27-Mar-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding ‘European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)’

1. It is the EU’s law to make the markets in the digital sector fairer and more contestable.
2. It aims to create a safer internet, empower citizens, enhance consumer protections, and foster higher-quality digital services.
3. This act overshadows all the existing competitive laws in member countries of the EU.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024’

1. It lays down the procedure to be followed for the transfer of captive elephants within a State or between two States.
2. It takes away the CWW of States and UTs’ power to permit or reject the transfer of captive elephants.
3. The transfer of captive elephants won’t be permissible unless the genetic profile of the animal has been entered in the electronic monitoring application of the MoEFCC.

How many of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. It is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
2. River Vagu separates the wildlife sanctuary into two parts.
3. River Godavari also passes through it.
4. The sanctuary is also famous for the Sammakkka Sarakka Jathra, one of the Asia’s largest tribal jahtra, taking place here every two years.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following wildlife sanctuaries?

Arrange the following islands of the Philippines from north to south

1. Mondoro
2. Panay
3. Negros
4. Samar
5. Bohol

Choose the correct code

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘District Election Management Plan (DEMP)’

1. It is a comprehensive document that uses statistics and analysis to ensure the smooth conduct of elections.
2. It is to be prepared as soon as the election dates are announced by the Election Commission.
3. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) plan is a critical part of DEMP.

How many of the statement are correct?

With reference to Coal bed Methane (CBM) , consider the statements

1. CBM consists of methane adsorbed into the coal matrix during coalification when plant material turns to coal.
2. It is often referred to as "sweet gas" due to the absence of hydrogen sulfide.
3. CBM is not a  cleaner fuel with higher  black-carbon emissions and investment.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

With reference to Natural language processing (NLP), consider the following statements

1. It is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables computers to only comprehend, generate human language but not manipulate it.
2. Sequence to sequence models are used in NLP.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

START programme is an initiative of which of the following institute?

With reference to Urban local Governments, consider the following statements

1. It was was constitutionalised through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1990.
2. The municipality has a fixed term of 4  years from the date appointed for its first meeting.
3. Notified Area committee is a type of Urban local government.

How many of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements

1. Black carbon is the carbon released through industrial emissions.
2. Grey carbon is the carbon released through the burning of fossil fuels.
3. Brown carbon is the carbon released by incomplete combustion of organic matter.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?