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Context: Big cities are yet to clear any land in half of their legacy landfill sites, with only 38% of the total dumped waste being remediated so far. It underscores the need for more effective strategies and resources to overcome the obstacles in waste remediation, and draws attention to the significance of waste-to-energy technologies.
Background: –
Traditional to Modern Waste Management: Key Insights
Waste-to-Energy Technologies:
Conversion Processes:
Source: Indian Express
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Context: The Amazon River, battered by back-to-back droughts fueled by climate change, is drying up, with some stretches of the mighty waterway dwindling to shallow pools only a few feet deep.
Background: –
About Amazon river
Hydrological Significance:
Biodiversity:
Source: NewYork Times
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Context: On October 8, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize for physics for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Background: –
What are Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)?
Structure of ANNs
Types of ANNs
Applications of ANNs
Source: The Hindu
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Context: The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory was inaugurated on October 4, 2024, in Hanle, Ladakh.
Background:
About MACE OBSERVATORY
Purpose and Functionality
Scientific and Socio-Economic Impact
Unique Advantages
About Cherenkov radiation
Physical Origin
Mechanism
Appearance
Historical Context
Applications
Source: PIB
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Context: In a significant breakthrough for conservation efforts, a newly colonised habitat of Nilgiri Tahr has been discovered in Pasumalai.
Background: –
About Nilgiri tahr
Physical Description
Habitat and Distribution
Range:
Conservation Status
Source: New Indian Express
Q1.) Consider the following statements regarding the Nilgiri tahr:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3, and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, and 4 only
(d) 1 and 4 only
Q2.) With reference to the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Telescope, which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
Q3.) The Amazon River, located in South America, is one of the most significant river systems in the world. Consider the following statements about the Amazon River:
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 2, and 4 only
d) 2, 3, and 4 only
Comment the answers to the above questions in the comment section below!!
ANSWERS FOR ’ 9th October 2024 – Daily Practice MCQs’ will be updated along with tomorrow’s Daily Current Affairs
Q.1) – c
Q.2) – a
Q.3) – c