Current Affairs Quiz 11 May 2023
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Current Affairs Quiz 11 May 2023 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding extra tropical cyclones:
1. They are formed along the polar front.
2. They can originate over both land and sea.
3. They move from west to east.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: D
All the statements are trueIncorrectAnswer: D
All the statements are true - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following regarding Rabindranath Tagore Ji are correct?
1. He was also called the ‘Bard of Bengal’.
2. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature when he won the award in 1913 for his translation of his own work in Bengali, Gitanjali.
3. The national anthems of both India and Bangladesh were composed by Tagore.
4. He started the Rakhi Utsav where people from Hindu and Muslim communities tied colorful threads on each other’s wrists.CorrectAns;- d) All of the above
Explanation;-
All the statements regarding Tagore Ji are correct.IncorrectAns;- d) All of the above
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All the statements regarding Tagore Ji are correct. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
The Swami Vivekananda ji is called as “The maker of modern India” by which of the following?
CorrectAns;- d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
IncorrectAns;- d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Member of parliament local area development scheme .
1. MPLAD scheme is a central sector scheme
2. Under this scheme every MP is entitled to spend Rs 25 crore for the developmental activities
Select the correct answer using code belowCorrectAnswer: A
• MPLADS is a Plan Scheme fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
• MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by S.T. population.
• In order to encourage trusts and societies for the betterment of tribal people, a ceiling of Rs. 75 lakh is stipulated for building assets by trusts and societies subject to conditions prescribed in the scheme guidelines.
• Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions). Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
• All works to meet locally felt infrastructure and development needs, with an emphasis on creation of durable assets in the constituency are permissible under MPLADS as prescribed in the scheme guidelines. Expenditure on specified items of non durable nature are also permitted as listed in the guidelines.IncorrectAnswer: A
• MPLADS is a Plan Scheme fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
• MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by S.T. population.
• In order to encourage trusts and societies for the betterment of tribal people, a ceiling of Rs. 75 lakh is stipulated for building assets by trusts and societies subject to conditions prescribed in the scheme guidelines.
• Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions). Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
• All works to meet locally felt infrastructure and development needs, with an emphasis on creation of durable assets in the constituency are permissible under MPLADS as prescribed in the scheme guidelines. Expenditure on specified items of non durable nature are also permitted as listed in the guidelines. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following rivers are the tributaries of the Brahmaputra River?
1. Subansiri
2. Varuna
3. Sankosh
4. Koyna
5. Dhansiri
6. Manas
Select the correct answer using the code given below:CorrectAnswer: B
Varuna is a tributary of river Yamuna and Koyna is a tributary of river Krishna.IncorrectAnswer: B
Varuna is a tributary of river Yamuna and Koyna is a tributary of river Krishna.
