Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (20 December 2021)

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

Date: 20 December 2021

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s spending on research and development as a proportion of GDP has decreased since LPG Reforms.
2. India’s export of manufactured electronics is almost double the imports.
3. Electronic goods and components are the largest item in India’s import bill.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only

Answer: (A)

Q2. With reference to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), consider the following statements:

1. The UNFCCC, signed in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, constitutes the foundational climate agreement that has provided the platform for most subsequent international climate agreements.
2. The UNFCCC entered into force in 1994, and has been ratified by more than 190 countries.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (C)

Q3. With reference to the geographical location of Ladakh, consider the following statements:

1. It shares its border with only one state of the Indian union.
2. It shares its border with China only the eastern side.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Q4. Consider the following statement about Gharial:

1. Gharials live in salt water systems, congregating at sea trenches where the water is deeper.
2. The gharial is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
3. Gharials are critically endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Species.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2only
(b) 2 and 3only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 only

Answer: (B)

Q5. With reference to fortification exercise in India, consider the following statements:

1. The fortification of salt with iodine has been done in the past to combat goitre in the hill tracts.
2. Fortification of rice with iron is now being planned to combat chronic anaemia, especially in aspirational districts.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (C)

Q6. Consider the following statement about Agni prime:

1. The ‘Agni P’ is a four-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system
2. It is indigenously designed and developed missile system by DRDO.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of these

Answer: (B)