05-Feb-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Operation Rahat was associated with which of the following two countries?

With reference to the PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan), consider the following statements:

1. It was launched by Ministry of Agriculture and Family welfare.
2. It aims to enable farmers to set up solar power generation capacity on their arid lands and to sell it to the grid.
3. It incentivises the farmers to sell surplus solar energy to the states, which in turn will augment their income.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Chief Economic Advisor is the ex-officio cadre controlling authority of the Indian Economic Service.
2. The main role of Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) is to produce an Economic Survey.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Stellar Black Hole is formed by the collapse of a single massive star.
2. Black Holes play a role in the formation and evolution of galaxies and the distribution of matter throughout the universe.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Hanumantha Rao Committee was associated with which of the following:

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Aldabra Rail’

1. It lives on a coral atoll off the southeast coast of Africa.
2. It's about the size of a chicken, with a flecked grey back, a rusty red head and chest, and a white throat.
3. Recently, Aldabra Rail has been declared extinct from earth.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Forest Owlet’

1. It is endemic to the forests of central India.
2. It was first described in 1873 and as it was not sighted after 1884, it is considered extinct.
3. As per IUCN’s Red List, it has extinct in the wild status.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, ‘Obelisks’ was in the news. It is a type of

Recently ‘Trichoglossum’ was in the news. It is species of which one of the following?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Atmospheric Rivers’

1. They are long, concentrated regions in the atmosphere that transport moist air from the tropics to higher latitudes.
2. Only one atmospheric river can form across the globe at a time, due to the large extent of area covered by them.
3. Although they are the largest source of rain, they do not play any direct role in bringing flash floods, mudslides, or any other natural hazards.

How many of the statements are not correct?