UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 14 February 2024

1. Consider the following statements regarding Convention on Migratory Species:

1. It is the only global and UN-based intergovernmental organisation established exclusively for the conservation and management of migratory species
2. India is a founding member of the convention

Which of the statement is/are not correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC):

1. AMOC is referred to as the northward flow of cold water and the southward flow of warm water in the upper layers of the Atlantic.
2. Collapse of AMOC may be the first of the sixteen climate tipping elements to be breached.

Which of the statement is/are correct?

3. Consider the statements regarding gravitational lensing:

1. They are small objects or bodies causing the light to curve during gravitational lensing.
2. Stars act as gravitational lenses when they pass in front of more distant stars.
3. Einstein cross and Einstein ring are two types of gravitational lenses.

How many of the above statements are correct?

4. With reference to the autoimmune diseases, which one of the following statements is  not correct?