Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 March 2022

Q.1) Match the following pairs:

Geneva convention:         Details coverage
1. First            protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.    
2. Second     protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during war
3. Third        protects civilians, including those in occupied territory.
Which of the pair/(s) 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 first synchronous census in India was held in 

(a) 1952
(b) 1921
(c) 1875
(d) 1881

Q.3) With reference to medical device sector in India, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a multi-product sector.
2. India’s share in global medical device market is estimated to be 1.5%.
3. India has 4th largest medical devices market in Asia.
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) 1 only

Q.4) The Stinger missiles system developed by

(a) US
(b) Russia 
(c) China 
(d) Sweden 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Gallium Nitride: 

1.It is a very hard, mechanically stable semiconductor.
2. It is used in production of semiconductor power devices and light-emitting diodes.
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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