UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Putin, Indigo, Joe Root, India-Russia summit, PM Modi, SIR, BLO and more

A. Liquid Ethane Pocket

B. silicone based microbial residues

C. Formaldehyde ice crystals

D. sugar

2. Which US city has filed a lawsuit against some of the country’s top food manufacturers, arguing that ultraprocessed foods like Coca Cola and Nestle are responsible for a public health crisis?

A. chicago

B. new york

C. san francisco

D. Los Angeles

3. What position does Dutch politician Mark Rutte currently hold?

A.Prime Minister of Netherlands

B. Secretary General of NATO

C.President of the European Commission

D. Director General of WTO

4. What is the framework of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for regulating the working hours of flight crew called?

A. Aircraft Crew Rest and Rotation Manual (ACRRM)

B. Pilot Safety and Scheduling Code (PSSC)

C. Flight Duty Time Limits (FDTL)

D. National Aviation Fatigue Management Protocol (NAFMP)

5. A two-judge bench of the High Court set aside a 2023 order of a single judge bench canceling the appointment of nearly 32,000 primary school teachers in the state on corruption charges, a significant judgment on an emotive issue just months before the crucial assembly elections. Which state is being referred to?

A.Tamil Nadu

B. west bengal

C. Kerala

D.Assam

6. What replacement is the Central government planning to make as part of an overhaul of India’s urban property registration system?

One. Replacing rough, hand-drawn property drawings with accurate latitude-longitude coordinates

B. Replacing all property transactions with blockchain-generated smart contracts C. Replacing stamp-paper registrations with mandatory biometric video recording

D. Replacing municipal approval letters with drone-captured 3D property scans.

7. Texas-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity will conduct which operation under a new “no-find, no-fee” contract starting December 30?

One. Deep sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumes

B. Conduct seismic mapping for undersea mineral deposits in the Atlantic

C. Deploy autonomous subs to repair trans-Pacific Internet cables

D. Lead ocean-floor biodiversity survey for the UN Decade

Oceans Initiative

8. The Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers. One is INS Vikrant. Which is the second one?

A.INS Viraat

B. INS Vishal

C. INS Vikramaditya

D.INS Godavari

9. India’s Arihant class submarines fall in the SSBN category. What does SSBN stand for?

A. Silent Stealth Breach Navigator

B. ship submersible ballistic nuclear

C. Strategic Sea-Based Navigator

D. Sub-surface strategic batteries Navy

10. Who are the leading American commentators and columnists – and former South Asia bureau chiefs? financial Times In Delhi – is the author of Despite the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India, Who economist What is called the definitive book on modern India?

A. Gideon Rachman

B David Rennie

C. Edward Luce

D. James Crabtree