UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 08 February 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Anabatic winds are downslope winds created when the mountain surface is colder than the surrounding air and create a downslope wind.
2. Katabatic winds are upslope winds driven by warmer surface temperatures on a mountain slope than the surrounding air column.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Kariyachalli Island Restoration Project is a part of the Kerala Coastal Restoration Mission
2. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park is located in Tamil Nadu

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

3. Consider the following statements regarding PSLV-C58 Mission:

1. It is developed by ISRO with an aim to investigate the polarization of intense X-ray sources.
2. XPoSat was launched by PSLV-C58 into westward low inclination orbit.

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