Posted in Current Affairs Quiz Prelims Current Affairs Quiz – 07 November 2023 November 7, 2023 Leave a comment 1. In which ocean the Cocos (Keeling) Island is located? (a) Indian Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean (c) South China Sea (d) None of the above 2. Which of the following statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is not correct? (a) It is launched under section 3 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. (b) It subsumes Food Subsidy to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement (DCP) schemes of Department of Food & Public Distribution (c) It is being implemented by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (d) One of the objective is to provide cooked meals to every child within the age group of 6 to 14 years studying in classes I to VIII who enrolls and attends the school. 3. Consider the following statements regarding achievements of India’s Food Processing Industry: Attracted FDI investments of about ₹50,000 crores in past nine years. Processed food segment’s contribution to agriculture exports has grown to 23 percent Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 4. Which of the following statements regarding Carbon monoxide (CO) is not correct? (a) A green coloured gas that is slightly less dense than air. (b) CO is a by-product of the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. (c) CO is short lived because of the role it plays in the formation of ground-level ozone. (d) CO is a crucial chemical in the steel industry, used in the conversion of iron ores to metallic iron in blast furnaces. 5. Consider the following statements with respect to Lucy mission: It is 12-year mission that will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids. The mission is an initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lucy is the first space mission to explore a diverse population of small bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. How many of the statements given above are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All Three (d) None Loading … Related
