Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 17-18, 2022 [Test]

Which of the following agencies is in the process of developing National Gender Index to measure the progress and identify the persisting gaps in gender equality?

Which of the following pairs of satellites and respective countries is/are matched correctly? <ol> <li>Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – Russia</li> <li>SanoSat-1 Satellite – South Korea</li> <li>Nour Satellite – Iraq</li> <li>EOS-04 Satellite – India</li> </ol> Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following schemes has/have been launched by the government for promoting Indian exports in international markets? <ol> <li>Interest Equalization Scheme</li> <li>Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) Scheme</li> <li>Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme</li> </ol> Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements on ‘Montreux Convention’: <ol> <li>Montreux Convention governs the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits in Russia.</li> <li>It regulates maritime traffic through the Black Sea.</li> <li>The proposed Kanal Istanbul would provide another waterway from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.</li> </ol> Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following straits connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea?