Current Affairs 23 July 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 23 July 2023

July 23, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) The Great Rift Valley is associated with which of the following nation?

(A) Canada

(B) Brazil

(C) Russia

(D) Kenya

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⇨ In Kenya, Uganda, and the fringes of South Sudan, the Great Rift runs along two separate branches that are joined to each other only at their southern end, in Southern Tanzania along its border with Zambia.

⇨ The two branches are called the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley.

⇨ The Western Rift, also called the Albertine Rift, is bordered by some of the highest mountains in Africa, including the Virunga Mountains, Mitumba Mountains, and the Ruwenzori Range.

⇨ It contains the Rift Valley lakes.

⇨ Lake Victoria is considered part of the Rift Valley system, but it actually lies between two branches.

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2Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)?

(1) It is a statutory multi-disciplinary body.

(2) It was created in 2005 under the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

(3) Nodal Ministry: Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

(4) It was established to maintain a wildlife crime data bank.

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 2, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 3, and 4 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ About Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB):

⇨ It is a statutory multi-disciplinary body.

⇨ It was created in 2007 under the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

⇨ Nodal Ministry: Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

⇨ Headquarters at Delhi and regional offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Jabalpur.

⇨ It has five border units at Ramanathapuram, Gorakhpur, Motihari, Nathula, and Moreh.

⇨ It was established to maintain a wildlife crime data bank.

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3Q) Which of the following new pillars has India created under the Chairmanship SCO 2022-2023 to focus areas for cooperation?

(1) Startups and Innovation

(2) Traditional Medicine

(3) Youth Empowerment

(4) Digital Inclusion

(5) Shared Buddhist Heritage

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 2, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 3, 4, and 5 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

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⇨ India has created five new pillars and focus areas for cooperation in the SCO, Those are:

⇨ (1) Startups and Innovation

⇨ (2) Traditional Medicine

⇨ (3) Youth Empowerment

⇨ (4) Digital Inclusion

⇨ (5) Shared Buddhist Heritage

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4Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding the "Convertibility of the Rupee"?

(A) being able to convert rupee notes into gold

(B) allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces

(C) freely permitting the conversion of the rupee to other currencies and vice versa

(D) developing an international market for currencies in India

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⇨ "Convertibility of the Rupee" means freely permitting the conversion of the rupee to other currencies and vice versa.

⇨ India permits full current account convertibility of the rupee but only partial capital account convertibility.

⇨ Current account convertibility permits to convert domestic currency into foreign currency and vice-versa, for trade in goods and services.

⇨ Capital account convertibility permits the currency conversion related to capital inflows and outflows.

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5Q) The Bastille Day military parade belongs to which country and recently Mr. Narendra Modi was invited as a guest?

(A) US

(B) UK

(C) Egypt

(D) France

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⇨ Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.

⇨ The Bastille Day military parade is the French military parade that has been held every year in Paris, since 1880.

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6Q) Which of the following Research Institute is developing an Early Warning System called "Farmers' Distress Index"?

(A) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

(B) The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)

(C) The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)

(D) Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)

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⇨ In 2022, the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) started working on a kind of early warning system called the "farmers distress index", a first of its kind for India.

⇨ The main aim behind creating such an index is to minimize agrarian distress in the form of crop loss/failure and income shock.

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7Q) The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in which of the following year?

(A) 1956

(B) 1960

(C) 1964

(D) 1972

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⇨ The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan.

⇨ It was brokered by the World Bank.

⇨ Rights of water usage:

⇨ India - Eastern Rivers - Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi.

⇨ Pakistan - Western Rivers - Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum.

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8Q) Houthi rebels are associated with which of the following country?

(A) Brazil

(B) Mali

(C) Mexico

(D) Yemen

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⇨ Houthi rebels are associated with the country Yemen.

⇨ A conflict between the Saudi-backed government and the rebel Houthi movement is devastating Yemen.

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9Q) According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific's (UNESCAP) Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, Which of the following country is the best-performing country amongst all the countries of the South Asia region?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Bhutan

(C) India

(D) Nepal

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⇨ According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific's (UNESCAP) Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, India is now the best-performing country amongst all the countries of the South Asia region.

⇨ The overall score of India has been greater than many developed countries including Canada, France, the UK, Germany etc.

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10Q) Which of the international organization released the World Investment Report 2023?

(A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(B) World Bank Group (WBG)

(C) World Trade Organisation

(D) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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⇨ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the World Investment Report 2023.

⇨ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the permanent organ of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, was established in 1964 to promote trade, investment, and development in developing countries.

⇨ Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

⇨ UNCTAD has approximately 190 members.

⇨ The World Investment Report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels, and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development.

⇨ It also provides an analysis of global value chains and the operations of multinational enterprises, with special attention to their development implications.

⇨ India and ASEAN were the most buoyant recipients of Foreign direct investment (FDI), with increases of 10 and 5%, respectively.

⇨ China, the second largest FDI host country in the world, saw a 5% increase.

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