06-Feb-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Recently, the ‘GRAPES-3’ experiment was in the news. It is related to the study of which one of the following?

Recently, ‘Dusted Apollo’ was in the news. It is a species of which one of the following?

Recently, ‘TOI-715b’ was in the news. It is a/an

Recently, ‘Candida auris (C. auris)’ was in the news. It is a type of

Which of the following cities lie on the bank of ‘Mekong River’?

1. Vientiane
2. Phnom Penh
3. Bangkok
4. Hanoi
5. Kampong Cham

Choose the correct code

Regarding the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, consider the following statements:

1. It aimed to make cities and towns across India clean and free from open defecation.
2. It was launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Coco Islands are a small group of islands in the Bay of Bengal.
2. The Eight Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The State Election Commission (SEC) is responsible for conducting free, fair, and impartial elections to the local bodies within a state.
2. The State Election Commissioner has the status, salary and allowance of a Judge of a Supreme Court.
3. The State Election Commissioner (SEC) is appointed by the President.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Under Operation Neer India supplied drinking water to Sri Lanka to deal with the drinking water crisis.
2. Under Operation Cactus the Indian Armed Forces have helped the government of Sri Lanka in the neutralization of the coup attempt.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Regarding the QUAD grouping, consider the following statements:

1. It is aimed at promoting regional security and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
2. The countries in the QUAD grouping share a common interest in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and countering China's expanding influence in the region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?