Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 10-04-2025 (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements
Statement-I: Active mobility refers to modes of transportation that use human power instead of a motorised form of mobility.
Statement-II: It include walking, cycling and skateboarding, that are used for travel and not recreational activities.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer : b
Active mobility
It refers to modes of transportation that use human power instead of a motorised form of mobility.
Active modes of transport include walking, cycling, skateboarding, and other non-motorised modes that are used for travel and not recreational activities.
2) The Hadean protocrust recently seen in news refers to
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Answer : b
Hadean protocrust
The Hadean protocrust is the name for the earth’s crust, its outermost layer when it first formed.
Hadean Aeon - The term 'Hadean' denotes the initial geologic aeon of the planet.
Conditions of Earth - During this period, approximately 200 million years after its formation, the Earth's surface was partially in a molten state and was frequently struck by extraterrestrial rocks.
4) Consider the following statements about Biomass Mission
It is an Earth explorer satellite mission designed to map the world's forests.
It was launched by the Indian Space research and organisation (ISRO).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Answer : a
Biomass Mission
Biomass is an Earth explorer satellite mission to map the world’s forests.
Launched by - European Space Agency (ESA).
Aim – It will provide information about the state of the planet’s forests and how they are changing, which will help expand the knowledge about the role forests play in the carbon cycle.
It will also observe the movement of ice sheets in Antarctica, and generate digital models of terrains covered by dense vegetation.
