07-May-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

If one is travelling from Somalia to Philippines via sea route along coastline, arrange the following islands one will encounter in sequential order:

1. Phuket Island

2. Socotra Island

3. Borneo Island

4. Sumatra Island

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

With reference to ‘4 per 1000’ initiative, consider the following statements

1. It was launched by France in 2015 at the COP 21.
2.  The aim of the initiative is to demonstrate that agriculture, and in particular agricultural soils, can play a crucial role where food security and climate change are concerned.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

With reference to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), consider the following statements

1. It is a diagnostic imaging technique used in radiology to display more information about the internal body structures clearer than X-Ray.
2. CT Scan is better than MRI because it does not reveal the patient or technician to potentially dangerous radiation.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following pairs of places in news

1. Mount Etna – Active Volcano
2. Afar Triangle — Indonesia
3. Lake Assal — Africa
4.  Barberton Greenstone Belt — South America

How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following products are exempted from GST?

1. Live trees and plants
2. Tea, coffee and spices
3. Mineral water, tender coconut water
4. Puffed rice
5. Contraceptives

Select from the options below

Which one of the following describes the term ‘drip pricing’?

Consider the following statements

1. There are two types of Capital Gain Taxes, Short-term term and long-term Capital Gain Tax.
2. Any asset held for a maximum of 24 months comes under short-term assets.
3. If an immovable property is held for 36 months, it will be counted as a short-term asset.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Recently, ‘FWD-200B’ was in the news. Which one of the followings best describe it?

Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in the news. It is related to which one of the following?

Consider the following countries

1. Austria
2. Germany
3. Belgium
4. Poland
5. France
6. Slovakia

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land boundary with ‘Czech Republic’?