Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 15-03-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Fast Breeder Reactor (FBRs)

1. FBRs can create more fissile material fuel than they consume by converting fertile material into fissile material through a process called nuclear transmutation.
2. India’s first indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is located in Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station, Tamil Nadu.
3. Fast Breeder Reactors belongs to second stage of India’s three stage nuclear programme.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

2) Kasarkod Tonka, an important nesting site for Olive ridley turtle, is located in?

3) Consider the following statements:

1. Refrigerants such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs).
2. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are both ozone depleting substances (ODS) and powerful greenhouse gases.
3. Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol aims to reduce consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 80% by 2047.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

4) Consider the following pairs

            Places                         Relevance

1. Catalhoyuk          –       Neolithic site.
2. Nandankanan      –       Zoological Park in Odisha.
3. Raghanesda         –       One of the largest solar parks in India.

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

5) Consider the following statements with respect to Nematodes

1. They are single celled organisms with no digestive system.
2. Free-living nematodes are parasites that can be unhealthy for plant growth.
3. They are capable to survive only in black cotton soil.

How many of the statements given above are correct?