Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 13 2023

January 13, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. FSSAI Survey stated that 45% of dietary supplements were found to be unsafe for consumption.
2. VSHORAD (Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORAD) is designed by DRDO.
3. Cadastral maps of 35% of over six lakh villages in country have been geo-referenced under Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. DILRMP a central Sector scheme.
2. FSSAI is under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
3. VSHORAD missile system is meant to target high altitude aerial threats at short ranges.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body established under Food Safety and Standards Act (FM), 2006.
2. VSHORADs are lightweight and portable surface-to-air missiles.
3. DILRMP is implemented by Department of Land Resources under Ministry of Rural Development.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. India produces 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste in a year, only 10 percent of it is recycled.
2. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu together contribute 38 percent to total plastic waste generated in India.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Global Risk Report is released annually by World Economic Forum.
2. It highlights key risks across seven categories.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. NPCI has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) with NRE or NRO accounts in 50 countries to use UPI platform from their international mobile numbers.
2. UPI 123PAY is an instant payment system for smart phones.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Recently cabinet approved setting up of three national level multi state cooperative societies.
2. 'Cooperative Societies' is a concurrent subject under seventh schedule.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

The new integrated food security scheme for providing free foodgrains to Antodaya Ann Yojna (AM) and Primary Household (PHH) beneficiaries under NFSA has been named as-

(A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
(B) Deen Bandhu Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. The New Light and Sound Program inaugurated by Home Minister at red fort is named Jai Hind.
2. ‘Saarang 2023’, India’s Largest Student-Run Festival has started at IIT Madras.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Uganda has successfully ended Sudan Ebola Virus outbreak
2. Uttarakhand has mulled 30% horizontal reservation for women in government jobs.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Constantine II, who passed away recently, was the former and last King of Greece.
2. AC Charania has been neamed as chief technologist at NASA.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
.1 Rajmata Jijau was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.
2. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C