Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 26-07-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following pairs:

          Indigenous Sports                 States

1. Gatka                             –       Punjab
2. Thang-Ta                       –       Manipur
3. Kalaripayattu                –       Kerala
4. Mallakhamb                  –       Madhya Pradesh

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

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC)

1. The main objective of the committee is to translate government documents into regional languages.
2. It can be constituted in all the cities of the country, where the number of the Central Government offices is 10 or more than that.
3. The chairman of the committee is elected by the Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC).

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The polymetallic nodules found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean can produce dark oxygen.

Statement-II: Dark oxygen doesn’t require sunlight and can be produced in the darkness.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

4) Consider the following statements with respect to NOvA (NuMI Off-axis Ve Appearance)

1. It was designed to determine the role of neutrinos in the evolution of the cosmos.
2. It is managed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report, 2024

1. It is prepared by Agri-food Economics and Policy Division of the Food and agriculture Organisation.
2. According to it, more than half of India’s total population is unable to afford a healthy diet.
3. Asia is the region with the largest percentage of the population facing hunger.

How many of the statements given above are correct?