22-Jan-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Consider the following pairs regarding ‘India's Border Crossing Points with Neighbouring Countries’

	Crossing points	Neighbouring countries
1	Panitanki-Kakarbhitta	Bangladesh
2	Samdrup Jongkhar	China
3	Kungthang La Pass	Bhutan
3	Dawki-Tamabil	Nepal

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Ques:2

Consider the following statements

1. It is located in Jagdalpur, in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state.
2. It is located on the banks of the Kholaba River (a tributary of the Godavari River).
3. National Park is known for the presence of underground limestone caves with dripstone and flowstone.
4. Tirathgarh Waterfall is located in the park.

The above-mentioned statements refer to which one of the following national parks?

Ques:3

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Atal Bhujal yojana’

1. Atal Bhujal Yojana is a centrally sponsored scheme which was launched in 2019.
2. The major objective of the Scheme is to improve the management of groundwater resources in select water-stressed areas in identified states.
3. The scheme is fully funded by the Government of India by taxing the commercial extraction of water by industries.

Which of the statements given are correct?

Ques:4

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)’

1. Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was established in 1961.
2. It only includes the states that are members of the United Nations.
3. India has never hosted any NAM summit.

How many of the statements are correct?

Ques:5

Recently, ‘Havisure’ was in the news. It is a/an

Ques:6

Regarding the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), consider the following statements:

1. It is established by the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2. It has twenty-five clinical departments covering all aspects of clinical conditions, which include four super speciality centres.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:7

Recently seen in news, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is the initiative of:

Ques:8

Regarding the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), consider the following statements:

1. It is a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) observatory.
2. It will map the entire globe in 212 days.
3. It is a 2,800 kilograms satellite consisting of both L-band and S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:9

Consider the following statements:

1. India was the first country to recognize Bangladesh as a separate and independent state and established diplomatic relations with the country.
2. Teesta river flows from India to the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:10

Consider the following statements:

1. Kuki’s are an ethnic group comprising multiple tribes who originally inhabited the North-Eastern states of India, parts of Myanmar, and Bangladesh.
2. Kuki is not a term coined by the ethnic group itself but is used generically for tribes associated with it under colonial rule.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?