Current Affairs Quiz 12 January 2023

January 14, 2023 7 Mins Read
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6. Consider the following statements regarding UPI :

  1. It is a real-time payment system launched by NPCI in 2016.
  2. It works on the principle of Sim Binding.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Answer: (C)

Explanation:

Why this question?

  • Recently, NPCI has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), and Non-Resident Externals (NRE) in 10 countries to use UPI platform from their international mobile numbers.
  • Till now, it was enabled only for Indian Mobile numbers.
  • UPI works on the principle of Sim Binding for security purposes.

7. “Global Risk Report 2023 ” is released by :

(A) World Economic Forum (WEF)

(B) World Bank (WB)

(C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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Correct Answer: (A)

Explanation:

About Global Risk Report 2023:

  • It is a perception-based report published annually by World Economic Forum (WEF).
  • It highlights five categories of risk: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, Societal, and Technological.

8. “Innovation in Plastics, the Potentials and Possibilities” report was released by :

(A) NITI Aayog

(B) Centre for Environmental Studies (CSE)

(C) The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)

(D) Marico Innovation Foundation

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Correct Answer: (D)

Explanation:

About Innovation in Plastics, the Potentials and Possibilities Report

  • It is released by Marico Innovation Foundation and developed in association with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Praxis Global Alliance.
  • This report examines plastic waste management in India.
  • Key Highlights of the report:
    • India generates around 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, out of which only 30% is recycled.

9. Lokur Committee 1965 was constituted to give recommendations:

(A) for the upgradation of India’s defense infrastructure.

(B) to look into the criteria for defining Schedule Tribe (ST).

(C) to deal with the issue of stubble burning threatening the entire NCR region.

(D) for improvement in agricultural productivity in India.

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Correct Answer: (B)

Explanation:

Why this question?

  • Recently, experts have raised concerns about the criteria defined by Lokur Committee for any new community as Schedule Tribe (ST).
  • Don’t mix up with Justice Madan Lokur Committee constituted by Supreme Court in 2020 to deal with the stubble-burning problem in NCR region.

10. Recently which State has given 30% horizontal reservation to women :

(A) Uttrakhand

(B) Punjab

(C) Kerala

(D) Haryana

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Correct Answer: (A)

Explanation:

What is Horizontal Reservation?

  • It is defined as the equal opportunity provided to other categories like women, veterans, transgender people, and the person with disabilities, cutting through the vertical category.

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