Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Apex Committee for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement:

1. It is a 17-member inter-ministerial committee chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
2. The AIPA also has the responsibility of regularly communicating and reporting the NDCs to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
3. The AIPA will also act as a national authority for the regulation of carbon markets in India under the Article 6.2, Article 6.4 and Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement.

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) With reference to Global Environment Facility program consider the following statements 

1. It was set up in 1991 by World Bank, UNDP and UN Environment Program.
2. The assembly meets every five years at the ministerial level to review general policies.
3.The GEF linked to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP), supports implementation of the Protocol in countries with economies in transition.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 2 only

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System:

1. It was first introduced during Lok Sabha election 2019.
2. It is developed by the Election Commission of India with the help of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. 
3. Due to the unique quick response codeno duplication of casted ETPB is possible.
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 Indian Energy Exchange, it is regulated by 

(a) RBI

(b) SEBI

(c) Ministry of Finance

(d) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Cryogenic propellant tank:

1. It has been developed by ISRO. 
2. The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of aluminium alloy designed for improving the payload capability of GSLV MK-III launching vehicle.
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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