Quiz Of the Day


1.  Consider the following statements regarding the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA):
1) HEFA is a sole venture of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
2) It covers the funding needs of only the higher education institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? .

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


2.  Consider the following statements regarding the COVAX facility:
1) The goal of COVAX is by the end of 2021 to deliver two billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval and/or WHO prequalification.
2) Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is a key stakeholder in leading the COVAX facility.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


3.  The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is coordinated by which of the following intergovernmental organisation?

     World Bank
     United Nations Economic and Social Council
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
     Association of Southeast Asian Nations


4.  Consider the following statements:
1) India conducts leopard census every four years.
2) Indian Leopard is a vulnerable species listed on the IUCN Red List because of its declining population.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


5.  Consider the following statements regarding the recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on Labour on gratuity payable to an employee:
1) The committee recommended that the eligibility period for gratuity payable to an employee on termination of his employment should be reduced to 1 year from the present provision of 10 years.
2) It has recommended that this facility be restricted to only some kinds of employees.
3) The committee has stressed that there should be a robust redressal mechanism in case an employer does not pay up the dues. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 and 3 only
     2 only
     2 and 3 only
     1, 2 and 3