25-Sep-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements, with respect to OSIRIS-REx mission 

1. It is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission.

2. It collected the sample from near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following historical sites was known as Dwarasamudra

Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed region between which of the following two countries?

Which of the following countries are part of ‘Five Eyes’, an intelligence alliance

1. Australia

2. Canada

3. France

4. United Kingdom

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Recently, which of the following three Hoysala temples selected for the UNESCO world heritage list

1. Chennakeshava temple in Belur
2.  Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu
3.  Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements with reference to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

1. Adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter is one of the core principles of ASEAN.
2. India is not part of the ASEAN Plus Six grouping.
3. India has signed a Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Rajya Sabha.

1. Any Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, needs the assent of the Rajya Sabha to become a law.
2. To ensure continuity, one-third of its members retire after every second year, and biennial elections are held to fill these vacancies.
3. By-polls are not held in the case of Rajya Sabha elections.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Asia Pacific Forum, consider the following statements

1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
2. APEC has 21 members.
3. India and UK both aren’t the members of the forum.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), consider the following statements

1. It was established in 1993 as the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (ICC).
2. India  is not a member of GANHRI
3. Its secretariat is situated in New York.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Sand

1. Sand is categorized as a “major mineral” under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957, and its control lies with the Central Government.
2. The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change has issued guidelines to promote environmentally friendly sand mining practices.
3. Marine Sand Watch is a global data platform which is part of UN Environment Programme that tracks and monitors dredging activities of sand, clay, silt, gravel, and rock in the world’s marine environment.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?