Oct 17th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. With reference to Zeolites, Consider the following statements
1. They are aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as adsorbents and catalysts.
2. They don’t occur naturally, rather produced only in industries.
3. They have the capacity to store solar energy.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Consider the following pairs
Tiger Reserve River flowing in it
1. Mudumalai Moyar river
2. Nagarjuna Srisailam Godavari river
3. Pench Pench river
Select the correctly matched pairs:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. With reference to Igla-S missile system, Consider the following statements
1. It is a man-portable air defence missile system.
2. It is jointly designed and developed by India and Israel.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Consider the following pairs
Index Released by
1. Global Hunger Index UNICEF
2. Human Development Index United Nations Development Programme
3. Gender Inequality Index World Economic Forum
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 only
5. DLX-1 which is currently making news is a
(a) harmful pesticide recently banned in India
(b) protein found excessively in certain type of cancer patients
(c) harmful fruit ripener recently banned in India
(d) benchmark crude oil sourced from North Sea
Answer's
1- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/zeolite-oxygen-concentrators-chemistry-in-three-dimensions/article37027644.ece
2- (c)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/mudumalais-killer-tiger-captured/articleshow/87040101.cms
3- (a)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/after-delays-army-air-defence-looks-at-leap-in-modernisation/article37025689.ece
4- (d)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/global-hunger-index-only-39-children-malnourished-says-government/article37041244.ece
5- (b)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iit-kanpur-team-identifies-a-novel-target-to-treat-prostate-cancer/article37028059.ece
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