Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 December 2022

Q.1) Match the following pair:

Species name IUCN category
1. Meizotropispellita Critically Endangered
2. Fritilloriacirrhosa Vulnerable
3. Dactylorhizahatagirea Endangered
Which among the pair/(s) 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) International Organization of Securities Commissions is located in

(a) Paris
(b) California
(c) Vienna
(d) Madrid

Q.3) With reference to regarding International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), consider the following statements:

1. It regulates more than 95% of world’s securities markets.
2. It works with G20 and Financial Stability Board on global regulatory reform agenda.
3. SEBI is a member of IOSCO Board.

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) Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar was a ______ writer

(a)Telegu
(b) Tamil
(c) Malayalam
(d) Kannada

Q.5) With reference to regarding World Bank’s Flagship Gender Toolkit, consider the following statements:

1.It details four-pillar implementation framework for urban bodies.
2.This toolkit will bridge knowledge gaps between policy making and program implementation for gender-responsive urban mobility and public space in India.
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