. They have lived on earth for 450 million years without undergoing any morphological change.
2. Like all other crabs, they also belong to crustacean sub-phylum under the phylum Arthropoda.
3. All injectable and medicines are tested with the help of Horseshoe crab blood, which is of bright blue colour.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Namdapha national park is located in which state?

Which of the following arceological sites are location in Jammu and Kashmir

1. Martand Sun Temple,

2. Parihaspora Monastery,

3. Harwan Monastery

Select the correct answer using the code given below

 Consider the following statements, with respect to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

1 It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation

2. It regulates all archaeological activities as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

3. It was stablished by Established in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

 Consider the following statements, with respect to International Criminal Court (ICC)

1. It investigates and tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community such as  genocide, war crimes and  crimes against

2. India is not the part of it.

3. It is Official court of the UN which is known as the World Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Recently, which variant of flu is common in India

Consider the following statements:

1. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the amount that banks have to maintain in the form of their own funds to offset any loss that banks incur if the account-holders fail to repay dues.

2.  CAR is decided by each individual bank

 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?