02nd February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
The Jamui mines of Bihar recently found mention in news because
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
As per a GSI survey, 222.88 million tonnes of gold reserve are present in Jamui. As per National Mineral Inventory data, total reserves of gold ore (primary) have been estimated at 501.83 million tonnes. States with largest gold resources: Bihar (44%), Rajasthan (25%), Karnataka (21%), West Bengal (3%), Andhra Pradesh (3%), Jharkhand (2 %).
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
As per a GSI survey, 222.88 million tonnes of gold reserve are present in Jamui. As per National Mineral Inventory data, total reserves of gold ore (primary) have been estimated at 501.83 million tonnes. States with largest gold resources: Bihar (44%), Rajasthan (25%), Karnataka (21%), West Bengal (3%), Andhra Pradesh (3%), Jharkhand (2 %).
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The specie ‘Thiomargarita Magnifica’ recently seen in news for:
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Thiomargarita Magnifica
• The bacteria was discovered in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Caribbean.
• Named Thiomargarita Magnifica, they live by oxidizing sulfur and are 50 times bigger than any other known bacteria.
• “What is very unique about the T. Magnifica is that the entire filament, which is among the longest filaments in the mangrove, is just one cell”.
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Thiomargarita Magnifica
• The bacteria was discovered in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Caribbean.
• Named Thiomargarita Magnifica, they live by oxidizing sulfur and are 50 times bigger than any other known bacteria.
• “What is very unique about the T. Magnifica is that the entire filament, which is among the longest filaments in the mangrove, is just one cell”.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
The term Avulsion in rivers often seen in news is specifically a:
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Avulsion in Rivers
• Avulsion means a sudden cutting off of land by flood or change in course of a body of water. Avulsions are rare, occurring only once a decade or century, or even less.
• Avulsions are infrequent in nature compared to more frequent extreme weather events and the effect of sea-level rise.
• Rivers lining tropical and desert regions are more prone to avulsions.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Avulsion in Rivers
• Avulsion means a sudden cutting off of land by flood or change in course of a body of water. Avulsions are rare, occurring only once a decade or century, or even less.
• Avulsions are infrequent in nature compared to more frequent extreme weather events and the effect of sea-level rise.
• Rivers lining tropical and desert regions are more prone to avulsions.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
The Isle of Wight recently seen in news is located in:
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Palaeontologists have found the skeletal remains of the Europe’s largest meat-eating dinosaur on Isle of Wight.
• It is a county and the largest and second-most populous island of England. It is part of the historic county of Hampshire.
• The island lies off the south coast of England in the English Channel.
• It is separated from the mainland by a deep strait known as The Solent.
• The administrative centre of the unitary authority of the Isle of Wight is Newport.
• The backbone of the island is formed by a chalk ridge that extends across the entire breadth of the island, from Culver Cliff in the east to the Needles in the west.
• It is designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Palaeontologists have found the skeletal remains of the Europe’s largest meat-eating dinosaur on Isle of Wight.
• It is a county and the largest and second-most populous island of England. It is part of the historic county of Hampshire.
• The island lies off the south coast of England in the English Channel.
• It is separated from the mainland by a deep strait known as The Solent.
• The administrative centre of the unitary authority of the Isle of Wight is Newport.
• The backbone of the island is formed by a chalk ridge that extends across the entire breadth of the island, from Culver Cliff in the east to the Needles in the west.
• It is designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements with reference to the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA):
1. Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine and Thymine.
2. The structure of DNA is a single strand whereas RNA is a double strand molecule.
3. DNA is the chemical basis of heredity and have the coded message for proteins to be synthesized in the cell.
4. Cellular organisms use messenger RNA (mRNA) to convey genetic information that directs synthesis of specific proteins.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 3 and 4 are correct, 1 is not correct.
DNA and RNA
• It has been observed that nucleus of a living cell is responsible for this transmission of inherent characters, also called heredity.
• The particles in nucleus of the cell, responsible for heredity, are called chromosomes which are made up of proteins and another type of biomolecules called nucleic acids.
• Nucleic acids are responsible for the transfer of characters from parents to off springs. There are two types of nucleic acids — DNA and RNA.
• A nucleic acid containing deoxyribose is called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) while that which contains ribose is called ribonucleic acid (RNA).
• Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine and Cytosine. The fourth base is Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 3 and 4 are correct, 1 is not correct.
DNA and RNA
• It has been observed that nucleus of a living cell is responsible for this transmission of inherent characters, also called heredity.
• The particles in nucleus of the cell, responsible for heredity, are called chromosomes which are made up of proteins and another type of biomolecules called nucleic acids.
• Nucleic acids are responsible for the transfer of characters from parents to off springs. There are two types of nucleic acids — DNA and RNA.
• A nucleic acid containing deoxyribose is called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) while that which contains ribose is called ribonucleic acid (RNA).
• Both DNA and RNA contain Adenine, Guanine and Cytosine. The fourth base is Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements with reference to the monkeypox:
1. It is a bacterial zoonotic disease and is identified as a pox-like disease among monkeys.
2. In the early stage of the disease, Monkeypox can be distinguished from smallpox because the lymph gland gets enlarged.
3. Human-to-human transmission can result from close contact with infected respiratory tract secretions, skin lesions of an infected person.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 is not correct.
Monkeypox
• It is a viral zoonotic disease (transmission from animals to humans) and is identified as a pox-like disease among monkeys hence it is named Monkeypox. It is endemic to Nigeria.
• It is caused by monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• The natural host of the virus remains undefined. But the disease has been reported in many animals.
• Animals known to be sources of Monkeypox virus include monkeys and apes, a variety of rodents (including rats, mice, squirrels and prairie dogs) and rabbits.
• Infected people break out in a rash that looks a lot like chicken pox. But the fever, malaise, and headache from Monkeypox are usually more severe than in chicken pox infection.
• In the early stage of the disease, Monkeypox can be distinguished from smallpox because the lymph gland gets enlarged.
Incorrect
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 is not correct.
Monkeypox
• It is a viral zoonotic disease (transmission from animals to humans) and is identified as a pox-like disease among monkeys hence it is named Monkeypox. It is endemic to Nigeria.
• It is caused by monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• The natural host of the virus remains undefined. But the disease has been reported in many animals.
• Animals known to be sources of Monkeypox virus include monkeys and apes, a variety of rodents (including rats, mice, squirrels and prairie dogs) and rabbits.
• Infected people break out in a rash that looks a lot like chicken pox. But the fever, malaise, and headache from Monkeypox are usually more severe than in chicken pox infection.
• In the early stage of the disease, Monkeypox can be distinguished from smallpox because the lymph gland gets enlarged.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Recently, a domestic aircraft landed at Kishangarh airport, using an approach process guided by India’s own satellite-based augmentation system named GAGAN, or GPS-aided GEO Augmented Navigation. In this regard consider the following statements:
1. It is a Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) developed collaboratively by ISRO as well as AAI to provide the best available navigational services.
2. Its primary objective is to establish, deploy and certify satellite based augmentation system for safety-of-life civil aviation applications for the Indian air space.
3. It will enable transition of the air traffic management system to satellite-based seamless navigation across continents covering the airspace from Australia to Africa as well as west Asia to China and Russia.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
All the statements are correct.
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)
• It is an initiative by the Indian government to provide the country’s first satellite-based navigation systems. It is a system that provides reference signals to enhance the precision of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver.
• Its primary objective is to establish, deploy and certify satellite-based augmentation system for safety-of-life civil aviation applications for the Indian air space.
• It plays an important role in safety of life applications in transport, sensitive commercial applications and liability-critical applications needing legal course.
• It offers free enhanced satellite navigation signals by correcting deviancies in GPS signals by deploying ground based navigational infrastructure.
Incorrect
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
All the statements are correct.
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)
• It is an initiative by the Indian government to provide the country’s first satellite-based navigation systems. It is a system that provides reference signals to enhance the precision of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver.
• Its primary objective is to establish, deploy and certify satellite-based augmentation system for safety-of-life civil aviation applications for the Indian air space.
• It plays an important role in safety of life applications in transport, sensitive commercial applications and liability-critical applications needing legal course.
• It offers free enhanced satellite navigation signals by correcting deviancies in GPS signals by deploying ground based navigational infrastructure.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Recently, the Foreign Ministers meet of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Tashkent. In this regard, consider the following statements:
1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2011 as a multilateral association to ensure security and maintain stability across the vast Eurasian region.
2. SCO-RATS is a permanent body of the SCO and is intended to facilitate coordination and interaction between the SCO member states in the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism.
3. India and Pakistan became members of SCO in 2017.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 is not correct.
Counter-terror officials of Pakistan, Russia, China and four Central Asian countries met in Delhi at the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terror Structure (SCO-RATS) talks, the first such event in India since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s transgressions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001 as a multilateral association to ensure security and maintain stability across the vast Eurasian region.
• It envisages joining forces to counteract emerging challenges and threats, and enhance trade, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
• The SCO Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003. The SCO’s official languages are Russian and Chinese.
• SCO Secretariat is in Beijing.
• India and Pakistan became members in 2017.
• Member countries: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan.
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS-SCO):
• SCO-RATS is a permanent body of the SCO and is intended to facilitate coordination and interaction between the SCO member states in the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism.
Incorrect
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 is not correct.
Counter-terror officials of Pakistan, Russia, China and four Central Asian countries met in Delhi at the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Regional Anti-Terror Structure (SCO-RATS) talks, the first such event in India since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s transgressions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001 as a multilateral association to ensure security and maintain stability across the vast Eurasian region.
• It envisages joining forces to counteract emerging challenges and threats, and enhance trade, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
• The SCO Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003. The SCO’s official languages are Russian and Chinese.
• SCO Secretariat is in Beijing.
• India and Pakistan became members in 2017.
• Member countries: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan.
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS-SCO):
• SCO-RATS is a permanent body of the SCO and is intended to facilitate coordination and interaction between the SCO member states in the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements with reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):
1. It was established by all the countries bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
2. NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defense and security-related issues to solve problems and prevent conflict.
3. NATO’s protection also extends to member’s civil wars or internal coups.
4. NATO has an integrated military command structure but very few forces or assets are exclusively its own.
Which of the given statements is/are not correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Ans: (a)
Statements 2 and 4 are correct, 1 and 3 are not correct.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April, 1949, by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• There are currently 30 member states. and Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
• NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means.
• Political objectives: NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defense and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Military Objectives: NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military power to undertake crisis-management operations.
• NATO has an integrated military command structure but very few forces or assets are exclusively its own. Hence statement 4 is correct.
• Most forces remain under full national command and control until member countries agree to undertake NATO-related tasks.
• NATO’s protection does not extend to members’ civil wars or internal coups. Hence statement 3 is correct.
Incorrect
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Ans: (a)
Statements 2 and 4 are correct, 1 and 3 are not correct.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April, 1949, by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• There are currently 30 member states. and Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
• NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means.
• Political objectives: NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defense and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Military Objectives: NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military power to undertake crisis-management operations.
• NATO has an integrated military command structure but very few forces or assets are exclusively its own. Hence statement 4 is correct.
• Most forces remain under full national command and control until member countries agree to undertake NATO-related tasks.
• NATO’s protection does not extend to members’ civil wars or internal coups. Hence statement 3 is correct.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) recently held discussions with India on procurement of wheat as several countries face food security challenges amid the Ukraine war. Consider the following statements regarding the WFP:
1. It was founded in 1961 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
2. World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Peace.
3. WFP focuses on emergency assistance as well as rehabilitation and development aid.
4. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is published by WFP.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Correct
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 and 4 are not correct.
World Food Programme (WFP)
• It was founded in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• It is also a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• WFP focuses on emergency assistance as well as rehabilitation and development aid. Hence statement 3 is correct.
• Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries, where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than elsewhere.
• WFP has been working in India since 1963, with work transitioning from food distribution to technical assistance since the country achieved self-sufficiency in cereal production.
• The World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Peace, for its work in the field of combating hunger and ‘its efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict’. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Global Report on Food Crisis is released by the World Food Programme (WFP) – The Global Report on Food Crises describes the scale of acute hunger in the world. It provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises across the globe.
• Global Hunger Index (GNI): is an annual report jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Hence statement 4 is not correct.
Incorrect
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct, 1 and 4 are not correct.
World Food Programme (WFP)
• It was founded in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• It is also a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• WFP focuses on emergency assistance as well as rehabilitation and development aid. Hence statement 3 is correct.
• Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries, where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than elsewhere.
• WFP has been working in India since 1963, with work transitioning from food distribution to technical assistance since the country achieved self-sufficiency in cereal production.
• The World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Peace, for its work in the field of combating hunger and ‘its efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict’. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Global Report on Food Crisis is released by the World Food Programme (WFP) – The Global Report on Food Crises describes the scale of acute hunger in the world. It provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises across the globe.
• Global Hunger Index (GNI): is an annual report jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Hence statement 4 is not correct.
