29-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Mela Kheer Bhawani Festival, consider the following statements:

1. The festival is the largest gathering of Hindus in Kashmir after the annual Amarnath Yatra.
2. Mata Kheer Bhawani is a Hindu Temple dedicated to the goddess Ragnya Devi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Kuruba community, consider the following statements

1. It  is a Hindu caste native to the Indian state of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
2. They come under the Scheduled classes category.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Child marriage in India, consider the following statements

1. Child Marriage is prohibited in India as per the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
2. Under Hindu Marriage Act, there are no certain provisions for punishing the parents or people who solemnized the marriage.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Menstrual Hygiene Day, consider the following statements

1. It is observed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare every year.
2. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) United is the initiator of MH Day and acts as its international secretariat.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

With reference to iron fortifications, consider the following statements

1. Fortification is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of one or more micronutrients  in food or condiment to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply.
2. People with thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are advised not to consume iron-fortified food products.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of these is incorrect about Strategic Forces Command?

With reference to the NavIC, consider the following statements:

1. It is an autonomous regional satellite navigational system developed by ISRO in 2015.
2. It was developed in response to problematic navigational situations faced during the Kargil War.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

With reference to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), consider the following statements:

1. It is an economic initiative by the US, launched in 2022.

2. It has fourteen founding members.

3. It focuses on four themes of trade, supply chains, clean energy and corruption.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO):

1. It is an international intergovernmental organization as associate member of the United Nations.
2. Its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland.
3. It was established in 1947 to develop international standards in technical and non technical fields.

Select the incorrect answer using the code given below:

Which of the following terms is not true about Quality Council of India (QCI)?