29-Aug-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), consider the following statements

1. It is the sum of the number of years of life lost due to premature death and a weighted measure of the years lived with disability due to a disease or injury.
2. The use of DALYs to track disease burden was recommended by India’s National Health Policy of 2017.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to India’s religious minorities communities, consider the following statements

1. These include six religions notified under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
2. Among them, Christians  make up the largest religious minority.
3. The Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee was constituted by the UPA government to look into the social, economic and educational standing of Muslims in India.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Naya Savera scheme, consider the following statements

1. The scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Education.
2. It was launched to provide free coaching to minority students for entrance to technical and professional courses and competitive examinations.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Scheme for Providing Education to Madrasas and Minorities (SPEMM), consider the following statements

1. It is a centrally sponsored umbrella programme.
2. It is implemented by Ministry of Minority affairs.
3. It seeks to bring about qualitative improvement in Madrasas to enable Muslim children attain standards of the National education system in formal education subjects.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Human genome, consider the following statements statements

1. The human genome has 23 pairs of chromosomes, one inherited from each of our parents.
2. Genome comprises both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements. With respect to Aditya L1 mission

1. It is first space based Indian mission to study the Sun.

2.  The spacecraft carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere, and the outermost layers of the Sun

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements best describe the term ‘Short selling’ in security market

Which organisation or ministry approves the   Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops

Recently, space payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are in news, these are related to which space mission

Which of the following benefits are provided to account holder under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) 

1. There is no requirement to maintain any minimum balance in PMJDY accounts.
2. Rupay Debit card is provided to PMJDY account holder.
3. An overdraft (OD) facility up to Rs. 10,000 to eligible account holders is available.

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