08-Jan-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary’

1. It is a protected area in the Naga Hills of Nagaland state of India.
2. It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng River to the east.
3. It derives its name from the Red Eagle Division of the Indian army which was posted in the area in the 1950s.

How many of the above-given statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Project Veer Gatha’

1. It is a joint initiative of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education.
2. It aims to disseminate the stories of Indian Freedom Fighters among the common people to raise the spirit of patriotism.

Which of the above-given statements are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. It is an indigenous mural art form.
2. This art form dates back to the Meso-chalcolithic period (9000-5000 BC).
3. The Isko rock shelter excavated in Barkagaon, Hazaribagh area also has rock paintings that are exactly similar to these paintings.
4. The region of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand has received the GI tag for this art form.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following paintings?

Consider the following statements

1. It is a tributary of the Bhima River, which again is a tributary of the Krishna River.
2. It originates in Kurvande village near Lonavla, a hill station in the Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra.
3. It follows a course mostly north of the city of Pune.
4. The river has great religious importance, and the two sacred towns of Alandi and Dehu are situated on its banks.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following rivers?

Recently ‘30 Doradus B’ was in the news. It is a/an

Consider the following statements:

1. The goal of therapeutic cloning is to replicate the cells that make up specific organs or tissue types.
2. During reproductive cloning, the entire donor—the source of our genetic material—rather than just a single organ is replicated.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Machine Learning algorithms can analyse data, identify patterns, and make predictions based on the patterns they find.
2. Artificial Intelligence is a subset of Machine learning that involves the development of algorithms that allow computers to learn from data without being explicitly programmed.

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

Regarding the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, consider the following statements:

1. A separate National and State Fund be created to provide financial support to the persons with disabilities.
2. Every child with benchmark disability between the age group of 6 and 11 years shall have the right to free education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Often seen in news, the Global Economic Prospect (GEP) Report is released by:

How many of the following development institutions form/forms the part of the World Bank group?

1. International Development Association (IDA)
2. International Finance Corporation (IFC)
3. Multilateral Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
4. International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Select the correct answer using the code given below: