28-Aug-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Blow flies, consider the following statements

1. They are the  first insects to dwell and colonize a dead body.
2. They  belong to the family Calliphoridae of the order Diptera.
3. They are crucial for determining the post-mortem interval (PMI), or the amount of time that has passed since a person’s death.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Seethakali folk art, consider the following statements

1. It is a traditional folk dance drama that are  performed during the festival days of Onam in Kerala.
2. The performance was carried out by dalit artists belonging to the Veda and Pulaya communities.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Asian Development Bank (ADB), consider the following statements

1. It is a regional development bank, established in December 1966.
2. It is headquartered in Beijing, China.
3. It  aims to promote social and economic development in Asia and the Pacific.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Terai-Arc Landscape (TAL) , consider the following statements

1. It stretches  between the river Yamuna in the west and the river Bhagmati in the east.
2. It comprises  the Shivalik hills, the adjoining bhabhar areas and the Terai flood plains.
3. About 22% of the wild tiger population in India is found across the TAL, living amid some of the highest human and livestock densities on the subcontinent.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Tuberculosis (TB), consider the following statements

1. It is caused by a virus.
2. Most of the TB statistics for India are collected by the government National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP).
3. NTEP aims to strategically reduce TB burden in India by 2030.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Recently, who won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw in World Athletics Championships 2023 

Consider the following statements with reference to Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

1. It was sponsored by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Mamluk dynasty.

2. It is built of red sandstone, gray quartz, and white marble

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the elements of the Basic Structure as declared by Supreme court

1. Separation of powers between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary

2. Secular character of the constitution

3. Federal character of the constitution

4. Freedom and dignity of the individual

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

consider the following statements, with respect to La Nina and El Nino?

1. La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean, whereas El Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

2. El Nino has adverse effect on South- West monsoon in India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Recently, BRICS nations decided to expands its grouping, which of the following nations are going to be new members of BRICS organisation

1.  Egypt

2. Iran

3. UAE

4. Argentina

Select the correct answer using the code given below.