04-May-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to The World Press Freedom Index, consider the following statements

1. It is published annually by Reporters Without Borders.
2. The origin of World Press Freedom Day lies in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration.
3. Norway ranks first in the World Press Freedom Index for the seventh year in a row, followed by Ireland and Denmark. 

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

With reference to the term Kallakkadal often mentioned in in news, consider the following statements

1. It is a coastal flooding phenomenon often seen during pre monsoon periods.
2. In 2012, the term was formally approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
3. It is similar to Tsunami.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

The proposed Kra Isthmus canal would connect which of the following water bodies?

Which of the following is/are located in the South China Sea?

1. Pratas Island
2. Shenkaku Island
3. Paracel Island

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the world's largest importer of vegetable oils.
2. Singapore is the largest exporter of palm oil to India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)’

1. It is a light, multiple-rocket launcher.
2. It is manufactured by Raytheon Technologies Corporation, a US-based security and aerospace company.
3. It requires less than 20 seconds to be prepared for firing, and a full launcher load of six rockets can be fired within 45 seconds.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Shaksgam Valley’

1. The Shaksgam Valley, or Trans Karakoram Tract, is part of the Hunza-Gilgit region of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) and is a disputed territory claimed by India.
2. It borders the Zhejiang Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the north.
3. It was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963 when both countries signed a boundary agreement to settle their border differences.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Recently, ‘Eta Aquariid’ was in the news. It is related to which one of the following events?

Consider the following statements

1. It is a commercial plantation crop, which is grown as a mixed crop.
2. It is a humid tropical crop native to the Amazon region of South America.
3. It is predominantly grown on red laterite soils.
4. Indian states Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu cultivate this crop.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following crops.

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘KAVACH’ system

1. It is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System.
2. It was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in collaboration with Indian industry.
3. It does not contain any Centralised live monitoring of train movements, which is handled by the RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.

How many of the above statements are correct?