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Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 06 November 2020

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Q1. Recently in November 2020, which Annual resolution tabled by India was co-sponsored by more than 75 countries and adopted by consensus in First Committee of UN General Assembly?

a. Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction
b. Measure to ban use of Chemical and Biological Weapon
c. United response against global health threats: combating COVID-19
d. Ending female genital mutilation.

Q2. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE -

A. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an initiative taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) to operate the retail payments and settlement systems in India.
B. This organisation was founded in the year 2008 under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. NPCI has been incorporated as a ‘not for profit’ company under section 8 of Companies Act 2013.

OPTION

1.A only
2.B only
3.A and B
4.None of the above

Q3. Three vulture species -Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), Long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) were listed by IUCN, in 2000 as-

a. Critically Endangered
b. Endangered
c. Vulnerable
d. Extinct

Q4. Which of the following statement is not correct-

a. Uniform civil code is covered under Article 44 of constitution.
b. Protection of environment is a DPSP under Article 48A.
c. Abolition of untouchability is covered under Article 46 of constitution.
d. Right to constitutional remedies is covered under Article 32 to 35 of constitution.

Q5. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. Up to ₹ 1 million is the loan limit for education under priority sector.
B. Up to ₹3.5 million in metropolitan centers (with population of ten lakh and above) and loans up to ₹ 2.5 million is the limit for housing loans under priority sector
C. Up to a limit of ₹ 150 million is the applicable limit and purpose for loans for renewable energy under priority sector.

OPTION:-

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. ALL
4. None of the above

Q6. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is the world's largest and most powerful radio telescope.
B. India’s largest and the world’s highest gamma-ray telescope is The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment Telescope (MACE) in Hanle, Ladakh.

OPTION:-

1. A only
2. B only
3. Both
4. None of the above

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