UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 22 October 2024

1. Which of the following statements about the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme is/are correct?

1. The UDAN scheme aims to make air travel affordable and enhance regional connectivity.
2. Under the scheme, airlines are required to cap airfares for 50% of the total seats at Rs. 2,500 per hour of flight.
3. The scheme is applicable for a period of 20 years.

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2. Which of the following statements about the Global Family Farming Forum (GFFF) is/are correct?

1. GFFF celebrates the essential role of family farmers in building sustainable agrifood systems.
2. It marks the halfway completion of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) 2019-2028.
3. It is organized under the UN World Food Programme

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3. Which of the following statements about the features of baobab trees is/are correct?

1. Baobab trees are known for their ability to store large amounts of water in their trunks
2. Baobab trees are commonly found in tropical rainforests.
3. In India, baobab trees are found in abundance in the Western Ghats region

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4. Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve, recently in news, is located in the state of

5. The Standard Model of Cosmology primarily attributes the formation of large-scale structures in the universe to: