Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 06 January 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Avian influenza:

1. It is a highly infectious and severe respiratory disease in birds caused by the H5N1 influenza virus.
2. Avian influenza strains are divided into three types based on their pathogenicity.
3. According to the World Health Organisation, human-to-human transmission is unusual.

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) 2 only

Q.2) Pong Dam Lake is located in which state?

(a) Uttarakhand 

(b) Himachal Pradesh 

(c) Arunachal Pradesh 

(d) Sikkim 

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding International Atomic Energy Agency:

1.  It is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
2. Safeguards established by International Atomic Energy Agency are applicable on India. 
3. It was established by the UN. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Indian Antarctic expeditions was started in which year

(a) 1980

(b) 1985

(c) 1984

(d) 1981

Q.5) With reference to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 consider the following statements:

1.The 2017 rules allow a magistrate to forfeit the cattle of an owner facing trial under the Act and send them to infirmaries, gaushalas etc.
2.Section 29 of the Act says that a person tried for an offence under the Act can be deprived of the ownership of the animal only upon conviction.
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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