25-Jan-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Operation cactus is related to which of the following two countries?

Regarding the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), consider the following statements:

1. It is a survey-based measure that asks the respondents about changes in their perception about key business variables as compared with the previous month.
2. The purpose of the PMI is to provide information about current and future business conditions to company decision makers, analysts, and investors.
3. It is calculated separately for the manufacturing and services sectors and then a composite index is also constructed.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Leprosy disease, consider the following statements:

1. It is a neglected tropical disease (NTD).
2. It effects only the children.
3. It is more common in tropical and subtropical areas.
4. It is a chronic infectious disease caused by a type of Virus.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Regarding the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), consider the following statements:

1. It was established by an Act of Parliament called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.
2. It is responsible for framing regulations, guidelines, and policies for the telecommunications sector in India including setting rules related to tariffs, quality of service, and the allocation of spectrum.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), consider the following statements:

1. It is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940.
2. It works under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following best describes the ‘Mpemba effect’?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Bharat Ratna Award’

1. It is the highest civilian Award of the country which was instituted in the year 1954.
2. Nelson Mandela is the only non-India to get the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award.
3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the first person to get the Bharat Ratna award posthumously.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs of lakes and their respective continents

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Election Seizure Management System’

1. It is a dedicated technology platform designed and developed to digitise data for intercepted/Seized items directly from the field through a Mobile App.
2. It also allows Banks to generate QR code-based receipts for case movement.
3. Only central enforcement agencies can use this platform.

How many of the statements are correct?

Recently, an animal named ‘Hercules’ was in the news. It is a species of which one of the following?