15-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to PESA  (The Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act  of 1996, consider the following statements statements

1. The Act was enacted on 24 December 1996 to enable tribal self-rule in sixth schedule areas.
2. The PESA Act gives special powers to the Gram Sabhas in Scheduled Areas, especially for managing natural resources.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Makaravilakku festival is celebrated in the shrines of

With reference to electric battery, consider the following statements

1. A voltaic, or galvanic, cell uses redox reactions to produce an electric current.
2. The cell consists of two half-cells.
3. Each half-cell is made of a metal electrode immersed in an electrolyte of that metal.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Madiga community, consider the following statements

1. They belong to an artisan community in Northern India.
2. They are categorised as a Scheduled Tribe  by the Government of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Rare Earth Element (REE), consider the following statements

1. Rare earth elements (REE) are a group of seventeen chemical elements that occur together in the periodic table.
2. All are metals and have many similar properties which often cause them to be found together in geologic deposits.
3. Scandium is one such rare earth element.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Vadhavan Port’

1. The proposed Rs 75,000 crore container port project is proposed at Vadhavan in Gujarat.
2. The port will be developed as a joint venture by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited.
3. The new port has a natural draft of about 18 meters close to the shore, enabling it to handle bigger vessels.

How many of the above-given statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Arrow-3 missile defence system’

1. It is an exo-atmospheric anti-ballistic missile defence system for long-range threat engagement.
2. The missile was indigenously developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
3. It uses two-stage solid-fuelled interceptors to engage short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.

How many of the above-given statements are correct?

Consider the following statements

1. It is the fourth-longest river in Europe.
2. It originates in Russia, in the low Valday Hills west of Moscow.
3. Located in Eastern Europe, the River and its tributaries drain much of Belarus and Ukraine.
4. The tributaries of this river are Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Bilozerka, Drut, Berezina, and Prypiat Rivers.

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

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Recently, ‘Thalidomide Tragedy’ was in the news. What was thalidomide?