05-Jul-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)’

1. It is a statutory body formed under Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) act 1998.
2. It only hears appeals against orders passed by the SEBI or by an adjudicating officer under the SEBI Act.
3. It consists of one Presiding Officer and such number of Judicial and Technical members as the Central Government may determine.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

1. It was founded in 2001 in Shanghai, China.
2. Its current member states include Russia, China, and Iran.
3. The organization focuses primarily on military cooperation.
4. English is one of its official languages.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library in India

1. It is located in the Teen Murti Bhavan complex in New Delhi.
2. The museum showcases the lives and contributions of all Indian Prime Ministers since independence.
3. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022.
4. The museum is also known as the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about India’s organ transplant laws

1. The primary legislation governing organ donation in India is the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), first enacted in 1994.
2. The law allows for deceased organ donation only.
3. Commercial organ trading is not permitted under this.
4. Brain death is recognized as a form of death for organ donation purposes.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following countries

1. Austria
2. Hungary
3. Ukraine
4. Poland
5. Czech Republic

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with ‘Slovakia’?

Consider the following statements

1. Sodium is often lost through sweat and must be replenished during intense physical activity.
2. Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium levels in the blood become abnormally low due to dilution from less water intake.
3. The human brain is composed of approximately 75% water.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

What is the primary purpose of reducing duties on input imports?

In wildfire management, what role does retardant dropped by air tankers primarily serve?

With reference to Dicentric chromosomes, consider the following statements

1. They are abnormal chromosomes that result from the incorrect repair of DNA double-strand breaks caused by radiation exposure.
2. These chromosomes have two centromeres instead of one.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

What is biodosimetry used to assess?