Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 10-03-2023 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Floating Solar Panels

1. Floating solar panels considered to be more efficient than terrestrial solar panels because of the cooling effect of water beneath that.
2. Floating photovoltaics prevent the strongest winds from eroding the shores.

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

2) Match the following statements with respect to Holi and their ingredients

1. Black   -   Mercury sulfate
2. Green  -   Copper sulfate
3. Silver   -   Aluminum bromide
4. Red      -   Lead oxide  

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

3) Consider the following statements regarding UN High Seas Treaty

1. The treaty was negotiated under the United Nations Convention on Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS).
2. The treaty was agreed at the 2022 UN biodiversity conference.
3. The treaty recently included a provision that every country has the right to access open seas for drilling and trawling operations for catching fish.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements regarding NISAR satellite

1. It is a cooperation between ISRO and NASA.
2. It aims to create high-resolution images of the earth’s surface working on the all-weather.
3. NISAR is the first satellite mission that will collect radar data in two microwave bandwidth ranges namely L-band and S-band.  

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to the facts about Antarctica

1. Adelie Penguins are endemic in Antarctica.
2. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world, it contains no indigenous people.
3. Recently, India’s research station Dakshin Gangotri is become active.

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