20-Dec-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Regarding the Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), consider the following statements:

1. It pools funds from investors and invests them under different categories of investments as specified by the Securities and Exchange board of India (SEBI) for the benefit of investors.
2. They can be formed as a company only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Regarding the ‘Red Sea’, consider the following statements:

1. Red Sea is connected to the Indian ocean in south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.
2. It occupies a part of Great Rift Valley.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), consider the following statements:

1. It is a statutory body.
2. It functions under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
3. Framing of regulations to lay down the standards and guidelines of food safety is one of the functions of the FSSAI.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Ethanol is a biofuel produced from various sources such as sugarcane, corn, rice, wheat, and biomass.
2. Ethanol is 100% pure alcohol.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Geological Survey of India (GSI), consider the following statements:

1. Geological Survey of India (GSI) was set up in 1951 primarily to find coal deposits for the Railways.
2. It emphasises systematic documentation of all geological processes, both surface and subsurface, of India and its offshore areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Recently, ‘TEMPO satellite’ of NASA was in the news. It studies which one of the following?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Sultanpur National Park’

1. It is located in the Sultanpur District of Uttar Pradesh.
2. The vegetation in this National Park is of the Himalayan Tarai Swamp type.
3. It was notified as a Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance, in 2021.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Yogmaya Temple’

1. The temple is situated in the outskirts of Ajmer district of Rajasthan.
2. It was built by a noble in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar II by the name of Lala Sidhu Mal between 1806 and 1837.
3. The temple has a replica of the Goddess Yogmaya, also called the “Pure Goddess.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

The ‘Migration and Development Brief’ report is released by which one of the following institutions/organisations?

Recently, ‘Zero Trust Authentication’ was in the news. It is related to which one of the following fields?