Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 February 2021

Q.1) With reference to the researchreactor for production ofnuclear medicines, consider the following statements:

1. The project will help in making India self-reliant in key radio isotopes used in medical and industrialapplications.
2. It will increase availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer.
3. The project has been developed by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
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) Who has been appointed global coordinator for US President’s Malaria Initiative?

(a) Atul Gawande

(b) Siddhartha Mukherjee

(c) Divya Nag

(d) Raj Panjabi

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Leprosy disease: 

1. It is a chronic, progressive bacterial infection caused by bacterium called Mycobacterium Leprae.
2. It spreads through breathing airborne droplets from the affected individuals.
3. India has the highest number of new cases of leprosy in the world.

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) Recently seen in news about A68g, it is an example of 

(a) Satellite 

(b) An iceberg 

(c) An electronic device 

(d) None of them above 

Q.5) With reference to the Three-language policy, consider the following statements:

1.It was first devised by the centre through the National Education Policy, 2020.
2.The policy mandated the states to implement a three-language formula for secondary stage education.

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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