UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions - 30 December 2023

1. Consider the following pairs:

Lime mud – EEZ off Gujarat and Maharashtra coasts.
Construction-grade sand – Kerala coast.
Polymetallic Ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodules and crusts – Andaman Sea and Lakshadweep Sea.

How many of the pairs given above is/are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

2. Neora Valley National Park is located in which of the following state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Odisha

(c) Manipur

(d) Kerala

3. Consider the following statements with respect to Kakad Bhairav:

It is a 66-million-year-old fossilised egg of a titanosaur, a herbivorous dinosaur.
It was recently found in the small town of Karnataka.
The tribes believe that Kakad Bhairav protects their village and makes their wishes come true.

How many of the statements given above are not correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

4. The terms “Astronomical units, Light year, Parsecs”, in news are related with:

(a) Measurement of distances in the universe

(b) Study of celestial bodies

(c) Astrophysics and cosmology

(d) Space exploration

5. Land dispute over the Kuril Islands involves which of the following countries?

(a) China and Vietnam

(b) Armenia and Azerbaijan

(c) Russia and Ukraine

(d) Japan and Russia

UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 30 December 2023