22-Mar-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Exercise Dharma Guardian is a joint military exercise of India and—

Galathea Bay National Park is part of which state/UT?

 Consider the following statements regarding Shom pens:

1. They are one of the 5 PVTGs (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) of Andaman and Nicobar.
2. Shompen is the only PVTG in Andaman and Nicobar islands with Mongoloid features, while rest PVTGs have negroid features.
3. They also live inside Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Which of the above statements are correct?

The proposed Global Security Initiative (GSI) is led by—

The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) report is published by—

Consider the following geological phenomena:

1.  Development of a fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
4. Folding of rocks

Which of the above cause earthquakes?

Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes:

1.  The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli Scale
2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy release
3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves
4.  In the Richter Scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundred-fold increase in the amount of energy released

Which of these statements are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant but only an international wanted persons’ notice.

2. Red Notice is issued to warn about an event, a person, an object, or a process that poses a serious and imminent threat to public safety

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Navroz festival is mainly celebrated by which community

Consider the following statement about the Windfall tax

1. It is a higher tax rate on profits that result from a sudden windfall gain to a particular company or industry.

2. Indian taxation system has provision for windfall tax.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?