10-Oct-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding Living Planet Report:

1. It is an annual report of World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
2. According to the report the monitored global wildlife population declined by more than 70% in last 50 years.
3. The population decline is due to habitat loss and degradation only.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Nobel Prize 2024 in Chemistry is awarded for:

Rice can be fortified with:

1. Iron
2. Zinc
3. B-vitamins
4. Vitamin A

Select the correct code:

Consider the following statements regarding Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS):

1. Its primary objective is to collect data to generate indicators related to education, out-of-pocket medical expenditure, use of mobile and internet, financial inclusion, ICT skills, possession of assets, etc.
2. According to the survey, Kerala leads among states in percentage of households owning a computer.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding EVMs and VVPATs:

1. EVM and VVPAT do not require any external power supply.
2. EVMs/VVPATs are indigenously designed and manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

Consider the following with reference to the ‘Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’:

1. The official motto of ASEAN is "Unity in Diversity".
2. The ASEAN summit is held every 2 years in its headquarters at Manila, Philippines.
3. The Laos was the last country to join ASEAN.
4. The main purpose of the ASEAN Summit is to discuss trade deals with the developed countries.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of ‘The Nobel Prizes for 2024 in Chemistry’:

1. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper only won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
2. The primary focus of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was protein structure prediction and design.
3. Hassabis and Jumper received the other half of the prize for their hand in developing an artificial intelligence model called AlphaFold 2.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Which of the following is a key operational advantage of the MQ-9B?

Consider the following with reference to ‘The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)’:

1. The MPC meets once every two months to review and set the monetary policy.
2. In case of a disagreement among the MPC members on the policy rate, the decision is made by the majority votes.
3. The MPC uses various tools like Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Open Market Operations (OMO) to implement the monetary policy.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The decrease in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) increases the liquidity in the banking system.
2. The Central Bank will decrease the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to combat high inflation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?