05-Jun-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 :

1. It froze the status of places of worship as they stood on the day of independence of India.
2. The act exempts its own applicability to the Ayodhya dispute involving Ram janmabhoomi movement.
3. The act applies to all places of worship which is an ancient and historical monument, or an archaeological site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

KAVACH is related to—

Which of the following statements regarding Railway Board is/are incorrect?

1. It is a statutory body established by an Act of the Parliament in 1951.
2. Currently it consists of a chairman and not more than ten members.
3. Each member of the board oversees one of the 10 verticals of the railways while the chairman oversees finances.

Select the correct option using the code given below:

Shanan hydropower project is being contested between the 2 states/UT of—

In which place in India do we mostly find below sea level farming, which is included in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) of FAO?

Consider the following statements, with respect to planned dedicated freight corridor

1. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor connects Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai

2. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor connects Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni in West Bengal

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

La Nina is suspected to cause floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?

1. La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean, whereas El Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

2. El Nino has adverse effect on South- West monsoon in  India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Which of the following committee(s) is/were constituted by government for the advancement of Railways

1. Sam Pitroda Committee 

2. Bibek Debroy Committee

3. Kakodkar Committee

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‘Currency and Finance Report’ is published by which organisation/Ministry

Which of the following countries are a part of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus  (OPEC+)

1. Mexico
2.  Oman
3. Russia
4. Bahrain

Select the correct answer using the code given below