UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 06/07/2021

Consider the following statements regarding Equalisation Levy:

1) The tax is applicable to both resident and non-resident digital service providers.

2) Companies with a turnover of more than Rs. 2 crores, will pay this levy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “Harit Dhara”:

1) It is an anti-methanogenic feed supplement developed to cut down methane emission by cattle.

2) It acts by decreasing the population of protozoa microbes in the rumen, responsible for production of methane.

3) Harit Dhara affected the bovines' health as a result cut down the milk production.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Information Technology(IT) Act, 2000:

1) It provides legal sanctity to all electronic records and other activities carried out by electronic means.

2) Only Indian citizens can be charged for crime involving a computer or a network located in India under this Act.

3) Section 66A of the IT Act gave authorities the power of interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.

4) National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) is formed under this Act.

Which among the above given statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding South Asia region:

1) South Asia is one of the most heavily irrigated regions of the world.

2) This region is irrigated largely using groundwater.

3) Major summer crop of this region is wheat.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

Which of the following countries are part of the Arctic region?

1) USA

2) Sweden

3) Germany

4) Poland

5) Russia

6) Norway

Choose the correct code.