20-Jun-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)’

1. It includes monetisation of core assets of Central, State governments and their Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs).
2. This pipeline is intended to support investments under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) worth Rs 111 trillion in six years through FY25.
3. The timeline for the NMP has been set to be co-terminus with the remaining period under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Vadhavan Port’

1. It is a proposed Rs 75,000 crore container port project at Vadhavan in Gujarat.
2. The port will be developed as a joint venture by the Adani Ports & SEZ Pvt. Ltd. and the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).
3. The new port has a natural draft of about 20 metres close to the shore, making it possible for it to handle bigger vessels.
4. It will be developed as a Green Port.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following rulers/invaders of ancient and medieval India

1. Huns under Mihirakula
2. Skanda Gupta of Gupta dynasty
3. Gaudas of Bengal
4. Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji

How many of the above-mentioned leaders/invaders destroyed the Nalanda University?

Consider following countries

1. Japan
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. India

How many of the above-mentioned countries are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Consider following countries

1. Albania
2. Serbia
3. Montenegro
4. Bulgaria
5. Greece
6. Turkey

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land boundary with ‘North Macedonia’?

Consider the following statements with reference to Alphafold

1.  AlphaFold 2 predicted the structure of proteins with revolutionary levels of accuracy.
2. AlphaFold 3 can predict protein-protein interactions as well as the structures of other molecules like DNA and RNA, along with the interactions of proteins with all these other compounds.
3. Unlike its predecessors, AlphaFold 3 uses a diffusion model, which is what image-generating software also uses.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. The moon was formed during the Hadean Eon and the atmosphere was rich in hydrogen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
2. The shortest period of the Paleozoic era is the Silurian Period.
3. The name of our current geologic era is Meghalayan era which comes from the name of a state in India, Meghalaya.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

What does the Gini coefficient measure?

Which of the following accurately describes a key aspect of CRISPR-Cas9 technology?

Which of the following statements about the Nalanda University is false?