July 12-2024 Current Affairs MCQs

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• The Nagara style’s temples are mainly built on a raised stone platform with steps leading up to them, while Dravida style’s temples are constructed at ground level.

Statement 2 is correct

• The Dravida style’s vimana is pyramidal and step-like, whereas the Nagara style’s shikhara is curvilinear and bulging.

Statement 3 is correct

• Dashavatara temple also known as The Deogarh Vishnu Temple was made during the Gupta dynasty’s rule in India during the fifth century.
• It is among India’s oldest stone temples and earliest Panchayatan temple still existing.
• Panchayatan is a style of temple architecture where there are four small shrines built in four corners and the prime shrine stands big in the center.

Answer: (c) All three; Difficulty Level: Medium

Statement 1 is correct

• Recently, The Board for Loss and Damage fund unanimously decided to call it the “Fund to respond to Loss and Damage“(FrLD).
• This fund was established by COP-27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in 2022.

Statement 2 is correct

• It is a global financial package designed to support the rescue and rehabilitation of countries experiencing the severe impacts of climate change.
• Developed countries and other private and public sources will fund it.
• The World Bank oversees fund coordination and resource allocation and supports national recovery efforts.

Statement 3 is correct

• Loss and damage refers to the negative consequences that arise from unavoidable risks of climate change, like rising sea levels, prolonged heatwaves, desertification, ocean acidification etc.

Statement 4 is not correct

• The Philippines will host the fund board.

Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Hard

Explanation

The Feni River is not a tributary of the river Brahmaputra

• The Feni River, which forms part of the India-Bangladesh border, originates in the South Tripura district, passes through Sabroom town on the Indian side, and meets the Bay of Bengal after it flows into Bangladesh.

The Dhansari, Manas, Sankosh and Kameng are tributaries of the river Brahmaputra

• The Brahmaputra receives numerous tributaries in its 750 km long journey through the Assam valley.
• Its major left bank tributaries are the Burhi Dihing and Dhansari (South) whereas the important right bank tributaries are the Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh.
• The Subansiri which has its origin in Tibet, is an antecedent river.
• The Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh near Dhubri and flows southward.
• In Bangladesh, the Tista joins it on its right bank from where the river is known as the Jamuna.
• It finally merges with the river Padma, which falls in the Bay of Bengal.

Answer: (c) Only four; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

• Recently, the President of India unveiled the trophies of the Durand Cup tournament.

Statement 1 is correct

• The Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest football tournament & world’s third-oldest football tournament.
• It was founded in 1888 by Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of British India.

Statement 2 is correct

• The Indian Armed Forces have maintained their involvement in the tournament as guest invitees

Statement 3 is correct

• The tournament is held annually in various cities across India.
• The winning team of the Durand Cup is presented with three trophies: the Durand Cup, the President’s Cup, and the Shimla Trophy.

Answer: (d) None; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• It is a biennial multinational exercise organized by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with participation from 20 countries.

Statement 2 is not correct

• The IAF has previously taken part in this exercise’s 2018 and 2022 editions, which facilitates enhancing capabilities in long-distance deployment and supporting integrated operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

Answer: (a) 1 only; Difficulty Level: Medium