Sarat Chanda IAS 8th January Quiz

1.With reference to Covid-19 vaccines, consider the following statements:

1. Covishield is a Viral Vector-based Technology
2. Covaxinis a whole-virion Inactivated Vaccine

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2.With reference to National Green Tribunal (NGT), consider the following statements:

1. It is a statutory body
2. It is chaired by a retired Judge of the Supreme Court.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3.The IUCN red list classifies ‘Gharial’ as

4.Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

1. It is given only to agricultural products.
2. The Department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) provides the GI tag in India.

Select the correct Answer: using the code given below:

5.Consider the following statements:

1. Spiralling whitefly is an invasive species of African continent.
2. It has a mutualistic relationship with Entomopathogenic fungi for survival.
3. In India, it was first reported in Kerala and is now distributed throughout India except Jammu & Kashmir.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?