Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – January 24, 2023 [Mock Test]

1. With respect to the Consumer Price Index, consider the following statements:
- CPI does not include education and recreation in its basket of consumer goods and services.
- CPI is used to calculate Dearness Allowance.
- It is published by the National Statistical Office.
- CPI uses a 2004-05 as the base year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
2. Which of the following parameters are used to evaluate a city under Swachh Saurvekshan?
- Municipal solid waste, sweeping, collection and transportation.
- Open defecation free and toilets.
- Capacity building and e-Learning.
- Provision of public toilets and community toilets.
- Information, education and communication, and behaviour change.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
3. Consider the following statements:
- Polio virus is endemic to Ghana, Cameroon and Pakistan.
- India was declared polio-free in January 2011.
- Polio virus is transmitted through the faecal-oral route.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?