07-Mar-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Total Solar Eclipse’

1. It is a condition when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and completely blocks the Sun's disk, casting a huge shadow on the surface.
2. The phenomenon has no impact on the heat balance on Earth.
3. It is a rare phenomenon, and the next total solar eclipse will not be seen 72 years from now.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, ‘LEAPS initiative’ was in the news. It is associated with which one of the following?

Recently, ‘RAD51’ was in the news. Which one of the followings best describe it?

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

In the context of a post-retirement job for the judges of the Supreme court and High Courts, consider the following statements

1. The constitution bars the retiring judges of the Supreme Court and High courts from taking any post-retirement jobs under the executive.
2. The judges can only be placed as officers for constitutional bodies.
3. There is no bar on a judge to fight an election after retirement.

How many of the statements are correct?

With reference to Rayleigh scattering criterion, consider the following statements

1. It is the scattering of light by the particles present in the atmosphere.
2. According to the law, the amount of scattering of the light is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength.
3. Since blue light has a lesser wavelength than red light it scatters more.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to El Niño Modoki, consider the following statements

1. The sea surface temperature (SST) warming here is largely in the central equatorial pacific region instead of in the eastern equatorial pacific region.
2. It is also known as Central Pacific El Niño or warm pool El Niño.
3. The traditional ENSO linked more closely with the Southern Indian Ocean whereas the El Nino modoki is with tropical  Indian Ocean.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Originally, the Constitution of India mentioned five privileges.
2. The parliamentary privileges do not extend to the president who is also an integral part of the Parliament.
3. Till now, the Parliament of India has not made any special law to exhaustively codify all the privileges.

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

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