15-Aug-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

The main slogan that was chanted by the crowds supporting the INA soldiers during the Red Fort Trials was:

Ques:2

Which of following countries are a part of ‘Horn of Africa’?

1. Ethiopia
2. Somalia
3. Sudan
4. Eretria

Select the correct option from above:

Ques:3

Consider the following statements 

Statement 1: Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans.

Statement 2:  It is caused by the monkeypox virus which belongs to the Retrovirus genus in the Poxviridae family.

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Ques:4

Consider the following statements with reference to the tools used by the Monetory Policy Committee(MPC) of RBI to fulfil its key objectives:

1. Corporate Tax late
2. Cash Reserve Ratio
3. Statutory reserve ratio
4. Repo Rate

How many of the above is/are correct?

Ques:5

Consider the following:

1. Food prices
2. Medical services
3. Energy Prices
4. Education and communication
5. Housing costs

Which of the above are typically considered when calculating Core Inflation?

Ques:6

Which of the following statement is correct regarding S-100 drones:

Ques:7

Consider the following statements regarding nuclear-armed submarines in India:

1. INS Arighat is indigenously built diesel-electric powered, nuclear-armed submarine developed under Advanced Technology Vessel programme.  
2. INS Arihant was commissioned into the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) in 2018 and is operated by Indian Navy.  

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

Ques:8

Bacillus, Micrococcus and Staphylococcus are the types of …

Ques:9

Consider the following statements:

               Statement I: India’s merchandise exports dropped in July 2024 compared to the previous year.

               Statement II: There is a patchy recovery in global goods demand and the freight charges are on the rise.

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Ques:10

Consider the following statements regarding the vaccine DengiAll:

1. It is dengue vaccine which works against all four serotypes of dengue.
2. It is developed by Bharat Biotech.
3. Dengue is a protozoan disease caused by the bite of an infected female Aedes aegypti.    

How many of the above statements are correct?