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

Date: 29 October 2020

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Q1. Section 3 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, passed in 1991, bans the conversion of a place of worship or even a section of it into a place of worship of a different religious denomination or of a different segment of the same religious denomination and that the religious character of a place of worship shall continue to be the same as it was on-

a. August 15, 1947
b. September 18, 1991
c. January 26, 1950
d. June 25, 1975

Q2. Presently, who is the chairman of ISRO?

a. Shailesh Nayak
b. Kailasavadivoo Sivan
c. A.S. Kiran Kumar
d. K. Radhakrishnan

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

A. The Himalayas consist of parallel mountain ranges: the Sivalik Hills on the south,the Great Himalayas, which is the highest and central range; and the Tibetan Himalayas on the north.
B. Himalaya was known to be made up of north dipping thrusts like the Main Central Thrust (MCT), the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT), and the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT).

OPTION:-

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

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

A. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest single mass of ice on Earth. Ninety-nine percent of Antarctica is covered by ice.
B. The Dry Valleys of Antarctica are the driest place on Earth, with low humidity and almost no snow or ice cover.

OPTION:-

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

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

A. NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report.
B. Access to electricity is observed in 100% of household customers.

OPTION:-

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

Q6. Recently, President gave assent to form Commission for air quality management, is set to replace-

a. CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)
b. EPCA (Environment Pollution and Prevention Control Authority)
c. Both a and b
d. None

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