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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : February 24-25, 2023

1. The term ‘Corrupt Practice’ is defined in which act in India? [A] Indian Penal Code[B] Representation of People’s Act[C] Code Of Criminal Procedure[D] Indian Evidence Act Show Answer...

February 25, 2023

Kerala: First State to use Robotic Manhole cleaners

Kerala uses a BANDICOOT robot to clean sewage. With this, it has become the first state to launch robotic scavengers. BANDICOOT was launched in the temple town Guruvayur....

February 25, 2023

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 11, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. Consider the following pairs regarding trilateral defence exercises and participating countries: Exercise Participating Countries Dosti India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka IMT TRILAT India, Mozambique, Tanzania SITMEX India, Singapore,...

February 25, 2023

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 10, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. Consider the following statements: A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund composed of money generated by the government, often derived from a country's surplus reserves....

February 25, 2023

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 9, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. With reference to regulatory bodies under the Environment Protection Act, which of the following statements are correct? Responsible for taking punitive actions under the Environment Protection Act....

February 25, 2023

Pakistan receives $700 million from China

The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan fell to 2.9 billion USD. It is now slowly rising to 4 billion USD. The cash injection was the need of the...

February 25, 2023

Examine the key challenges that the Indian Navy faces in becoming a blue-water force.

The Indian Navy faces a number of key challenges in becoming a blue-water force. These include: Budgetary constraints: The Indian Navy is one of the largest in the world,...

February 25, 2023

Why there is a need of awareness campaigns to bring tangible changes in fight against climate change and building sustainable agriculture?

It is relatively easy to formulate new policies and programmes for sustainable agriculture in India but it is quite difficult to ensure farmers embrace them. Why India needs...

February 25, 2023

What in your opinion are the reasons for the downward revision of MGNREGA budget for 2019-20?

The allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been revised to Rs. 60,000 Crores for the Budget year 2019-2020 which is less than...

February 25, 2023

What are the features of the Emergency Response Support System?

Himachal Pradesh has become the first state to launch pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under Emergency Response Support System (ERSS). Features of the ERSS: ERSS marks the beginning...

February 25, 2023

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