Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 11-11-2019 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to MILAN Exercise

1. It is a series of multilateral naval exercise commenced in 1995.
2. It will be conducted every year at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. For the first time, MILAN 2020 will be held on the mainland at Visakhapatnam.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) With respect to English Channel, consider the following statements:

1. It is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and is a part of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. It separates the island of Britain from the northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

3) Consider the following statements

1. Heliopause is formed by the Sun's magnetic field and solar winds that can reach speeds of three million kilometres per hour.
2. Heliosphere is the relatively thin contact boundary where solar wind of charged particles and interstellar wind collide. 

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

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Orangutans

1. Like humans, orangutans have opposable thumbs.
2. Earlier, orangutans were found throughout eastern Asia including Java, China and Laos but now restricted only to islands of Sumatra and Bornea. 
3. Both the Sumatran and Bornean orangutans are listed as critically endangered under the IUCN Red List.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to

        Places in News – Country

1. Ghumar – Israel
2. Al-Baqoura – Jordan

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

6) Kalapani a place which was in news recently is located in

7) Consider the following statements with respect to Taku glacier

1. It is one of the thickest known alpine glaciers in the world.
2. It is located in Oceania.

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

8) Consider the following statements with respect to Anemia

1. Iron deficiency is thought to be the most common cause of anaemia globally.
2. Anemia Mukt Bharat has the target of reduction in anemia prevalence by one-third of NFHS 4 levels by 202

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

9) Consider the following statements with respect to Black Hole

1. It is a surface in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. 
2. It can be seen directly with special Space telescopes.

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

10) Consider the following statements with respect to Bioremediation

1. It is a process that uses only Bacteria  to remove contaminants, pollutants, and toxins from soil and water. 
2. It is traditionally used to clean oil spills.

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