05-Mar-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, consider the following statements

1. It is in Kerala.
2. The world's first thorium-based nuclear plant, "Bhavni," using Uranium-233, is set up here.
3. India’s first indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor is set up here.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR), consider the following statements

1. It is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
2. India’s three-stage nuclear power program  was formulated by A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
3. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is is designed to use uranium-235 to breed plutonium.

How many of the above statements is/ are correct?

What is BHABINI often mentioned in news?

With reference to Cervical Cancer, consider the following statements

1. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer after cervical cancer.
2. The Serum Institute of India in 2023 launched an indigenous HPV vaccine known as CERVAVAC.
3. March 4 is observed as International HPV Awareness Day.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Amrabad Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?

In the context of the ‘Lahore Resolution’, consider the following statements

1. It was adopted by the All-India Muslim League in 1940, which formally called for an independent state for India’s Muslims.
2. The Lahore resolution came after the unfortunate ‘Khaksar tragedy’.
3. In 1956, on the same day, the country officially adopted its first Constitution, which transformed the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Innovations for Defence Excellence-Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO)’

1. It is the flagship scheme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), launched in 2018.
2. It will be funded and managed by ‘Defence Innovation Organization (DIO)’.
3. It offers grants and support for R&D with significant potential for future adoption in Indian defence and aerospace.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’

1. It has been constituted by the Government of India, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
2. The commission consists of one chairperson and three members.
3. The chairperson and members are appointed by the Central Government for four years.

How many of the statements are correct?

Which of the countries share a land border with Burkina Faso?

Consider the following pairs of places in news and their respective countries

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?