Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 24-03-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements regarding the city of Mariupol:
The city is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius River in Ukraine.
The portal city of Mariupol forms a land bridge between Crimea–which Russia annexed, and Dobass, the separatist-held regions of Ukraine.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
Mariupol
Mariupol forms a land bridge between Crimea–which Russia annexed in 2014–and Dobass, the separatist-held regions of Ukraine.
As of now, the Sea of Azov falls between the Donetsk-Luhansk region and Crimea.
Mariupol city n Ukraine is located in the south of the Donetsk Oblast, on the coast of the Sea of Azov and at the mouth of the Kalmius River in the Pryazovia region.
It is located in an area of the Azov Lowland that is an extension of the Ukrainian Black Sea Lowland.
2) Consider the following statements:
A cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is compulsory in every commercial flight whereas a flight data recorder (FDR) is not compulsory.
FDR records the airspeed, altitude, fuel flow, while CVR records the conversation between the pilots and the air traffic control tower.
In the event of a flight crash, the locator beacon in the black box sends out an ultrasonic pulse both underwater and on land.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
Black Box
Two devices, cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR, are combined in a single unit, the black box, both of which are compulsory in commercial flights.
FDR records things like airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration, and fuel flow and has about 25hours of recording storage.
CVR records the conversation between the pilots as well as with the air traffic control tower only for two hours.
The black box is equipped with an underwater locator beacon (ULB), it sends ultrasonic pulse only underwater, that is detectable by sonar and audio equipment.
ULB does not send pulses when the flight crashes on land.
3) Consider the following statements regarding National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC):
The Corporation will facilitate the monetization of assets belonging to PSUs that have ceased operations.
The corporation will be owned completely by the government of India.
It will fall under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC)
The National Land Monetisation Corporation will be a firm, fully owned by the government.
It will be set up to carry out the monetization of government and public sector assets in the form of surplus, unused or underused land assets.
It will fall under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.
The Corporation will also facilitate the monetization of assets belonging to PSUs that have ceased operations.
The assets of such enterprises are transferred to the NLMC, which will then hold, manage and monetize them.
4) Consider the following statements regarding the Single Super Phosphate (SSP):
SSP is produced by reacting naturally occurring phosphate rock with hydrochloric acid.
The MRP of SSP is decontrolled that is subsidy is fixed but the MRP can vary.
SSP is the second most used fertilizer in India after Urea.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
Single Super Phosphate (SSP)
It was the first commercial mineral fertilizer.
SSP is produced by reacting naturally occurring phosphate rock with sulphuric acid.
This process converts insoluble phosphate into forms more readily available to plants.
Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)
DAP is the second most commonly used fertilizer in India after urea.
The MRP of Urea is fixed but the subsidy can vary while MRP of DAP is decontrolled (i.e subsidy is fixed but the MRP can vary).
