12-Apr-25: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

In Indian Constitution, the governor of a state has to refer a bill to president mandatorily in which one of the following cases?

Ques:2

Consider the following statements about ‘KAVACH System’:

1. It is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System (ATPS) by the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in collaboration with Indian industry.
2. It activates the train’s braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per speed restrictions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:3

Which one of the following statements about the Kutch Desert is not correct?

Ques:4

Consider the following statements about the El Niño phenomenon:

1. El Niño leads to a weakening of the Walker Circulation, reducing trade winds across the equatorial Pacific.
2. It generally causes increased rainfall in the western Pacific nations like Indonesia and Australia.
3. El Niño years are often associated with suppressed monsoon activity over the Indian subcontinent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:5

Consider the following countries:

1. France
2. Austria
3. Slovenia
4. Czech Republic
5. San Marino
6. Croatia

How many of the above countries shar a land border with Italy?

Ques:6

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’:

1. ‘Gaurav’ is an indigenously developed precision-guided bomb designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
2. It has a maximum range of over 100 km and can be launched from fighter aircraft.
3. ‘Gaurav’ uses satellite navigation to guide itself to the target with high accuracy.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Ques:7

Consider the following statements:

1. The La Brea Tar Pits in California have yielded one of the richest collections of dire wolf fossils.
2. Dire wolves were identical to modern gray wolves in both size and genetic lineage.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:8

Consider the following with reference to ‘Woolly Mammoth’:

1. The  Fossils of Woolly Mammoths have been found preserved in permafrost regions of Siberia and Alaska.
2. Their closest living relative is the African elephant.
3. Woolly Mammoths coexisted with early Homo sapiens during the Pleistocene epoch. 

How many of the above is/are not correct?

Ques:9

Consider the following with reference to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of Election Commission of India (ECI):

1. EVMs were first used in the general elections to the Lok Sabha in the year 1999.
2. EVMs are manufactured only by two PSUs: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).
3. An EVM can be tampered with remotely using radio frequency (RF) devices.
4. EVMs used in elections are sealed and signed by polling agents after the poll concludes.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Ques:10

The Beijing India Report primarily focuses on which of the following aspects of Sino-Indian relations?