Daily Quiz 27-6-23

Q5. The portal NANDI launched by Union Government deals with
A. Livestock industry
B. Common portal of milk cooperatives operating in different states in India.
C. Transhipment port being developed in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D. Religious Tourist places related to Jyotirlingas

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Tadoba National Park.
1. Tadoba National Park is the oldest and largest national park in Maharashtra.
2. The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve harbours at least 80 tigers, and there are over 200 tigers in the larger landscape.
3. The reserve is a dry deciduous tropical forest ecosystem, which makes it prone to forest fires and therefore necessitates timely detection of fire hazards.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about the Delimitation exercise in Assam.

1. The draft delimitation proposal for Assam increases the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the State Assembly to 19 from 16 and that for the Scheduled Castes to nine from eight.

2. Section 8(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which only allows redrawing of boundaries and not any increase in the number of constituencies.

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Q2. Consider the following statements about Cotton textiles in India.

1. Indian textile industry uses over 60% cotton as raw material, unlike the global textile industry which has a 40:60 mix of cotton and man-made fibres.

2. The textile sector is the second largest provider of employment in India, after agriculture and accounts for over 2% of the total GDP.

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Q1. Consider the following statements about India and Egypt.
1. India supported Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis in 1956.
2. They were also instrumental in the G-77 grouping and “South-South Cooperation” initiatives.
3. Their positions on the Ukraine war have been extremely dissimilar with Egypt strongly criticised Russia’s actions whereas India did not.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?