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

Date: 08 September 2020

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Q1. Consider the following statement regarding Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV)-

1. It is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic speed flight.
2. It is being developed by DRDO with assistance from Israel, UK and Russia

Select the correct option-

a. 1 Only
b. 2 Only
c. 1 and 2 Both
d. None

Q2. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

A. United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets.
B. United Nations Organization on its seventieth anniversary in 2015 , decided on new Global Sustainable Development Goals.

OPTION

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

Q3. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

A. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 121 countries initiated by India in 2015.
B. It is headquartered in Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, India.

OPTION

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

Q4. Consider the following statement regarding Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)-

1. NITI Aayog has been assigned as its nodal agency to leverage the monitoring mechanism.
2. According to Global MPI 2020, India is 62nd among 107 countries.
3. It was first developed in 2010 by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for UNDP’s Human Development Reports

Select the correct option-

a. 2 Only
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3

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