19th April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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19th April 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
The Hayabusa 2 is carrying the first extensive samples of dust from the which of the following which sent by Japan way back?
CorrectAns;- c) Aestroid Ryugu
IncorrectAns;- c) Aestroid Ryugu
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2. Question
The Building ‘Kalyaana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of (UPSC Pre 2019)
CorrectAns;- d) Vijayanagara
IncorrectAns;- d) Vijayanagara
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3. Question
Recently in news Mount Vesuvius, answer the following regarding it and choose incorrect one?
1. It is present in France.
2. The Vesuvius is a famous shield volcanoCorrectAns;- c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are incorrect, that’s y answer is C, its is present in Italy and its is a Complex volcano not shield.
About Mount Vesuvius
• The Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore.
• It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc.
IncorrectAns;- c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are incorrect, that’s y answer is C, its is present in Italy and its is a Complex volcano not shield.
About Mount Vesuvius
• The Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore.
• It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc.
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4. Question
The “Luzon Strait” present between which of the following countries?
CorrectAns;- b) Taiwan and Phillipines
Explanation;-
• The Luzon Strait is the strait between Taiwan and Luzon island of the Philippines, the islands recently in news due to typhoon hit in Phillipines.
• The strait thereby connects the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea in the western Pacific Ocean.
• This body of water is an important strait for shipping and communications.
• Many ships from the Americas use this route to go to important East Asian ports.
IncorrectAns;- b) Taiwan and Phillipines
Explanation;-
• The Luzon Strait is the strait between Taiwan and Luzon island of the Philippines, the islands recently in news due to typhoon hit in Phillipines.
• The strait thereby connects the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea in the western Pacific Ocean.
• This body of water is an important strait for shipping and communications.
• Many ships from the Americas use this route to go to important East Asian ports.
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5. Question
The “Turing Test” is related to which of the following?
CorrectAns;- b) Artificial Intelligence
Explanation;-
• The Turing test, originally called the imitation game by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
• A Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being.
• The test is named after Alan Turing, the founder of the Turing Test and an English computer scientist, cryptanalyst, mathematician and theoretical biologist.
IncorrectAns;- b) Artificial Intelligence
Explanation;-
• The Turing test, originally called the imitation game by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
• A Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being.
• The test is named after Alan Turing, the founder of the Turing Test and an English computer scientist, cryptanalyst, mathematician and theoretical biologist.
