Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams –  20 November 2016

Q.1-Which of the following correctly defines maitri?

A. Maitri is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica
B. Maitri is India's second permanent research station in Arctic
C. Maitri is India's first permanent research station in Antarctica
D. Maitri is India's first permanent research station in Arctic

Q.2- Which of the following is correct regarding Zika virus?

1. Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
2. The virus is known to circulate in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.
3. Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever.

A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. All
D. 1,3

Q.3- Which of the following would be the effects of demonetisation?

1. It will lead to reduction in inflation
2. It will lead to increase in interest rates

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

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