Current Affairs Quiz – 7th June 2022

1. Consider the following statements with respect to SHRESHTA Scheme:

1. The scheme aims to provide quality education for meritorious Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in the CBSE-affiliated residential schools across the country.
2. The scheme was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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

2. Range, a treasure trove of fossils from the Tethys Sea, is located in which of the following?

3. Consider the following statements with respect to Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013:

1. A company registered under this section should promote commerce, art, science, sports or any such other object.
2. These companies are prohibited from payment of any dividend to its members.

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

4. Consider the following statements with respect to National Achievement Survey (NAS):

1. NAS is a periodic exercise carried out in alternate years to monitor the health of the country’s school education system.
2. It has been designed by the Ministry of Education along with the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
3. According to a recent NAS survey, between 2017 and 2021, the literacy and numeracy skills of school students in India improved considerably across subjects and grades.

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

5. How is Barcodes different from the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags?

1. RFID uses radio waves to communicate data whereas barcodes use light to read the black-and-white pattern.
2. Barcodes require line of sight whereas RFID tags does not need any line of sight.
3. RFIDs are simple and easy to copy or counterfeit, whereas Barcodes are more complicated.
4. In contrast to barcode scanners, RFID scanners can process dozens of tags in a single second.

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