Daily UPSC Prelims Current affairs – November 15-16, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. Consider the following statements:
- Palladium is a rare and lustrous silvery-white non-metal discovered in 1803.
- Palladium is used in fuel cells and in the semiconductor industry.
- Neon is used to make high-voltage indicators and switching gear, making chips, lightning arresters, diving equipment, cryogenic refrigerants (in liquid form), and lasers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2. Consider the following statements regarding the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS):
- It creates a unique 16-digit national fingerprint number (NFN) for every person arrested for a crime in India.
- It has been developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
3. Spectrographic Investigation of Nebular Gas (SING) Project is a collaboration between the Indian Institute of Astronomy (IIA) and the Russian Academy of science for designing payload for which of the following?