04 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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04 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Among the following statements, which is/are the components of an “accommodative monetary policy” of the RBI?
1. Maintaining low repo and reverse repo rates.
2. Bulk purchase of gilt-edged securities from the market.
3. Putting restrictions on bank credit operations.
Select the correct answer from the options given below.CorrectAnswer: A
Option 3 is incorrect. Restricting bank credit or lending operations would pull back liquidity from the market which would be counter to accommodative monetary policy stance.
IncorrectAnswer: A
Option 3 is incorrect. Restricting bank credit or lending operations would pull back liquidity from the market which would be counter to accommodative monetary policy stance.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With respect to the Preventive detention, which of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. The Constitution provides protection against arrest under a preventive detention law only to the citizens.
2. Both the Parliament and state legislatures can make a law regarding prevention detention.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: A
The Article 22 grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained under a preventive detention law which is available to both citizens as well as aliens.
IncorrectAnswer: A
The Article 22 grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained under a preventive detention law which is available to both citizens as well as aliens.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Food Fortification are correct?
1. Food fortification itself is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential macronutrient in a food.
2. Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A & D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content.Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectAns;-b) Only 2
About Food Fortification
• Food fortification itself is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient in a food.
• Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A & D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content.
• In order to achieve this, staple food producers add selected essential micronutrients such as vitamin A to staple foods such as flour or oil.
• Enriching means adding the original nutrients back into processed foods and fortifying means adding greatly-needed nutrients to foods that might not have had them in the first place.
• In countries where intakes of certain nutrients are very low, fortification can help to reduce nutrient deficiency diseases. One example is the addition of iodine to salt to decrease iodine deficiency disorders.IncorrectAns;-b) Only 2
About Food Fortification
• Food fortification itself is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient in a food.
• Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A & D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content.
• In order to achieve this, staple food producers add selected essential micronutrients such as vitamin A to staple foods such as flour or oil.
• Enriching means adding the original nutrients back into processed foods and fortifying means adding greatly-needed nutrients to foods that might not have had them in the first place.
• In countries where intakes of certain nutrients are very low, fortification can help to reduce nutrient deficiency diseases. One example is the addition of iodine to salt to decrease iodine deficiency disorders. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Operation Greens Scheme are correct?
1. The Operation Greens is a project approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare with the target to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India.
2. It is a “Central Sector Scheme”Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer: B
About Operation Greens Scheme
Nodal: Ministry of Food Processing and Industry (MOFPI)
· The Operation Greens is a project approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) with the target to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India, as well as to ensure their availability around the country, year-round without price volatility.
The Operation Green TOP Scheme is a “Central Sector Scheme” under implementation of Ministry of Food Processing and Industry (MOFPI)IncorrectAnswer: B
About Operation Greens Scheme
Nodal: Ministry of Food Processing and Industry (MOFPI)
· The Operation Greens is a project approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) with the target to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India, as well as to ensure their availability around the country, year-round without price volatility.
The Operation Green TOP Scheme is a “Central Sector Scheme” under implementation of Ministry of Food Processing and Industry (MOFPI) - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Arrange the Lakes of Ladakh from north to south?
1. Tso Moriri
2. Tso Kar
3. Pangong LakeCorrectAns;- c) 3-2-1
IncorrectAns;- c) 3-2-1
