18-May-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)’ entity

1. It is a non-banking Financial Company (NBFC) registered under RBI.
2. It manages and operates the ONDC network.
3. It is responsible for defining the rules of engagement and code of conduct for the Network Participants through the ONDC Network Policy and the ONDC Network Participant Agreement.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Which one of the followings best describe the ‘Project 39A’?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Orca whales’

1. They are characterized by a black backs with white chest and sides, and a distinctive white patch above and behind the eye.
2. They eat a variety of prey including fish, seals, sea birds, and even whales.
3. As per IUCN, they have ‘endangered’ status.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. All political parties are allowed to freely use state-owned television and radio during polls since the 1998 Lok Sabha elections.
2. Prasar Bharati decides how much time each recognized national and state party will be allotted prior to the start of the election campaign.
3. National parties, all put together, get a minimum of 30 hours of telecasting time on Doordarshan’s national channel, and at least 45 hours on its regional channels.

How many of the above statements are correct?

If Spain is considered at the center and we move around Spain in a clockwise direction, in which sequence the following water bodies would fall?

1. Balearic Sea
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Gulf of Cadiz
4. Strait of Gibraltar
5. Bay of Biscay

Choose the correct code

With reference to Flash floods, consider the following statements

1. They  are distinguished from regular floods by having a timescale of fewer than six hours between rainfall and the onset of flooding.
2. They may also occur after the collapse of a natural ice or debris dam, or a human structure such as a man-made dam.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Resin (Lisa) is the bio-product of which of the following tree ?

Consider the following statements

Statement 1 : The Forest Survey of India (FSI) conducts regular surveys of tree cover but only publishes data on the changes in acreage and not individual trees.

Statement 2 : The latest FSI report says that India’s tree cover has increased in 2021 over 2019.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements with reference to Forest fires

1. High tension wires and abundance of pine tress are the reasons of forest fires in Uttarakhand.
2. Forest fires also occur when people leave burnt cigarettes in the forest.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following pairs

1. Kunchikal falls – Tamil Nadu
2. Nohkalikai falls — Meghalaya
3. Barehipani falls — Jharkhand
4. Courtallam falls — Tamil Nadu

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?