03-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Ethics Committee, consider the following statements

1. In parliament, only Lok Sabha has its own Ethics Committee.
2.  The members of the Ethics Committee are appointed by the President for a period of one year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Bharat Stage Emission Standards, consider the following statements

1. The Central Pollution Control Board  is responsible for deciding the fuel standard in the country.
2. The BS regulations are based on the European emission standards.
3. BS-VI fuel will bring down sulphur content by 5 times from the current BS-IV levels.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Biosphere Reserve (BR), consider the following statements

1. It is an international designation by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for representative parts of natural and cultural landscapes.
2.  Research and educational activities are encouraged in core zone of BR.
3. Buffer zone includes settlements, croplands, managed forests and areas for intensive recreation.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) , consider the following statements

1.  It is a survey-based measure that asks the respondents about changes in their perception about key business variables as compared with the previous month.
2.  If PMI of the previous month is higher than the PMI of the current month, it represents that the economy is expanding.
3. It is usually released at the start of every month.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

The DASH diet, recently seen in news, is concerned with

Consider the following statements regarding ‘UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’

1. It was established in 1945 to assist war sufferers after World War II.
2. It was replaced by the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO).
3. Its headquarters are located in Geneva and New York, which acts as center of global operations.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘White Hydrogen’

1. White hydrogen is also referred to as “natural,” “gold” or “geologic” hydrogen.
2. It is extracted from snow molecules using renewable energy sources.
3. It causes no CO₂ emissions when used as a fuel.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Recently, ‘Awaous Motla’ was in the news. It is a species of

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Kra-Isthmus’

1. It is in Malaysia and is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula.
2. It is bordered to the west by the Andaman Sea and to the east by the South China Sea.
3. The construction of the canal has started as a part of China’s BRI project recently.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Recently, which two cities of India have joined the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network?