27-Feb-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Recently, ‘SAMAR Assessment Certificates’ was in the news. It is provided in which one of the following fields?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘G-33’

1. It is a coalition of developing and least-developed countries.
2. As the name suggests, it has only 33 members, excluding India and China.
3. It was established in 1995 at the time of the formation of the World Trade Organization.

How many of the statements are not correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’

1. It is the UN’s leading institution dealing with trade and development.
2. It is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964.
3. It is headquartered in New York, USA.

How many of the statements are correct?

Which one of the following best describes the ‘Hunger Moon’?

In the context of various places in the news, consider the following pairs of places in the news with their respective countries

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), consider the following statements

1. It is conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years.
2. The last survey was conducted in 2017-18.
3. It estimates each household Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE).

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to metal-organic framework (MOF) of Qubits, consider the following statements

1. A MOF is a network of repeated molecular arrangements where the repeating structure has a metal atom or ion with organic molecules attached to it like tentacles.
2. Each tentacle attaches to another metal atom, and the structure repeats itself to make up the MOF.
3. Zirconium is the metal component of the metal atoms.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Personal laws in India, consider the following statements

1. Personal laws are a set of laws that govern and regulate relations arising out of certain factors connecting two persons or over two persons.
2. Personal law does not fall within the definition of ‘laws’ under Article 13 of the Constitution.
3. The validity of a personal law cannot be challenged on the basis of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Baleen whales, consider the following statements

1. They are a group of largest whales which includes Blue whales.
2. All baleen whales have baleen instead of teeth.
3. Baleen is made up of Enamel.
4. Baleen  whales make their sounds with their larynx like humans.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

What is Garbhini-GA2 often mentioned in news?