UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 30 December 2023

1. Consider the following pairs:

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

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

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

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

1. It is a 66-million-year-old fossilised egg of a titanosaur, a herbivorous dinosaur.
2. It was recently found in the small town of Karnataka.
3. 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?

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

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