UPSC Quiz – 2023 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13th November 2023

·       It is located at 3,810 metres above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America.

·       It covers some 8,300 square km and extends in a northwest-to-southeast direction for a distance of 190 km.

·       It is 50 miles (80 km) across at its widest point.

·       A narrow strait, Tiquina, separates the lake into two bodies of water.

·       The lake averages between 140 and 180 metres in depth, but the bottom tilts sharply toward the Bolivian shore.

·       The lake is 284 m deep at its deepest point, located in the northeastern section of the lake.

·       More than 25 rivers empty their waters into Titicaca; the largest, the Ramis, drains about two-fifths of the entire Titicaca Basin.

·       Forty-one islands rise from Titicaca’s waters, the largest of which, Titicaca Island, can be seen just off the tip of the Copacabana Peninsula in Bolivia.

·       Lake Titicaca is a designated Ramsar Site of International Importance.

·       They emerge when a bacteriophage attaches to a soil-based virus, utilising its “life” for independent survival.

·       Satellites depend on both their host organism and helper virus to complete its life cycle.

·       The satellite virus depends on the helper virus to build the protective shell that covers its genetic material, called a capsid or to help it replicate its DNA.

·       Most satellite viruses contain a gene that allows them to integrate into the host cell’s genetic material after they enter the cell.

·       This enables the satellite to reproduce whenever a helper enters the cell from then on.

·       The host cell also copies the satellite’s DNA and its own when it divides

·       Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign aims to provide a platform for inclusion of women in water governance.

·       Women will be given first-hand knowledge about water treatment processes through visits to Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) in their respective cities.

·       These visits will elucidate the vital procedures involved in delivering clean and safe drinking water to households.

·       The overarching goal of the campaign is to instil a sense of ownership and belonging among women towards water infrastructure.

·       During this campaign, women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will visit more than 550 water treatment plants, with a combined operational capacity of more than 20,000.

·       The phase I of the campaign will focus on:

·       Familiarizing the women with functioning of Water Treatment Plants & water testing facilities

·       Promote inclusivity & involvement through souvenirs & articles created by Women SHGs

·       Familiarizing & educating the women about AMRUT scheme & its impact on water infrastructure

·       Developed by – Indian Railways Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) which costs Rs. 50 lakh per kilometre.

·       Objective – To enhance safety of running trains by aiding loco pilots to avoid signal passing at danger, over-speeding and during inclement weather such as dense fog.

·       RFID technology in tracks – It uses radio waves to automatically identify and read information from a distant wireless device without physical contact or a line of sight.

·       Locomotive components – The driver’s cabin is provided with RFID readers, computer, and brake interface equipment.

·       Radio infrastructure – These are the towers and modems which are installed at railway stations.

·       Working – The 3 components communicate with each other and this is not affected by visual interferences like hilly geography.

·       There is direct loco-to-loco communication regarding location and track IDs, in case if both trains are on the same line.

·       Automatic Braking – After giving warnings and if the pilot does not slow down below 15 kmph then it automatically applies brakes to bring the train to a halt.

·       Coverage – The present coverage for is only 1,500 km which includes 1,400 km stretch in South Central Railway.

·       It is the 4th edition of the BONGOSAGAR and the 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) exercise.

·       Both are bilateral naval exercise.

·       Ships and aircraft from both navies undertook joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), and subsequently conducted maritime exercises to enhance interoperability.

·       Indian Navy Ships Kuthar, Kiltan and Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) Dornier participated in the exercise along with Bangladesh Navy Ships Abu Bakr, Abu Ubaidah and MPA.

·       The ships undertook communication drills, surface gun-shoots, tactical manoeuvres and other exercises that culminated with a steam past.

·       CORPAT-23 also included the maiden Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) drills conducted between the two navies wherein a Search and Rescue scenario at sea was exercised.

·       Regular bilateral exercises and coordinated patrols have strengthened mutual understanding and cooperation between the two navies.

·       INS Kuthar is an indigenously built guided-missile Corvette, whereas INS Kiltan is an indigenously built anti-submarine Corvette.

·       Both ships are part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam, which functions under the operational command of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.