Weekly Current Affairs: Quizzes, 01 to 06 July 2024

Q.1. Which of the following species of turtle that is Critically endangered as per IUCN status, but endemic to India's north east and is densely populated in some temple ponds of Assam, West Bengal and Tripura? 

Q.2.In the first week of April 2024, Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe and among the world's most active and iconic volcanoes, started sending up almost perfect rings of smoke into the air that scientists refer to as_

Q.3. Which of the following is not a reason for declining fertility rates in Asian countries?

Q.4.What is the name of smallest national park of India covering only 2 sq. miles, and located in Andaman and Nicobar Island?

Q.5. Guayaquil, was in the news due to gangwars. This city is located in which country?

Q.6. Consider the following w.r.t. Cryogenics:

1. Cryogenics deals with thermal conditions in which even the substances that we encounter in our daily life as are gases- such as hydrogen, Nitrogen and air Liquid.
2. This field typically uses helium and Nitrogen as the cryogenic fluid- the thing that cools a substance.

III. Hydrogen is one of the best rocket fuels in liquid state (It powered third stage of ISRO's, LVM-3-socket).

1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices used in medical diagnostics use cryogenic fluids to cool their magnets. 

Select the Correct statement/s:

Q.7. Which of the following statements are correct regarding food fortification in India?

1. Iron, Vitamin B-12, Folic acid is added in rice and wheat flour.
2. Vitamin A & D is added in Milk & edible oils.

III. Iodine & Iron is added in double fortified salt.

Select the Correct statement/s:

Q.8. Consider the following w.r.t. Golden Rice with beta carotene:

1. Golden rice is a new type of rice that contains beta carotene (provitamin A, a plant pigment that the body converts into vitamin A as needed) This pigment is what gives this grain its yellow- orange or Golden colour.
2. The term biofortified rice is used for rice grains having significant quantities of- micronutrients like zinc.

III. Golden rice can also be considered a form of biofortified rice. Its a bioengineered crop. 

Select the correct statement/s:

Q.9. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Arctic mission?

1. In december 2023, four Indian scientists reached in Oslo for acclimatisation for India's maiden winter expedition at the Arctic.
2. In March 2024. India's first winter expedition to Arctic came to successful end.

III. Himadri is India's research station in the International Arctic Research Base at Svalbard in Norway.

Select the Correct statement/s:

Q.10. Consider the following w.r.t. largest global emitters of CO2, by Country:

1. China was the biggest emitter (31%).
2. Throughout history, major events such as wars and recessions have caused emission Levels to fall.

III. In 2020, COVID-19 led to a drop in CO2 emissions

4. Global per capita CO2 emissions averaged 4.66 MT in 2022.
5. Qatar has the largest per capita CO2 emissions worldwide, at > 37 MT per person.

Select the correct option: