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

Date: 26 October 2020

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Q1. Which of the following is known by its scientific name, Pinnipeds/Pinnipedia ?

a. Seals
b. Sea-Horse
c. Rhinoceros
d. Penguin

Q2. DRDO’s Aditya Project is a

a. Anti-Tank Missile System
b. Anti-Ballistic Missile System
c. High Power Laser based Directed Energy System
d. Satellite Destroyer System

Q3. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is an autonomous, statutory body tasked with regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India.
B. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999,an Act of Parliament passed by the Government of India.
C. IRDAI is a 15-member body including the chairman, ten full-time and five part-time members appointed by the government of India.

OPTION:-

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

Q4. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Press Council of India is a statutory, adjudicating organization in India formed in 1966 by its parliament. It is the self-regulatory watchdog of the press, for the press and by the press that operates under the Press Council Act of 1978
B.The existing bodies for regulation of media such as the Press Council of India which is a statutory body and the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, a self-regulatory organization, issue standards which are more in the nature of guidelines.

OPTION:-

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

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