Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 6, 2021
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1. Which country announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’?
[A] France
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’ and it came into force from May 2021. As per the rules, all significant social media intermediaries had to publish monthly reports on the details of complaints, actions taken and monitoring details.
Facebook recently launched its first monthly report for the period between May 15 and June 15. As per the report, Facebook took action against about 30 million pieces of content.
2. The Central Government imposed stock limits on wholesalers, retailers, millers and importers of which commodity, to control price rise?
[A] Rice
[B] Pulses
[C] Vegetables
[D] Sugar Cane
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Correct Answer: B [Pulses]
Notes:
The Central Government has brought into effect Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order 2021. As per the order, stock limits have been imposed on wholesalers, retailers, millers and importers of pulses.
Stock limits are prescribed for all pulses except Moong Daal until October 31, for all states and UTs. This decision was taken amidst the continuous rise in the prices of pulses.
3. ‘Freight Smart Cities’, which were making news recently, will be set up by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
Notes:
Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced its plans to build freight smart cities to improve urban freight efficiency. This is aimed to reduce the logistics costs.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched a website on ‘Freight Smart Cities’. Initially, 10 cities would be identified, and it can be expanded to 75 cities in the next phase before launching it throughout the country.
4. In which state, India’s first Central Drug Laboratory (CDL) was established?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli is the National Control Laboratory for testing of Immunobiologicals (vaccines and antisera) meant for human use.
Recently, the Union Government has set up two laboratories including one at Autonomous Research Institutes National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, and another at National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) Hyderabad as Central Drug Laboratory (CDL).
5. Panchmuli lake, which was making news recently, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Punjab
[C] Gujarat
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
Notes:
Panchmuli lake, situated near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ‘Statue of Unity’ in Kevadia, Gujarat. It was seen in the news because as many as 194 crocodiles have been relocated from the lake in the last two years for the safety of tourists.
As per the officials, 143 crocodiles were relocated in 2019-20 and 51 crocodiles were shifted to two rescue centres in 2020-21.
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