Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 October 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements:

1. A Sherpa is a personal representative of the leader of a member country at an international Summit meeting such as the G8, G20 or the Nuclear Security Summit.
2. The term is derived from the Nepalese Sherpa people, who serve as guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas.
3. The Sherpa engages in planning, negotiation and implementation tasks through the Summit.
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) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in

(a) Assam
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Q.3) With reference to regarding Chief of Defence Staff, consider the following statements:

1. Any serving or retired Lieutenant General, Air Marshal and Vice Admiralunder age of 62 years.
2. Central government has reserved the right to extend CDS tenure to maximumof 65 years.
3. CDS heads Department of Military Affairs within Ministry of Defence and acts as its secretary.
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) Kushiyara river is a distributary of

(a) Barak River
(b) Surma River
(c) Banas River
(d) Kameng River

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Credit Rating Agencies evaluates and assesses an individual’s or a company’s creditworthiness.
2.In India, they are regulated by SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999.
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