UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions - 19 December 2023

1. Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) report 2023 is released by

(a) Ministry of Finance

(b) Ministry of Commerce

(c) NITI Aayog

(d) Ministry of External Affairs

2. Shahi Idgah mosque, in news, is located in the city of:

(a) Varanasi

(b) Ayodhya

(c) Mathura

(d) Jaisalmar

3. Consider the following statements with respect to Veto Power in the UN Security Council (UNSC):

Only the P5 countries, including china have veto powers in the UN Security Council (UNSC).
The UN Security Council resolutions are legally binding in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements:

Flue gas is the type of gas that is emitted from the flues or chimneys of thermal power stations and various industrial plants.
A Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a bio-electrochemical device that produces electricity by utilizing the metabolic activity of microorganisms.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Term Goldilocks zone has been in the news recently, which one of the following best describes the term?

(a) The limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth.

(b) Regions inside the Earth-like planets where shale gas is available.

(c) Area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets.

(d) Zone between mars and Saturn where asteroids containing precious metals exists.

UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 19 December 2023