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Prelims Booster - 02-December -2024 | 5 Questions daily| UPSC and State PSC

 1. " E-Daakhil Portal" often appears in the news, it is related to?

a) PAN India admission portal for higher education

b) PAN India admission portal for primary education

c) Resolving consumer complaints online

d) Judiciary portal for online hearing


Answer. c) Resolving consumer complaints online;

India has fully implemented the E-Daakhil portal for consumer grievance redressal, which is operational nationwide, including in remote areas like Ladakh.


2. "Cayirhan Coal Mine" often appears in the news, it is located in which country?

a) China

b) Russia

c) Iran

d) Turkey


Answer. d) Turkey;

Nearly 500 miners have locked themselves in the Cayirhan coal mine near Ankara, Turkiye, protesting the privatization of the mine and associated thermal power plant.


3. What is Dark tourism?

a) visiting places associated with a natural place

b) visiting places associated with death and tragedy

c) visiting places associated with ancient monuments

d) visiting places associated with the Egyptian pyramid


Answer. b) visiting places associated with death and tragedy;

Context: war tourism is on the rise in Ukraine


4. " Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block" often appears in the news, it is located in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Telangana

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Karnataka



Answer. c) Tamil Nadu;

Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block is located in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. It was auctioned to Hindustan Zinc Ltd. and has been controversial because it overlaps with the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site, raising ecological and cultural concerns.


5. The country whose border does not lie in the Baltic Sea?

a) Russia

b) Germany

c) France

d) Russia


Answer. c) France

Context: the cutting of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has escalated geopolitical tensions amid the Russia-Ukrain War.

Surrounding Countries of the Baltic Sea are Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden.

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