01-Jun-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

The Shangri-La Dialogue is an annual event focused on which one of the followings?

Recently, “Operation Zero Zeno” was in the news for which one of the following reasons?

Consider the following constituents of India’s forex reserves

1. Foreign currency assets
2. Reserve Position with IMF
3. Special Drawing rights with IMF
4. Gold reserves

Arrange the above-mentioned constituents as per their share in India’s forex reserves in descending order

Which of the following is the most likely scenario for a windfall tax to be imposed?

Consider following statements regarding ‘Potency test’

1. A potency test is conducted to examine whether a male has the capacity to develop or maintain a penile erection to be able to perform a sexual act.
2. It is performed only in cases of sexual assaults.
3. The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not allow anything like ‘potency test’

How many of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Urban Heat Island  effect, consider the following statements

1. Under high humidity conditions, wet-bulb temperature of around 38.5° C is considered to be “near the limits of human survivability” by the World Health Organization.
2. Humidity increases the cooling effect of perspiration.
3. The waste heat from air conditioning adds more to the Urban Heat Island  effect.

How many of the above statements is/are correct ?

Which of the following best describes the habitat preference of Dipterocarpus macrocarpus?

With reference to Hoolock Gibbon, consider the following statements

1. It is predominantly found in the forests of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
2. Gibbons are generally monogamous, forming strong pair bonds with their mates.
3. The Assam gibbon is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With references to Core sector industries, consider the following statements

1. It comprises 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
2.  The eight Core Industries in decreasing order of their weightage: Electricity > Refinery Products > Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural gas> Cement> Fertilizers.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Agnibaan SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator (SOrTeD)

1. It is the world's first 3D-printed rocket into space.
2. It has been launched by ISRO recently.
3. 3D printing is also known as subtractive manufacturing.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?