Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 30 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme, consider the following statements:

1. It is a health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region.
2. It would operate on insurance mode in convergence with PM-JAY and would be portable across India.
3. It provides a cover ofRs 5 lakh per family annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Pompeii is one of the world’s largest and most significant archaeological sites, located in which of the following country?

(a) Spain

(b) France

(d) Italy

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19:

1. It recommended that, the setting up of a ‘Genomic Surveillance Consortium’ to map the various strains circulating in India.
2. It is also decided that, 5% of the positive cases from all the States and Union Territories would now be sent for whole genome sequencing (WGS).
3.Only those testing negative in the RT-PCR test are permitted to exit the airports.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act recently passed by the parliament of which of the following country?

(a) Iran

(b) Yemen

(d) Iraq

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding inflation target in India.

1.In India, flexible inflation targeting formally instituted in June 2016.
2.Section 45ZA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 mandates that the Central Government shall, in consultation with the Bank, determine the inflation target once in every five years.

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 - 30 December 2020