29-Jun-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’

1. FATF is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog set up in 2008 out of a G-20 meeting in Washington DC, USA.
2. FATF plenary body is the decision-making body, that meets once every year.
3. Out of 39-members of FATF European Commission, and African Union are two regional organisation representing Europe and Africa.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements about the International Space Station (ISS) are true?

1. The ISS is visible from Earth with the naked eye under certain conditions.
2. The ISS completes an orbit around Earth every 24 hours.
3. The ISS has been continuously occupied since November 2000.
4. The ISS is a collaboration between five space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA.

Which of the above statements are correct?

“She was born in Ujirao, Lucknow. She was part of the royal guard of Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh, and participated in the 1857 Mutiny. She was among the soldiers who clashed with the British regiment stationed near the Gomti River in Lucknow. She remains an icon especially for the Dalits.”

The above-mentioned passage refers to which one of the historical personalities?

Consider the following statements about parliamentary committees in India

1. The chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee is conventionally a member of the ruling party.
2. Standing committees are permanent and regular committees which are constituted from time to time.
3. Ad hoc committees are appointed for a specific purpose and cease to exist when they complete the task assigned to them.
4. The Committee on Estimates examines the annual financial statements presented to Parliament.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):

1. The SCO was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
2. India and Pakistan became full members of the SCO in 2015.
3. The primary goals of the SCO include strengthening mutual trust and neighbourliness among member states.
4. The official working languages of the SCO are Chinese, Russian and English only.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to GST Council

1. The GST council is not a law-making body but is meant to provide recommendations to the legislature for making changes in law.
2. The recommendations are binding on Union  and States.
3. The GST Council is generally chaired by the Union Finance Minister.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following mechanisms

1. Stand-By Arrangements (SBAs)
2. Extended Fund Facility (EFF)
3. Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
4. Development Policy Loans (DPLs)

How many of the above are the mechanisms to borrow money from IMF?

With reference to The Chennakesava Temple, consider the following statements

1. It is a Shaivite Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri.
2. In 2023, the Somanathapura temple, along with the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu and the Chennakeshava Temple at Belur, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements about the FATF's "blacklist" is true?

Which of the following statements about Ways and Means Advances (WMA) provided by the RBI is correct?