Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 31-07-2021 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Which of the following statement is correct regarding a recent report titled, “Status of Leopards, Co-predators and Megaherbivores in India, 2018”:

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)

1. It is a 3-stage all solid vehicle designed to meet Launch on Demand requirements in a cost-effective manner.
2. It has the capability to launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to DivyaNayan

1. It is a personal reading machine for visually impaired through which any printed or digital document can be accessed in the form of speech output.
2. It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines

1. It deals with generation of biological data and enables exchange of information to promote research and innovation in different research groups across the country.
2. It will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to NISAR Mission

1. It aims to make global measurement of all land masses including the Polar cryosphere and the Indian Ocean region using advanced radar imaging.
2. It is a joint Earth-Observation mission between ISRO and U.S. space agency NASA.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

6) Consider the following statements with respective to Minorities

1. The term Minority is well defined in the constitution however constitution recognises only linguistic minorities. 
2. Article 350-B provides for a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities appointed by the President of India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

7) Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect with respect to Kendu leaf

1. It is one of the Minor Forest Produce and a nationalised product like bamboo and sal seed.
2. Odisha is largest producer of kendu leaf, followed by Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

8) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to Circumplanetary Disc

1. It is ring-shaped accumulation of matter composed of gas, dust, asteroids or collision fragments in orbit around a planet.
2. The disc around PDS 70c Exoplanet possesses enough mass to produce up to three moons the size of Earth's moon.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

9) Consider the following statements with respective to Near-Surface Shear Layer (NSSL)

1. It is the region very close to the visible solar surface, where there is a change in the rotation profile of the Sun.
2. It plays a significant role in defining the nature of large-scale convective patterns that drive the Sun's magnetism.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

10) Consider the following statements with respective to Earth Overshoot Day

1. UN-Environment Programme (UNEP) partnered with World Wide fund for Nature to launch the first global Earth Overshoot Day campaign.
2. Earth Overshoot Day is computed by dividing the planet’s bio capacity by humanity’s Ecological Footprint and multiplying by 365.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?