Posted in Current Affairs Quiz UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 16 April 2024 April 16, 2024 Leave a comment 1. Consider the following statements regarding Volcanic Vortex Rings: They are generated when water vapor is released rapidly through a vent in the volcanic crater and remains in the air for a few minutes. The presence of these rings does not necessarily indicate an imminent volcanic eruption. Which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. Black softshell turtles, recently in news, are primarily found in: (a) Western Coastal Plains (b) Kutch region (c) Indus and its tributaries (d) Brahmaputra and its tributaries 3. Shetkaryacha Aasud, a book that comment on the terrible condition of agriculture in India and its detrimental impact on the masses, was written by: (a) Gopal Baba Walangkar (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 4. In the context of the Radiation Therapy facility, which of the following statements is not correct? (a) In it, cancerous cells are killed by exposing them to ionizing radiations. (b) It is more efficient than the proton therapy. (c) It uses X-rays, gamma rays, high-energy electrons or heavy particles. (d) None of the above Loading … Related