Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams
Date: 07 December 2021
Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL):
1. NARCL proposes to acquire stressed assets of about Rs. 200 Thousands Crore.
2. It is an Asset Reconstruction Company.
3. It is completely owned by Government of India.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are Correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (A)
Q2. Consider the following statements about Genome India Project:
1. It is jointly initiated by the Union Ministry of Health, and Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) with CSIR and ICMR.
2. It aims to collect 10,000 genetic samples from citizens across India, to
build a reference genome.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (B)
Q3. Consider the following statements, with respect to Carbon Sequestration :
1. It is the long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, geologic
formations.
2. Accelerating CCS technologies(ACT), is an international initiative of 16
countries to facilitate the emergence of CCUS.
3. In 2020 alone, around 30-40 billion tonnes of carbon was sequestered in
India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1and 2
B. 1and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (A)
Q4. Consider the following statements about co-operatives in India.
1. The Cooperative Movement in India was formally introduced with the
promulgation of Cooperative Societies Act in 1904.
2. Cooperatives help to keep the spirit of collectivism and democracy afloat.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 only
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (A)
Q5. Read the given statements
1. Fortification in salt and rice are the only two ways India is fortifying
its food.
2. Under Ethanol blended fuel programme every food stock can be used for making
ethanol.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 only
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (D)
Q6. With reference to policies and cultivation of millet, consider the following statements:
1. Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.
2. Despite the Green Revolution, which favoured rice and wheat, millets in India
have survived, thanks to cultural traditions.
3. The year 2023 will be observed as the International Year of Millets,
following India’s proposal to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (C)
