14 March 2026 Daily Current Affairs Quiz

1. It is an executive body created by a Cabinet resolution to oversee private port operations.

2. The board consists of members of Parliament elected from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

3. The Chairman and members of the Board hold office for a fixed tenure of five years.

4. It derives its statutory authority from the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is the highest mountain in Chile and is located along the border with Argentina.

2. It holds the record for being the world's highest active stratovolcano.

3. Due to its location near the Atacama Desert, it receives the highest annual rainfall in the Andes.

4. The mountain features one of the world's highest permanent crater lakes at an elevation above 6,000 meters.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. The mission utilized two identical spacecraft in tandem to measure changes in space over time.

2. The Van Allen belts are regions of neutral gases that help in cooling the Earth's atmosphere.

3. These belts are formed by charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field.

4. The mission was specifically designed to study the effects of the solar wind and cosmic radiation.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is a ferromagnetic metal often extracted as a primary ore rather than a by-product.

2. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accounts for the majority of the world's cobalt production.

3. Cobalt compounds are historically significant as pigments for creating specific blue shades in glass and pottery.

4. In India, significant occurrences of cobalt are found in states like Jharkhand and Odisha.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is the largest member of the hyena family and is more closely related to cats than to dogs.

2. The social structure of spotted hyenas is patriarchal, where the oldest male leads the clan.

3. They are primarily nocturnal animals with excellent night vision.

4. The species is currently classified as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is a prehistoric art form primarily practiced by the Kurumba tribe in the Nilgiri Hills.

2. The art is strictly monochromatic, using only black pigment derived from charcoal.

3. Traditional Kurumba paintings utilize Vengai tree resin to produce yellow-brown and black tones.

4. The themes of these paintings are mostly centered around urban infrastructure and modern technology.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. The river originates in the Pir Panjal range at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh.

2. It is the only river among the five rivers of Punjab that flows entirely within Indian territory.

3. The Beas River meets the Chenab River at the Harike Wetland in Punjab.

4. The Pong Dam, an earth-fill embankment dam, is constructed on this river in the Kangra district.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is a new species of parasitic wasp discovered in the tea estates of Assam.

2. It is classified as an egg–larval parasitoid, meaning it targets the eggs of host insects.

3. The wasp is considered an agricultural pest because its larvae consume tea leaves.

4. The subgenus Carinichelonus is globally common and well-documented.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It was established in 1957 as an autonomous organization that reports directly to the UN Security Council and General Assembly.

2. The agency was born out of US President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” address.

3. The General Conference, consisting of 35 elected members, is the highest decision-making body that meets five times a year.

4. One of its primary functions is to verify compliance with nuclear non-proliferation agreements through inspections.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Peptides are distinguished from proteins primarily by the number of amino acids they contain, typically fewer than 50.

2. Essential amino acids are those that the body can synthesize naturally and do not need to be obtained from the diet.

3. Peptide bonds are the primary chemical links that connect amino acids in a sequence.

4. All proteins are considered polypeptides, but not all peptides have the complex quaternary structure of proteins.

Which of the statements given above are correct?