04-Aug-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements, with respect to Voyager mission

1. It is mission of Russia space agency, Roscosmos to discover dark matter in the space.

2. It is planetary mission as well as interstellar mission.

3. It is Earth’s longest-running space probe.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

BRICS-2023 summit is going to held in which country?

Consider the following statements, with respect to National Green Tribunal (NGT)

1. It is a statutory body which is set up for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests.

2.  The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure but guided by principles of natural justice.

3. It has power to giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Credit rating agencies in India are regulated by which organisation?

Which of the following are notable achievements of the Voyager spacecraft

1.It Discovered three new moons of Jupiter

2. It discovered that Saturn moon, Titan’s atmosphere was composed of 90 per cent nitrogen

3. It discovered that main constituents of Uranus are hydrogen and helium

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to National Family Health Survey (NFHS), consider the following statements

1. It is guided and coordinated by International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS), Mumbai.
2. UNICEF is one among the international agencies which has provided the necessary funds to carry out the survey.
3. The survey is conducted every year.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Aadi Perukku festival, which is a thanksgiving festival by farmers to river Cauvery , is celebrated in which of the following states?

The border between India and Myanmar runs along

1. Mizoram
2. Nagaland
3. Manipur
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. Tripura

How many of the above options are correct?

With reference to Public Interest Litigation (PIL), consider the following statements

1. PIL has neither been defined in the Constitution nor in any Indian statute.
2. The Supreme Court and the High Court under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution, respectively, can hear a PIL petition submitted by any concerned individual.
3. Petitions related to the  pension and gratuity issues would not be considered as PIL.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Indian Sugar Mills’ Association (ISMA), consider the following statements

1. ISMA is recognized by both the Central Government and State Governments as the apex sugar body in the country.
2. It is the first in the country to do pan-India satellite mapping of sugarcane areas in the country.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?