Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 May 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding MACS 1407:

1. It is a high-yielding and pest-resistant variety of soybean.
2. It is suitable for cultivation in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and North-Eastern states.
3. It has white coloured flowers, yellow seeds and black hilum. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Recently seen in news, Tianhe space station module, it has been launched by 

(a) Japan 

(b) UAE

(c) South Korea 

(d) China 

Q.3) With reference to the oxygen concentrator, consider the following statements:

1. It is a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air.
2. It takes in air, filters it through a sieve, releases the nitrogen back into the air, and works on the remaining oxygen.
3. This oxygen, compressed and dispensed through a cannula, is 90-95 per cent pure.

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) In India International may day first observed in 

(a) Kolkata 

(b) Mumbai 

(c) Hyderabad 

(d) Chennai 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Python-5:

1. It is the second AAM of Israeli origin to be integrated on the Tejas fighter.
2.It is an infra-red guided missile with a range of at least 20km.

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

Click Here For All Current Affairs

Click Here for MCQ's Archive

This is a Part of Online Coaching Programme for UPSC Exam

DOWNLOAD UPSC Monthly Current Affairs PDF

Study Notes for UPSC IAS  Exam

CLICK HERE FOR ANSWER (Only for Course Member)