HomeDaily QuizUPSC Daily Quiz | 30 November 2024 UPSC Daily Quiz | 30 November 2024Daily Quiz, November | By admin | November 30, 2024 /5 Daily Quiz - 30 November Tarun IAS offers a variety of courses and resources for UPSC aspirants, including a section for daily current affairs and quizzes. The institute was established with the goal of providing high-quality education and preparing students for the IAS exams. They aim to offer education that is up to date, challenging, and accessible regardless of the student's location or the time of dayTarun IAS emphasizes the importance of Current Affairs in both the prelims and mains of the UPSC exams, offering extensive materials and notes on the subject. Her For the most current and specific daily MCQs related to current affairs or any other subject, please click on the link below. 1 / 5 Q1. When is a tropical cyclone said to have made landfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)? When the outer bands of the tropical cyclone’s winds begin to affect the coastline. When the centre of the storm, or its eye, moves over the coast. When the entire storm system, including the eyewall, crosses the coastline completely. When the tropical cyclone causes a ‘direct hit,’ with the core of high winds reaching the shore while the storm's centre remains offshore. Relevance: Cyclone Fengal, a tropical cyclone, made landfall over Puducherry.Explanation:Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone coming onto land after being over water.As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a tropical cyclone is said to have made landfall when the centre of the storm – or its eye – moves over the coast.Landfalls can last for a few hours, with their exact duration depending on the speed of the winds and the size of the storm system.A landfall is different from the direct hit of a tropical cyclone. A ‘direct hit’ refers to a situation where the core of high winds (or eyewall) comes ashore but the centre of the storm may remain offshore.Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | GeographyLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 2 / 5 Q2. Recently in the news, the Phlegraean Fields are known for which of the following characteristics? A volcanic caldera system located in the Andean region of South America. An active volcanic area near Naples, Italy, consisting of multiple centers within a caldera. A single cone-shaped volcano known for its historical eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79. An ancient volcanic system located under the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands. Relevance: The Phlegraean Fields, now considered one massive supervolcano, are beginning to stir, making the scientific community uneasy.Explanation:Phlegraean FieldsThe Phlegraean Fields (also known in Italian as ‘Campi Flegrei’) is an active volcanic area located in the vicinity of Naples, Italy. Unlike the nearby Mount Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei is not characterised by a single volcano. It is more of a volcanic system, with several centres situated within a depressed area called a caldera (essentially a deep sinkhole or cauldron). The caldera has a diameter of about 12-15 km (7.5-9.3 miles).It was formed 39,000 years ago after an eruption emptied it of magma. According to a new hypothesis, this eruption could have been the beginning of the end of the Neanderthal.One-third of it lies under the Tyrrhenian Sea, between the Italian mainland and the country’s island of Sardinia. It is the largest active caldera in Europe. It is much larger than the cone-shaped Vesuvius, which destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in AD79, and is much more active.Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | GeographyLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 3 / 5 Q3. Which of the following statements accurately describes AUKUS, a trilateral partnership? AUKUS is primarily centered around technology sharing and defense collaboration, with a focus on countering Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific. AUKUS is a trilateral partnership between Australia, the United States, and China focused on economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. AUKUS aims to strengthen the security and defense interests of the member countries through enhanced military cooperation and technology sharing. AUKUS has been formed to specifically address climate change and environmental challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Relevance: The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand cautions that joining AUKUS could harm NZ-China relations. Explanation:AUKUS is a trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Australia agreed in 2021 that focuses on technology sharing in the Indo-Pacific region.The alliance is widely understood to be a strategic buildup in response to, and a deterrence against, Chinese aggression and ambitions in that strategically important area.AUKUS is intended to strengthen the ability of each government to support security and defense interests, building on longstanding and ongoing bilateral ties.Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | IRLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 4 / 5 Q4. Consider the following States:1) West Bengal2) Rajasthan3) Assam 4) Andhra PradeshWhich of the States given above are among the States specifically targeted under the ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ Campaign? 1 and 3 only 2 and 4 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 Relevance: Union women and child development minister recently launched the “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign”.Explanation: ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ Campaign:It was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.It seeks to engage multiple stakeholders in a collective effort to eliminate child marriage in India.It will focus on the seven high-burden states - West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh - and nearly 300 high-burden districts where child marriage rates are high as compared to the national average. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | IRLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 5 / 5 Q5. Black thrips were in the news recently in which context? It is an invasive pest species. It is a newly discovered species of dinosaur. It is a type of rare cloud formation. It is a new strain of the flu virus. Relevance: After a year’s gap, the dreaded black thrips infestation has surfaced in the chilli crop once again around Ballari in Karnataka.Explanation:Black ThripsIt is an invasive pest species. It was first reported in India in 2015 on Papaya.These insects lacerate the tender leaves and flowers before consuming the tissues. Lacerations, especially of the flower, impair fruit formation.It is polyphagous, i.e., it can feed on different plant species.In addition to chilli, it damages crops such as cotton, bell pepper, red and black grams, mango, watermelon, and others.From 2015, the pest has been found feeding on both agriculture, horticulture and ornamental crops and widely distributed across Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.Reasons for its upsurge in India: Absence of natural enemies of this particular invasive pest in the area of invasion for natural control of the pest species and excessive use of chemical pesticides and staggered plantings also might be the reasons for their outbreak.Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | EnvironmentLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual Your score is 0% Restart quiz
