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25-Nov-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Consider the following statements regarding Climate­ smart agriculture (CSA):

  1. It is an approach for transforming food and agriculture systems to support sustainable development and safeguard food security under climate change.
  2. Its objectives include adaptation and building resilience to climate change and reducing GHG emissions, where possible.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:2

Linganamakki dam is built on the river—

Ques:3

Consider the following statements regarding sloth bears:

  1. 90% of the global sloth bear population is found in India.
  2. They have the longest claws among any bear species.
  3. They eat ants, termites and other insects.
  4. Their current IUCN Red List status is Endangered (EN).

How many of the above statements are correct?

Ques:4

Which of the following is NOT a language included in the eighth schedule of Indian Constitution?

Ques:5

Consider the following diseases:

  1. Tyrosinemia-Type 1
  2. Gaucher's Disease
  3. Wilson’s Disease
  4. Phenylketonuria
  5. Hyperammonemia

How many of the above are usually considered as “rare diseases” ?

Ques:6

Recently, ‘Mythimna Separata’ was in the news. It is species of

Ques:7

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Investor Risk Reduction Access Platform’

  1. It has been developed to reduce risks faced by investors in the eventuality of technical glitches at the trading member’s end at both the primary site and disaster recovery site.
  2. This platform will be available to all trading members including the algo trading and institutional clients.
  3. It is developed by SEBI with the help of National Stock Exchange (NSE).

How many of the above-mentioned statements are correct?

Ques:8

Recently, ‘AGNI’ initiative was in the news. It is associated with which one of the given fields?

Ques:9

Which one of the following best describes the term ‘digital twin’?

Ques:10

Consider the following statements

  1. She was born in Pathanamthitta, Travancore (present-day Kerala).
  2. In 1950, she became the first woman law graduate to get the gold medal from Bar Council.
  3. She was Supreme Court judge between 1989- 1992.
  4. She served as a member of National Human Rights Commission and also as governor of Tamil Nadu.

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