Current Affairs Questions

Current Affairs :

Zinc Deficiency In India

Which among the following is the cause of ‘Zinc Deficiency in India’?

  1. Increased carbon emission
  2. Food habits
  3. Preference of coarse grains over rice/ wheat

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
None of these.

Mach Number

Consider the following statements:

  1. Hypersonic flow regime is accompanied with Oblique Shock Waves.
  2. The speed of sound varies from planet to planet.
  3. Mach number appears as similarity parameter in equations of compressible flow.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
1 and 3 only

Nirbhay Missile

Consider the following statements vis-à-vis ‘Nirbhay Missile’:

  1. It is capable to fly at an altitude as low as 0.1 km.
  2. It is a hypersonic missile developed by the DRDO.
  3. It is not capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Choose the incorrect answer from the code given below:

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
1 only

Titan (Moon Of Saturn)

Findings suggest that Methane & Ethane present in Titan (Moon of Saturn) is in liquid state, what can be the probable cause(s) for the same?

A. Presence of Saturn Rings

B. Gravitational Pull of Saturn

C. Tidal Pull of Saturn

D. Extremely Cold Climate

A
Presence of Saturn Rings
B
Gravitational Pull of Saturn
C
Tidal Pull of Saturn
D
Extremely Cold Climate

Cassini-Huygens Mission

Consider the following statements about Cassini-Huygens Mission:

  1. It was launched to study Great Red Spot of Jupiter.
  2. It was launched by NASA in collaboration with Canadian Space Agency.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Cassini-Huygens Mission

Consider the following statements vis-a-vis Cassini-Huygens Mission:

  1. Landing of Huygens was first landing ever accomplished in the outer solar system.
  2. The mission found that the Saturn’s moon ‘Titan’ contains many earth-like features such as wind, rain and seas.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Xinjiang Province Of China

Xinjiang Province of China is bordered with which of the following countries?

  1. India
  2. Russia
  3. Pakistan
  4. Uzbekistan

Choose the correct statement from the code given below?

A
1, 2 and 4 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
All of the above

El Nino

Consider the following statements regarding El-Nino:

  1. EI-Nino is merely an extension of the warm equatorial current which gets replaced temporarily by cold Peruvian Current or Humboldt Current.
  2. The process of upwelling along the coast of South America in eastern pacific takes place during an El-Nino.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

El Nino

Which of the following are the effects of El Nino?

  1. The distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation.
  2. Irregularities in the evaporation of sea water.
  3. Reduction in the amount of planktons which further reduce the number of fish in the sea.

Choose the correct answer by using the codes given below:

A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3 only

Indian Ocean Dipole

.With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. IOD phenomenon is characterized by a difference in sea surface temperature between tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.
  2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Nino’s impact on the monsoon.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
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