Current Affairs Quiz – 25th February 2022

1. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Draft India Data Accessibility  & Use Policy’:

1. The policy will be applicable to all data and information created, generated, collected and/or archived by the Central government.
2. The policy permits private players to access the public data collected, without any prior permission.

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

2. Consider the following statements Solar Proton Events (SPEs):

1. The SPEs are solar flares with high energetic particles erupted by the sun when it is dormant.
2. The SPEs are accompanied by Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), a powerful stream of ionized material and magnetic fields.
3. The CMEs are responsible for geomagnetic storms and the formation of auroras in the polar sky.

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

3. Consider the following statements regarding the Quantum Key Distribution
    (QKD) technology:

1. The QKD technology is a way of sharing encrypted data within a short-range bandwidth.
2. The QKD encryption keys are sent as qubits through an optical fiber.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

4. The NIUA has signed an MoU with which international organization to design the ‘Sustainable Cities Program’?

5. Consider the following statements regarding National Biomedical Innovation Policy:

1. The vision of this policy is to create an innovation-led entrepreneurial ecosystem in India with the ultimate goal of positively impacting human health and well-being. 

2. This Policy is an attempt to enable medical institutions to actively support their personnel to contribute in innovation and entrepreneurship associated activities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?