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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 11 March 2023
- March 11, 2023
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2023
This quiz is designed to introduce you to concepts and key facts related to Civil Service Exams 2023 such as UPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, UPPCS, and others. This is not a knowledge test. Do not worry if you receive a lower score.
The following quiz will consist of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The questions are mostly based on news stories from The Hindu and PIB, among other sources.
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 11 March 2023
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1. Question
1 pointsGuindy National Park, recently seen in news in located in?
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a) Tamil Nadu
About Guindy National Park:
· Guindy is India’s eighth-smallest national park and one of the very few national parks located inside a city.· It is located in the heart of Chennai’s metropolitan area of Tamil Nadu.
· It is one of the last remnants of the tropical dry evergreen forests of the Coromandel Coast.
· Flora: Tropical dry evergreen forest, Scrub and thorn forests.
· Fauna: Blackbuck, Toddy cat, Civet cat, Jungle cat, Pangolin, Hedgehog, Shrew and black-naped hare etc.
A total of 421 birds of 63 species were spotted during the two-day annual bird census at the Guindy National Park.
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a) Tamil Nadu
About Guindy National Park:
· Guindy is India’s eighth-smallest national park and one of the very few national parks located inside a city.· It is located in the heart of Chennai’s metropolitan area of Tamil Nadu.
· It is one of the last remnants of the tropical dry evergreen forests of the Coromandel Coast.
· Flora: Tropical dry evergreen forest, Scrub and thorn forests.
· Fauna: Blackbuck, Toddy cat, Civet cat, Jungle cat, Pangolin, Hedgehog, Shrew and black-naped hare etc.
A total of 421 birds of 63 species were spotted during the two-day annual bird census at the Guindy National Park.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWho has recently become the first woman to command a frontline combat unit of the Indian Air Force?
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c) Shalija Dhami
The Group Captain Shaliza Dhami of the Indian Air Force has been given Frontline Combat in the Western Sector. She will be the first woman to command a combat unit in all three services. Group Captain Dhami was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 2003 as a helicopter pilot and has over 2,800 hours of flying experience. Women have been inducted into the Indian Air Force for more than 30 years.
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c) Shalija Dhami
The Group Captain Shaliza Dhami of the Indian Air Force has been given Frontline Combat in the Western Sector. She will be the first woman to command a combat unit in all three services. Group Captain Dhami was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 2003 as a helicopter pilot and has over 2,800 hours of flying experience. Women have been inducted into the Indian Air Force for more than 30 years.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich city was the host of the second Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion?
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b) Hyderabad
The second Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) under G20 India Presidency concluded in Hyderabad.
The two-day meeting was led by GPFI Co-Chair and G20 India Presidency and saw participation from Ministry of Finance and Central Bank representatives from G20 and non-G20 countries and International Organisations.Incorrect
b) Hyderabad
The second Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) under G20 India Presidency concluded in Hyderabad.
The two-day meeting was led by GPFI Co-Chair and G20 India Presidency and saw participation from Ministry of Finance and Central Bank representatives from G20 and non-G20 countries and International Organisations. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich country chaired the 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting?
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a) Thailand
Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh participates in the 19th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting virtually from Bangkok. The meeting was hosted under the chairmanship of Thailand. During this meeting, the ministers approved several documents including the Rules of Procedure for the Core BIMSTEC System. BIMSTEC is an international organization of seven South Asian and South East Asian countries. It was established on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. Its headquarters are located in Dhaka.
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a) Thailand
Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh participates in the 19th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting virtually from Bangkok. The meeting was hosted under the chairmanship of Thailand. During this meeting, the ministers approved several documents including the Rules of Procedure for the Core BIMSTEC System. BIMSTEC is an international organization of seven South Asian and South East Asian countries. It was established on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. Its headquarters are located in Dhaka.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Abhra Weapon System
1. It is a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile.
2. It is a high response vertically launched supersonic missile.
3. It is a joint venture of DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries.
Choose the incorrect statements:Correct
b) None
Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile:
· This weapon system also called the ‘Abhra’ Weapon Systemis a state-of-the-art medium-range air defence weapon system. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
· It is a joint venture of DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and is produced at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). Hence, statement 2 is correct.
· It is a high response, quick reaction, vertically launched supersonic missile, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats – missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helicopters.
· Supersonic missiles exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1) but they are not faster than Mach-3. Hence, statement 3 is correct.Recently, the Indian Navy has carried out a successful test-firing of a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) and a ship-launched version of BrahMos missile.
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b) None
Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile:
· This weapon system also called the ‘Abhra’ Weapon Systemis a state-of-the-art medium-range air defence weapon system. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
· It is a joint venture of DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and is produced at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). Hence, statement 2 is correct.
· It is a high response, quick reaction, vertically launched supersonic missile, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats – missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helicopters.
· Supersonic missiles exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1) but they are not faster than Mach-3. Hence, statement 3 is correct.Recently, the Indian Navy has carried out a successful test-firing of a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) and a ship-launched version of BrahMos missile.
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