Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the India Workplace Equality Index consider the following statements:

1. The index comes two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark reading down of Section 377.
2. The ‘India Workplace Equality Index’, touted as the country’s first comprehensive benchmarking tool for employers to measure their progress on LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace.
3. Under this index the participation firms are divided into three categories.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.2) Which of the following dance form gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024?

(a) Hip-hop

(b) Salsa

(d) Ballet

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding UN Population Award 2020:

1.It was established by the United Nations General Assembly.
2. HelpAge India has been presented the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category).
3.For the first time in the history of the UN Population Award, the honour is being conferred on an Indian institution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) With reference to the Suez Canal Economic Zone, consider the following statements:

1. Egypt is offering incentives for Indian pharma companies to invest in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).
2. Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative:

1. It is an initiative launched at the East AsiaSummit in Thailand.
2. The initiative is centred around six pillars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 December 2020