Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 03-04-2023 (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements with respect to Antarctic Circulation:
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the largest wind-driven current on Earth.
ACC is the only current that connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Indian Oceans.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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b.
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d.
Answer : c
Antarctic Circulation
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean, an unbroken body of water with a rushing current that both isolates Antarctica’s coastal ocean and provides essential chemical nutrients for the Antarctic ecosystem.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the largest wind-driven current on Earth.
It is the only current that goes all the way around our planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
It is driven by strong westerly winds and creates some of the roughest seas in the world.
ACC is the only current in the global ocean to close upon itself in a circumpolar loop.
ACC is the primary means of inter-basin exchange of heat, carbon dioxide, chemicals, biology and other tracers.
2) Consider the following statements with respect to the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX):
The Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission is a space plane with a low lift-to-drag ratio.
It is jointly developed by NASA and ISRO under the NISAR mission.
The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga of Karnataka.
LEX is a critical component of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme.
Reusable Launch Vehicle–Technology Demonstration Programme is a series of technology demonstration missions that has been conceived by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
RLV-LEX involves taking an unmanned, winged prototype to an altitude of about 2.3 km to 2.4 km on a helicopter.
TSTO – It is s a first step towards realizing a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) re-usable launch vehicle.
A two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) or two-stage rocket launch vehicle is a spacecraft in which two distinct stages provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity.
It is intermediate between a three-stage-to-orbit launcher and a hypothetical single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launcher.
3) Consider the following statements with respect to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):
It is a free trade agreement based around the countries in the Pacific Rim.
India is the first non-pacific country to join the trade pact.
The members of the CPTPP include US, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a free trade pact based around the Pacific Rim.
The CPTPP was signed by the 11 countries on 8 March 2018 in Santiago, Chile.
CPTPP is a free trade agreement (FTA) that was agreed in 2018 between 11 countries.
The countries are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
The CPTPP recognises the challenges facing Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in establishing export markets, and includes outcomes to help make this task easier in the CPTPP region.
Britain will become the 12th member, and the first to join since the partnership since its inception.
4) Consider the following statements with respect to SNAP 10A:
It is the world’s first nuclear reactor in space, to generate electricity.
It is NASA’s first and only space nuclear reactor.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
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b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
SNAP 10A
It is was launched on April 3, 1965.
SNAP-10A was the world’s first operational nuclear reactor in space.
While it still remains in orbit, it was operational for just 43 days.
The U.S.’ first and only known space nuclear reactor, the SNAP-10A was the result of the government-sponsored System for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) programme, also known as SNAPSHOT for Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power Shot.
In the case of SNAP-10A, the objective was to produce at least 500 watts of electricity for a year or longer.
5) This national park is the natural habitat of the Nilgiri Tahr. The park is characterised by grasslands and shola forests. The highest peak south of the Himalayas is located in this national park. The above characteristics best describe which of the following national parks?
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b.
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Answer : c
Eravikulam National Park
It was declared a Sanctuary in 1975 with the intention of protecting the indigenous population of Nilgiri Tahr.
However, in 1978, it was declared as a National Park considering it’s ecological, faunal, and geomorphological and Zoological Significance.
This is also the land of Neelakurinji, the flower that blooms once in twelve years.
With the highest peak south of the Himalayas, the Anamudi, located here.
