Daily Current Affairs 13-04-22

 

1. Which of the following group of elements contain the noble gases?

A.   s-block

B.   p-block

C.   d-block

D.   f-block

  Answer: B  

 

2. ‘Nadabet Seema Darshan project’ was inaugurated in which Indian state?

A.   Uttar Pradesh

B.   Assam

C.   Punjab

D.   Gujarat

 Answer: D  

 

3. The largest component of Coal gas is__?

A.   Methane

B.   Hydrogen

C.   Carbon Dioxide

D.   Carbon Monoxide

  Answer: B  

 

4. When is the ‘International Day of Human Space Flight’ commemorated every year?

A.   April 10

B.   April 12

C.   April 14

D.   April 15

  Answer: B  

 

5. Which of the following is the correct order in terms of Iron content?

A.   Magnetite > Haematite >Siderite > Limonite

B.   Haematite> Magnetite >Siderite > Limonite

C.   Haematite > Magnetite > Limonite > Siderite

D.   Magnetite > Haematite > Limonite > Siderite

  Answer: D  

 

6. In which Indian state, megalithic stone jars were recently unearthed?

A.   Tamil Nadu

B.   Assam

C.   Uttar Pradesh

D.   West Bengal

  Answer: B  

 

7. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM-DAKSH Yojana’?

A.   Ministry of Home Affairs

B.   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

C.   Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

D.   Ministry of Women and Child Development

  Answer: C  

 

8. Which acid is described as HOOCCOOH?

A.   Oxalic Acid

B.   Acetic Acid

C.   Carbonic Acid

D.   Citric Acid

  Answer: A  

 

9. Dalton’s name is associated with which of the following terms?

A.   Electron

B.   Proton

C.   Atom

D.   Neutron

  Answer: C  

 

10. Which among the following deserts is located in South America?

A.   Sonoran Desert

B.   Gibson Desert

C.   Atacama Desert

D.   Sahara desert

  Answer: C  

 

11. Which among the following is not correctly matched? (Location of some countries)

A.   Benin – Western Africa

B.   Botswana -Southern Africa

C.   Uganda – Eastern Africa

D.   Togo -Central Africa

  Answer: D  

 

12. Mount Fuji is located in which among the following countries?

A.   Indonesia

B.   Philippines

C.   Japan

D.   Italy

  Answer: C  

 

13. What is a river that is either too large or too small to have eroded the valley or cave passage in which it flows called?

A.   Meanders

B.   Flood plain

C.   Misfit stream

D.   Marsh

  Answer: C  

 

14. What is a long winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel associated with former glaciers called?

A.   Arete

B.   Esker

C.   Crevasse

D.   Col

 Answer: B  

 

15. Which among the following communities practicing Transhumance and their regions is/are correctly matched?

Kirghiz – Iran

Gaddis – Saudi Arabia

Bakkarwals – Himalayas

Select the correct code from the options given below:

 

A.   Only 1 & 3

B.   Only 3

C.   Only 1 & 2

D.   1, 2 & 3

 Answer: B