15-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Sentinels mentioned in news, consider the following statements

1. It is a family of satellites developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency – JAXA.
2. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed an agreement on sharing data from the Sentinel satellites.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Makran, consider the following statements

1. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman.
2. The Chabahar and Gwadar ports are located in these strips.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Milkweed butterflies, consider the following statements

1. Such butterflies rely exclusively on milkweed plants as a food source for their larvae.
2. The butterflies undertake migration between the Eastern and the Western Ghats in southern India.
3. Double Branded crow is one such milkweed butterfly.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Gaganyaan Mission, consider the following statements

1. It is a mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to send a three-member crew to space by 2023.
2. The spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit (LEO).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Mitochondrial diseases, consider the following statements

1. Passing on mitochondrial diseases from parent to child can be prevented by mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) either before or after in vitro fertilization of egg.
2. A child inherits mitochondrial diseases entirely from mother and not from father.
3. The United Kingdom was the first country to legalize MRT.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not true about Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC)?

With reference to the Gaganyaan, consider the following statements:

1. It is India’s first human mission to space in the Geostationary orbit.
2. It is the space mission which will be accomplished using the PSLV.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Predatory Pricing is designed to :

1. Drive out competitors.

2. Maximise profits.

3. Encourage entrants to the market.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

1. Cambay Basin

2. Cauvery Basin

3. Krishna-Godavari Basin

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to 'fly ash' produced by the power plants using coal as fuel, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Fly ash can be used in the production of bricks for building construction.

2. Fly ash can be used as a replacement for some of the Portland cement concrete.

3. Fly ash is made up of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide only, and does not contain any toxic elements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.