UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 23 August 2024

1. Dumbur Lake, recently in news, is located in which of the following state

2. Consider the following with respect to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana:

1. The scheme covers all food and oilseed crops, but does not include horticultural crops.
2. The scheme gives flexibility for states to choose additional risk coverages and features.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

3. “Not Many, But One” is the English translation of poems of which of the following religious reformers?

4. Consider the following statements regarding Regional Rural Banks:

1. They are jointly owned by the Central Government, State Government, and a sponsoring commercial bank.
2. They are required to lend a minimum of 60% of their capital to the agriculture sector and other priority sectors.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements about the Kodaikanal Tower Tunnel Telescope:

1. It is used to study the magnetic fields at different layers of the Sun’s atmosphere.
2. It is operated by the ISRO.

Which of the above statements regarding biosurfactants is/are correct?