UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions - 11-12 August 2024

1. Which of the following agencies issue guidelines regarding the naming of unnamed features within the territorial sea?

(a) International Hydrographic Organization

(b) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

(c) International Seabed Authority

(d) International Maritime Organisation

2. Which of the following discontinuities separate Outer core and Inner core?

(a) Guttenberg discontinuity

(b) Lehman discontinuity

(c) Mohorovic discontinuity

(d) Conorod discontinuity

3. Annapurti, India’s first 24/7 Grain ATM, is designed and developed by

(a) World Food Programme India

(b) FSSAI

(c) Ministry of Food Processing Industries

(d) Food Corporation of India

4. Consider the following statements regarding Vijayanagara Empire:

It was founded by Krishnadevaraya during 15^th century.
It was declined with Battle of Thalikkotta, 1565 in which Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Deccan sultanates.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Consider the following statements regarding meteor showers:

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through the debris left behind by a comet or asteroid.
The Perseid meteor shower is known for producing fireballs, which are larger and brighter meteors.

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

UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 11-12 August 2024