UPSC Quiz - 2019 : IASbaba’s Daily Current

Affairs Quiz [Day 124]

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Q.1) The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at

1. Expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
2. Enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
3. Checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) ‘Peru’ is bordered by

1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. Bolivia
4. Venezuela

Select the correct code:

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 3 and 4
4. 1 and 3 Only

Q.3) ‘Gilets jaunes movement’ is associated with which of the following countries?

1. France
2. Australia
3. Hog Kong
4. Taiwan

Q.4) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘ExseedSAT1’

1. It is an open radio transponder that works on ham radio frequencies
2. It is a CubeSat
3. It was launched in space through the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX

Select the correct code:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.5) Who was the author of ‘Gathasattasati’

1. Gautamiputra shatakarani
2. Hala
3. Krishnadevaraya
4. Bana