QUIZ: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 10

Consider the following statements regarding the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT):

1. AMRUT is the new avatar of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
2. Under this mission, 50% of the budget allocation will be given to states and union territories as incentive based on the achievement of reforms during the previous year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Melanin is widely used by pharmaceutical companies for the treatment of skin cancer.
2. Melanin is an effective absorber of light.
3. Melanin is also used by cosmetics industry in the production of Skin Protection Factor (SPF) creams.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the National Green Tribunal (NGT):

1. The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure.
2. The Chairman of the tribunal is required to be a serving or retired Chief Justice of a High Court or a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The first airport in the world that would be running fully on solar power is the

With reference to P-Notes, which of the following statements are true?

1. A Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team has recommended restrictions on its transfer to help curb black money
2. Clamp down on transfer of P-notes could result in a fall in foreign portfolio inflows
3. P-note holdings had once risen to almost 50 per cent of FIIs’ assets under custody

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The Koshiyari Committee – a petition committee of the Rajya Sabha – was set up to look into the issue of