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

Date: 22 October 2020

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Q1. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. Indo-Bhutan hydropower cooperation began in 1961 with the signing of the Jaldhaka agreement, situated on the Indian side of Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal.
B. Mangdechhu Hydroelectric project was successfully commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in early August 2019

OPTION:-

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

Q2. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
B. CPCB was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
C. AQI has seven categories of air quality. These are: Good, Satisfactory, Moderately Polluted, Poor, Very Poor, severe and dangerous.

OPTION:-

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

Q3. Which celestial body has been mapped in greater detail for about two years by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and finally grabbed a sample from it-

a. Earth’s Moon
b. Asteroid Bennu
c. Phobos (Mars Moon)
d. Eros 433

Q4. Recently, Which state decided to fix a minimum support price (MSP) for vegetables and fruits as part of its decision to support farmers and boost the agricultural sector?

a. West Bengal
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Maharashtra

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