04-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to National Dam Safety Authority, consider the following statements

1. It maintains standards related to dam safety, prevent dam-related disasters and address inter-State concerns related to dams.
2. It will be headed by a chairman and assisted by five members.
3. The Union government has made Dam safety law as water comes under the union list

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Kaleshwaram Project, consider the following statements

1. It aims to make Karnataka drought proof.
2. It is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Kaveri River.
3. Pranhita river is the tributary of Kaveri River.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Extended fund facility is provided by which of the following Organisation?

Consider the following statements about ‘UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN)’

1. It promotes cooperation among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development
2. UNICEF seeks applications from various cities across the globe to put them under its UCCN project
3. Gwalior is the first city from India to be selected under music category of UCCN

How many of the above is/are correct?

To safeguard the “freedom, authority, and dignity of Parliament” is the mandate of which parliamentary committee?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Kawah Ijen’

1. Kawah Ijen is a volcanic crater lake located in East Java, Indonesia.
2. The volcanos here are extinct and no activities have been seen for centuries.
3. The lake is proposed to be included in UNESCO’s World Biosphere Reserves.

How many of the statements given above are not correct?

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

Consider the following statements

1. It is located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
2. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on September 18, 1990.
3. The sanctuary derives its name from the plateau on which it is situated.
4. The northern part of this Sanctuary forms a major part of the southern boundary of the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.

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

Recently, ‘Gentiana Kurroo’ was in the news. It is a species of

Consider the following statements regarding ‘International Commission on Irrigation’

1. The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) was established in 1950.
2. It is an intergovernmental global organisation concerned with irrigation and drainage.
3. It organises World Irrigation Forum.

How many of the statements given above are correct?