Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 February 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding bomb cyclone:

1. A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center.
2. It becomes a bomb when its central pressure increases very quickly.
3. Bomb cyclones put forecasters on high alert, because they can produce significant harmful impacts.
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) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) SeHAT initiatives been launched by 

(a) Ministry of Defence 
(b) Ministry of Health 
(c) Ministry of Finance 
(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding reverse repo normalisation process: 

1. It means the reverse repo rate can be raised in one or two stages. 
2. The reverse repo normalisation report publishedrecently by the Reserve Bank of India. 
3. The reverse repo is the interest rate that the RBI pays to the commercial banks when they park their excess liquidity with the RBI.
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) 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministersmeeting 2022 chaired by 

(a) Thailand 
(b) Laos 
(c) Cambodia 
(d) Myanmar 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding One Digital ID system:

1. It will appear to be in the form of a one-of-a-kind number, similar to the Aadhaar card number.
2.This digital ID could be used for KYC or eKYC procedures. 
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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