Daily Current Affairs Questions: 19 March 2020
Question 1. Consider the following statements with respect to the Payment Aggregators (PAs) and Payment Gateways (PGs) in the country.
- PAs facilitate e-commerce sites and merchants in accepting payment instruments from the customers.
- PGsare entities that provide technology infrastructure in online payment.
- PAsneed to maintain net capital of Rs 30 crore at the time of application for authorization .
Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1 ,2 & 3
Question 2.Consider the following statements with respect to the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test
- The PCR is a technique for cloning a particular piece of DNA.
- PCR uses the same molecules that nature uses for copying DNA.
- PCR test is done in corona virus.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Question 3.
The Health Ministry has recently recommended use of drug combinations Lopinavir and Ritonavir (sold under the brand name Kaletra) for people suffering from
(a) Coronavirus
(b) TB
(c) Cancer
(d) HIV Positive
Question 4.Consider the following statements regarding the ODF+ & ODF++ certificates under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- ODF+ focuses on toilets with sludge and septage management
- ODF++ focuses on toilets with water, maintenance and hygiene
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None
Question 5. Kihoto Hollohan case, recently seen in news is related to
(a) Formation of States and Union Territories
(b) Delimitation of Assembly seats
(c) Constitutional challenge to the tenth Schedule
(d) Judicial Review