Current Affairs Quiz – 8th June 2022

1. Consider the following statements:

1. The female species seals herself in a cavity and stays there to brood and care for chicks.
2. The species initiated breeding in response to rainfall in the arid western parts of its southern African range.
3. The species is usually found in resident pairs or small family flocks.

Identify the species associated with the above statements.

2. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s rank has been on an upward trend in the global Sustainable Development Report over the past two years.
2. India’s performance on climate action, (SDG) 13, has slipped from 2019-to 2020.

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

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Saint Kabir was a prominent member of the Nirguni tradition of the Bhakti movement.
2. In Nirguni tradition, God was understood to be a universal and formless being.

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

4. Consider the following statements:

1. According to the Surrogacy Act, 2021, altruistic surrogacy is permitted in India.
2. Only a close relative of the couple, who is married with a child of her own can be a surrogate mother.
3. Only a woman aged between 25 and 35 years can be a surrogate mother and for only once.

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

5. Consider the following statements:

1. A windfall tax is a surtax imposed by governments on businesses or economic sectors that have benefited from economic expansion.
2. This tax is not part of the input or output cost but is levied only on profit.
3. India and the UK are two key economies that have levied windfall taxes on oil companies.

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