Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 February 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Earth Trojan Asteroid, consider the following statements:

1. These are small space rocks that share their orbit with a planet.
2. It was detected first in 2021 by the Pan-STARRS S1 telescope survey.
3. The first known Earth Trojan asteroid was 2010TK7 which is smaller to the current one.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) The term, “vasudhaiva kutumbakam” first coined by

(a) Adi Shankaracharya
(b) Madhvacharya
(c) Vadiraja Tirtha
(d) Ramanujacharya

Q.3) With reference to regarding River Cities Alliance, consider the following statements:

1. The alliance has been launched initially with 30 cities.
2. Union government is implementing Action Plans for restoration of water quality of the identified polluted river stretches.
3. The Alliance is open to all river cities of India. Any river city can join the Alliance at any time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only

Q.4) The Export-Import Bank was founded in the year

(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1986

Q.5) With reference to regarding nanoplastics, consider the following statements:

1.Nanoplastics are particles resulting from the degradation of plastics
2. The size range of nanoplastics from 1 to 1000 nm.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 February 2022