UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12th January 2024

IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz

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The Current Affairs questions are based on sources like ‘The Hindu’, ‘Indian Express’ and ‘PIB’, which are very important sources for UPSC Prelims Exam. The questions are focused on both the concepts and facts. The topics covered here are generally different from what is being covered under ‘Daily Current Affairs/Daily News Analysis (DNA) and Daily Static Quiz’ to avoid duplication. The questions would be published from Monday to Saturday before 2 PM. One should not spend more than 10 minutes on this initiative.

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question

Consider the following statements about Einstein Probe (EP)

The goal of the EP is to explore the transient and variable X-ray sky, capturing powerful bursts of high-energy light.
It is a joint initiative of Indian Space Research Organisation and European Space Agency.

Choose the correct statements:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Statement Analysis

Statement 1

Statement 2

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· The primary scientific goal of the EP is to explore the transient and variable X-ray sky, capturing powerful bursts of high-energy light emanating from objects such as merging neutron stars and black holes.

· It is equipped with state-of-the-art X-ray mirrors and detectors.

· Unlike conventional X-ray telescopes, Einstein Probe’s unique design allows it to monitor almost a tenth of the sky simultaneously, discovering new sources as they light up in X-rays and enabling in-depth studies of known and new celestial phenomena over extended periods.

· The EP is a mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) dedicated to time-domain high-energy astrophysics.

· It was successfully launched on January 9, 2024, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China with a “Long March-2C” rocket.

Context: China recently sent a new astronomical satellite called the Einstein Probe into space to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe that flicker like fireworks.

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Statement Analysis

Statement 1

Statement 2

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· It is equipped with state-of-the-art X-ray mirrors and detectors.

· The EP is a mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) dedicated to time-domain high-energy astrophysics.

· It was successfully launched on January 9, 2024, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China with a “Long March-2C” rocket.

Context: China recently sent a new astronomical satellite called the Einstein Probe into space to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe that flicker like fireworks.

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a tariff on carbon-intensive products is a mechanism of which of the following organization?

a) World Trade Organization
b) World Bank
c) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
d) European Union

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Solution (d)

Option d

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· It is a proposed European Union (EU) tariff on carbon-intensive products.

· Purpose: To put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods that are entering the EU and to encourage cleaner industrial production in non-EU countries.

· It was adopted on May 17, 2023, and the CBAM transitional period started October 1, 2023.

· It is designed to counter the risk of carbon leakage and operates by imposing a charge on the embedded carbon content of certain imports that is equal to the carbon price of domestic production.

Context: India recently flagged concerns relating to sensitive and confidential trade data of its exporters getting compromised while complying with the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Solution (d)

Option d

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· It is a proposed European Union (EU) tariff on carbon-intensive products.

· Purpose: To put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods that are entering the EU and to encourage cleaner industrial production in non-EU countries.

· It was adopted on May 17, 2023, and the CBAM transitional period started October 1, 2023.

· It is designed to counter the risk of carbon leakage and operates by imposing a charge on the embedded carbon content of certain imports that is equal to the carbon price of domestic production.

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Consider the following statements about Active rock glaciers (ARGs)

ARGs are permafrost landforms in alpine regions that contain significant amounts of ice and move downslope or down valley.
They are found on the young fold mountains including Himalayas.
It can contribute to natural disasters as the region warms.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None of the above

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Solution (c)

Statement Analysis

Statement 1

Statement 2

Statement 3

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· Rock glaciers typically form in mountainous regions where there is a combination of permafrost, rock debris, and ice.

· Over time, if the glacier recedes or thaws, the debris-covered ice can transform into a rock glacier.

· ARGs are permafrost landforms in alpine regions that contain significant amounts of ice and move downslope or down valley.

· Permafrost are thick ground layers frozen for at least 2 years, is at an advanced stage in places like Greenland, Alaska and Siberia.

· ARGs can also be found on the young fold mountains including Himalayas.

· The Kashmir Himalayas are dotted with permafrost structures called ‘rock glaciers’.

· More than 100 of these had ridges and bulges on their body, which indicates that the permafrost in them has started moving or melting.

· Across the Jhelum basin, active rock glaciers store a trillion litres of frozen water.

· ‘Active glacial rocks’ can contribute to natural disasters as the region warms.

Context: Permafrost Zonation Map’, a new study that mapped Active rock glaciers in Kashmir Himalayas shows that it hold significant volumes of water that could cause disaster once it melts.