Daily Quiz 11-08-23

Q5. Consider the following statements about the changes being introduced by RBI in UPI payment system.

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the use of ‘conversational payments’ on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) through artificial intelligence (AI)

2. The transaction limit for small-value offline digital payments has been increased to ₹5000.

3. This channel will be made available in both smartphone- and feature phone-based UPI.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Tiger conservation efforts in India.

1. The Wildlife Institute of India and the National Tiger Conservation Authority, who are responsible for the quadrennial ‘tiger census’.

2. The reserves with the maximum number of tigers were at Bandipur in Karnataka.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about the Navigation with Indian Constellation or (NavIC).

1. NavIC offers two services: Standard Position Service (SPS) for civilian users and Restricted Service (RS) for strategic users.

2. NavIC coverage area includes India and a region up to 1,500 km beyond the Indian boundary.

3. It’s use as an alert dissemination system for major natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and avalanches is still not developed

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

1. The MPI has three dimensions: health, education, and standard of living, with 12 weighted indicators.

2. The weights range from 1/6 for nutrition to 1/21 for bank accounts, drinking water, assets, etc.

3. A weighted deprivation score of 0.33 is required to qualify as MPI poor.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Q1. To ensure rail safety, the Commission on Railway Safety (CRS) works under the administrative control of

A. Ministry of Civil Aviation

B. Ministry of Railways

C. Ministry of Surface Transport

D. Ministry of Home