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Daily Quiz

This daily quiz having 10 questions.
Try to attempt all questions and after submitted, see the detailed analysis.

1. The 'Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana' provides financial aid to:
  (a) Orphan girls
  (b) Child labourers attending school
  (c) Students in backward areas
  (d) SC/ST girls
2. Quarterlife, a fiction novel exploring youth and politics in modern India, is written by:
  (a) Kiran Desai
  (b) Devika Rege
  (c) Arundhati Subramaniam
  (d) Nandini Sundar
3. Under the 'Made in UP' initiative in public transportation, what did CM Yogi Adityanath direct the UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) to prioritize?
  (a) Import high-capacity buses from international manufacturers
  (b) Use electric buses manufactured within UP
  (c) Retrofit old buses with locally-made parts
  (d) Increase diesel bus routes in rural areas
4. Regur soil is another name for:
  (a) Alluvial Soil
  (b) Black Cotton Soil
  (c) Red Soil
  (d) Laterite Soil
5. The term “Stagflation” refers to:
  (a) High inflation with high growth
  (b) Low inflation with low growth
  (c) High inflation with stagnant growth
  (d) Deflation and unemployment
6. In India the First Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following places?
  (a) Calcutta (b) Madras
  (c) Bombay (d) Delhi
7. According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023–24, what is India’s overall literacy rate (for individuals aged 7 and above)?
  (a) 77.7%
  (b) 80.9%
  (c) 85.0%
  (d) 74.0%
8. R.B.I headquarter situated at
  (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
  (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
9. Wild Fictions, a 2025 release focusing on climate change and biodiversity, is written by:
  (a) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
  (b) Ramachandra Guha
  (c) Amitav Ghosh
  (d) Ruchir Sharma
10. Which among the following organisations released World Population Report?
  (a) International Monetary Fund
  (b) United Nations Population Funds
  (c) World Health Organisation
  (d) United Nations Development Programme