08-Apr-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Recently, which one of the following multilateral agencies adopted the first of-its-kind resolution on Intersex Rights?

Consider the following pairs regarding the tribes and their respective states/UTs

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Recently, ‘Agnibaan SOrTeD’ was in the news for which one of the following reasons?

Which of the countries share a land border with ‘Sierra Leone’

1. Gambia
2. Guinea-Bissau
3. Guinea
4. Burkina Faso
5. Liberia
6. Cote d’Ivoire

Choose the correct code

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Green Credit Programme’

1. The programme is launched by Reserve Bank of India in the collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
2. It aims to incentivise environmentally conscious practices and promote a sustainable lifestyle through a market-based mechanism.
3. Green credits generated through such actions can be traded on a domestic market platform.

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

With reference to Tantalum, consider the following statements

1. Capacitors made from tantalum are vital for storing more electricity in smaller sizes, ideal for portable electronic devices.

2. Tantalum does not react with bodily fluids and is used to make surgical equipment and implants.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Living wage and Minimum wage , consider the following statements

1. Minimum wage is the minimum income of that helps support a satisfactory standard of living and prevents individuals from falling into poverty.
2. Living wage is the lowest amount of money a laborer can earn as mandated by the law.
3. Living wage can change according to Inflation whereas a minimum wage cannot.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. An increase in the repo rate causes businesses to reduce their expenditure on expansion, which causes stock prices to rise.
2. Higher the repo rate, higher will be the cost of borrowing for banks and vice-versa.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. The pigment melanin determines the colour of the skin which  is produced by cells called melanocytes.
2. The lighter skin colour across higher latitudes is the result of humans adapting to produce vitamin D.
3. Skin pigmentation protects nutrients like folate from being broken down by ultraviolet radiation.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

With reference to Baltimore Bridge, consider the following statements

1.  The Francis Scott Key Bridge crosses the Patapsco River which is in USA.
2.  The bridge leads to the Port of Baltimore, the deepest harbor in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?