14 SEPTEMBER 2024

14 SEPTEMBER 2024

1.Which of the following statements are true.
1. Union government recently dissolved the 17-member Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)
2. Union government recently formed 14-member Steering Committee for National Sample Surveys
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1&2
d) Neither 1nor2
2.Consider the following statements.
1. Port Blair was named after Archibald Blair
2. Archibald Blair conducted survey of the Andaman Islands in 1857
3. Thanjavur inscription (1050 CE) refers to the Andaman Islands as “Ma-Nakkavaram,”
a) Only one statement is true
b) Only 2 statements are true
c) Only 3 statements are true
d) All statements are false
3. Which Indian athlete won the women’s 100m hurdles at the South Asian junior athletics meet?
a) Unnathi Aiyappa
b) Dutee Chand
c) Hima Das
d) P. U. Chitra
4. What does the newly launched ‘Rangeen Machhli’ app provide information about?
a) Ornamental fish species
b) Marine conservation
c) Fishing techniques
d) Aquaculture farming
5. Which countries participate in the joint military exercise ‘Exercise AL NAJAH’?
a) India and UAE
b) India and Oman
c) India and Saudi Arabia
d) India and Qatar