UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 28/07/2021

Periodic Labour Force Survey was seen in news recently. Which of the following organisation conducts the survey?

Consider the following statements regarding agristack:

1- It is a collection of technologies and digital databases that focuses on farmers and the agricultural sector.

2- It is a joint initiative of Microsoft and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about World Heritage Sites.

1- India has 40 world heritage sites overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed property.

2- The countries that have 40 or more World Heritage sites are India, Italy, Spain and Germany only.

3- Currently, Rajasthan has  the  highest number of World Heritage Sites in India.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding gamma-ray burst (GRB):

1- GRBs are the most powerful events in the universe, detectable across billions of light-years.

2- Astronomers classify them as long or short based on whether the event lasts for more or less than two seconds

3- Some GRBs from massive stars could register as long GRBs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Golden rice’.

1. It is the first genetically modified crop approved for commercial production by Asian countries.

2. It is enriched with the vitamin A-precursor beta-carotene to make it more nutritional.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?