Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 19-10-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Scandium Nitride (ScN) is a rock-salt semiconductor with high thermal stability, robustness and electronic properties.

Statement-II: Single-crystalline scandium nitride (ScN) can emit, detect and modulate infrared light with high efficiencies.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

1. It is the global organization of national parliaments that aids to promote peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue.
2. India is one of the associate member of the union.
3. The Governing Council is the administrative and policy-making body that is empowered to elect the President and Secretary General of the union.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Malabar Grey Hornbill

1. It is one of the nine species of hornbills that are found in India and endemic to India.
2. This species prefers the higher terrain with dense tree cover.
3. It is listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

4) Pyrocystis noctiluca, sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with?

5) Consider the following statements:

1. A marine heatwave is a period of unusually high ocean temperatures and is defined by its duration and intensity.
2. The “twilight zone” of oceans is situated between 200 and 1,000 metres across the ocean.
3. In the deep ocean, atmospheric factors are responsible for temperature changes.

How many of the statements given above are correct?