Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 12-05-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements regarding the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA):

1. The mission is to provide a non-partisan forum in Asia to promote open and transparent elections in the member countries.
2. India is the founding member and current chair, it has both signed and ratified the charter of the Association.
3. Non-Asian countries such as Papua New Guinea are also part of the association.

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

2) Consider the following statements:

1. Single-celled protozoans interact with microplastics in the ocean and cause gastrointestinal and immunocompromised diseases in humans.
2. Infections in pregnant women also cause miscarriage or blindness and neurological disease in the baby.

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

3) Consider the following statements:

1. Section 375 of IPC defines rape and lists seven notions of consent that, if vitiated, would constitute the offense of rape by a man.
2. Under the section, Sexual act by a man with his own wife, without the consent of the wife is considered rape and is punishable.

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

4) Consider the following statements:

1. There are no tectonic plates on Mars and its crust is a giant plate.
2. Marsquakes are caused due to stresses that cause rock fractures or faults in their crust.
3. The InSight mission of NASA is looking for life and what Mars is made of, how its material is layered.

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

5) Find the correctly matched pair(s):

Place                                                         Country

1. Pantanal Wetlands                           Indonesia
2. Demydiv Village                                Ukraine
3. Al-Aqsa Mosque                                Israel
4. Zion National Park                             USA

Choose the correct option.