Six more countries will become members of BRICS.: The 15th BRICS summit concluded on August 24, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the first hosted in-person summit since the COVID-19 pandemic. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Argentina and Ethiopia will become new members of BRICS from 1 January 2024. The last BRICS expansion was held in 2010 […]
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UP cabinet approves 18 ‘Atal Residential’ schools, to cost Rs 1,250 crore: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has allocated a significant budget of Rs 1,250 crore for the establishment of 18 ‘Atal Residential Schools’ across all 18 divisions of Uttar Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 These schools are modeled after the Navodaya Vidyalayas and aim to provide high-quality education.
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Assam Govt Issues Notification Banning Plastic Water Bottles Below 1 Litre: In a decisive move towards environmental conservation, the Assam Environment and Forest Department has taken a significant step by announcing the ban on the use and production of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml capacity within the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 The ban on plastic
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Q. Isodynamic contours of the geomagnetic field represent lines of equal (A) inclination (B) declination (C) total field intensity (D) magnetic potential Ans: total field intensity
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Q. Which one of the following logging methods uses a radioactive source in the sonde? (A) Natural Gamma ray (B) Gamma-Gamma (C) Natural Gamma ray spectroscopy (D) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Ans: Gamma-Gamma
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Q. A high frequency acoustic wave propagating in a gas saturated sandstone formation exhibits an increase in (A) frequency (B) velocity (C) wavelength (D) wave number Ans: wavelength
Q. The difference in the mobility of ions in the electrolyte and electrons in metallic conductors in the sub-surface due to applied external electric field gives rise to (A) electrode polarization (B) membrane polarization (C) electro-kinetic potential (D) electro-chemical potential Ans: electrode polarization
Q. Which one of the following combination of reservoir and cap rock respectively, is suitable for oil accumulation? (A) Limestone-Sandstone (B) Dolomite-Evaporite (C) Sandstone-Conglomerate (D) Shale-Limestone Ans: Dolomite-Evaporite
Q. Which one of the following lists ONLY kinematic parameters? (A) Force, translation, rotation. (B) Translation, rotation, distortion. (C) Stress, distortion, translation. (D) Force, stress, strain. Ans: Translation, rotation, distortion.
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Q. The acceleration due to gravity (g) begins to fall sharply towards the centre of the Earth from the _____________discontinuity. (A) Conrad (B) Mohorovicic (C) Gutenberg (D) Lehmann Ans: Gutenberg
