30-Mar-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding Digital public infrastructure (DPI)

1. It refers to open-source identity platform that can be used to access a wide variety of government and private services by building applications and products.
2. These public digital platforms are customisable, localizable, interoperable and leverage public data for open innovation models.
3. Unified Payment Interface (UPI), JAM trinity, digilocker, CoWIN are all examples of DPI.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding India Stack

1. It is a set of Application programming interfaces (APIs) that allows governments, businesses, startups and developers to utilise a unique digital Infrastructure to provide various services.
2. DigiLocker is among the few APIs which form the core part of the India Stack.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Aadhar:

1. It is a 12-digit unique identity number for Indian citizens only.
2. Biometric and demographic data for Aadhar is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
3. UIDAI is a statutory authority established in 2009 by the Central Government under the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Web 3.0

1. It will be the latest version of internet, which would be better than web 1.0 and web 2.0.
2. It will be based on blockchain technology.
3. It will be regulated by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in partnership with international law enforcement agencies.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements regarding Unified Payments Interface (UPI)

1. It is a combination of RTGS and NEFT payment systems of RBI.
2. It is a payment system created by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2016.
3. UPI-based transactions accounted more than half of the total number of financial digital transactions in FY22.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about Tanjore Painting

1. The origin of this classical painting style is linked to the Vijayanagara Empire

2. It are crafted on wooden planks with semi-precious gems and stones, vibrant natural colors, and gold foil.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
 

Consider the following statements, with respect to Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

1.It is a joint venture of Ministry of Education, Government of India and Canara Bank for financing creation of capital assets in premier educational institutions in India.

2.It is registered under Section 8 as not for profit under the Companies Act 2013 and as Non–deposit taking Systematically Important with Reserve bank of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Cheetah:

1. Chettah are declared extinct in India from 1950s.
2.  African Cheetahs are listed as ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
3. Recently, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh is selecting as first site for reintroduction of Cheetah in India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Morphological ridge is the area that has ecological significance but lies outside the notified ridge forest land. 

2. Local bodies permission is required for construction in morphological ridge area.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, is related to