22-Jul-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements with reference to Henley Openness Index

1. Henley Openness Index is a global ranking that measures the strength and travel freedom of passports from various countries.
2.  India was ranked 94 out of a total of 97 ranks in Henley Openness Index 2023.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Only 2% of nursing colleges are in the northeastern States.

2. There are no nursing colleges in 40 percent of districts across India.

3. The nurse-to-population ratio in India is at par with the global average.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to CU- Chayan portal, consider the following statements:

1. It is an online portal launched by the central government to streamline the process of selecting government employees through inter departmental exams.

2. The portal provides a common platform for listing vacancies/advertisements for the vacant positions in the various government departments.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Tankai method was seen in the news recently is associated with –

With reference to Ghaggar River, consider the following statements:

1.It is a perennial river.

2.It originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash Range in Tibet.

3.Kaushalya is one of the tributaries of Ghaggar River.

How many  of the above statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements, with respect to Section 69 of the Information Technology Act, 2000

1. It allows government to issue content-blocking orders to online intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecom service providers

2. Sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India and security of the State are one of the grounds for blocking the online content.

3. Under the Act, both Centre and state governments are empowered to block the online content.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following geological phenomena:

1.  Development of a fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
4. Folding of rocks

Which of the above cause earthquakes?

Consider the following statements regarding Delimitation Commission:

1. It demarcates the boundaries of both the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly constituencies.

2.  It is chaired by sitting or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court.

3. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a court of law

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign-exchange reserves?

Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes:

1.  The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli Scale
2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy release
3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves
4.  In the Richter Scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundred-fold increase in the amount of energy released

Which of these statements are correct?