HomeDaily QuizUPSC Daily Quiz | 16 July 2024 UPSC Daily Quiz | 16 July 2024Daily Quiz, July 2024 | By admin /5 Daily Quiz - 16 July Tarun IAS offers a variety of courses and resources for UPSC aspirants, including a section for daily current affairs and quizzes. The institute was established with the goal of providing high-quality education and preparing students for the IAS exams. They aim to offer education that is up to date, challenging, and accessible regardless of the student's location or the time of dayTarun IAS emphasizes the importance of Current Affairs in both the prelims and mains of the UPSC exams, offering extensive materials and notes on the subject. Her For the most current and specific daily MCQs related to current affairs or any other subject, please click on the link below. 1 / 5 1. Consider the following statements regarding Brahmi script:1) The Brahmi Script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script.2) It is written in Abjads.3) It was deciphered by Alexander Cunningham.How many of the above statements is/are correct? Only one Only two All three None Explanation:Statement 1 is correct: The Brahmi Script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script.Statement 2 is incorrect: Abugida Writing System: consonants and vowels are written together as a unit (matras or vowel diacritics used in languages like Hindi).Statement 3 is incorrect: Deciphered in the 19th century by James Prinsep. 2 / 5 2. Mackenzie River is the longest river in: Mexico Canada Russia Australia Explanation:Mackenzie River flows through Canada’s Northwest Territories.It is the longest river system in Canada. 3 / 5 3. Consider the following statements regarding All India Services:1) The regulation and recruitment of services for the All India Services need to be made by the Union Government after consultation with the State Governments.2) All India Services (AIS) Conduct Rules, 1968 were framed based on recommendations from a committee constituted by Sardar Patel.3) As per rules, the officers may accept gifts from near relatives or personal friends.How many of the above statements is/are correct? Only one Only two All three None Explanation:Statement 1 is correct: The All India Services Act, 1951 provides that the rules for the regulation,recruitment and the conditions of services for the All India Services shall be made by the Union Government after consultation with the State Governments.Statement 2 is incorrect: These rules were framed based on recommendations from a committee constituted by then Minister of Home Affairs Lal Bahadur Shashtri in 1962.Statement 3 is correct: Rule 11(1):Officers may accept gifts from near relatives or personal friends with whom they have no official dealings, on occasions like weddings, anniversaries. Must report any gift whose value exceeds Rs 25,000 to the government (threshold updated in 2015). 4 / 5 4. Consider the following statements regarding Foreigners’ Tribunal in India:1) It is a statutory body.2) Only the Central Government is empowered to set up these tribunals.3) The Supreme Court has held that the decisions of the FTs on a person’s nationality are binding.How many of the above statements is/are incorrect? Only one Only two All three None Explanation:Statement 1 is incorrect: Foreigners’ tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies exclusive to Assam. Statement 2 is incorrect: State Administration can now set up tribunals to decide if a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner. Earlier, the powers to constitute tribunals were vested only with the Centre.Statement 3 is correct: The Supreme Court has held that the decisions of the FTs on a person’s nationality are binding. 5 / 5 5. What is the IUCN Red List status of the Indian Flapshell Turtle? Endangered Critically Endangered Near Threatened Vulnerable Explanation:Conservation Status of Indian Flapshell Turtle is IUCN Red list: Vulnerable Your score is 0% Restart quiz
