Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 June 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements: 

1. Nano alloysare alloys with one metal forming core and another stays on surface as a shell.
2. Nanoalloys can have other configurations as well such as homogeneously mixed alloy and cluster-in-cluster.
3. It can be used Machine Learning to predict the match of pairs of metals that can form bimetallic nanoalloys.
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) Which among the following has launched a newglobal database named “I-amilia” to identifymissing persons through family DNA and help thepolice solve cold cases in member countries?

(a) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 
(b) European Police Office
(c) Interpol
(d) Police Community of the Americas

Q.3) With reference to regarding Lavender cultivation, consider the following statements: 

1. It is an evergreen shrub crop native to Europe.
2. Its oil has antibacterial and antifungal effects.
3. The lavender crop is cultivated in Jammu and Kashmir. 
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) With reference to the Vaigai river, which of thefollowing statements is not correct?

(a) Vaigai basin is bounded by the VarusanaduHills, the Andipatti Hills, the Cardamom Hillsand the Palani Hills on the West and by the PalkStrait and Palk Bay on the East.
(b) Vaigai River rises near Kottaimalai in theMadurai district.
(c) It traverses a path of about 258 Km.
(d) The ib, the Ong and the Tel are some of thetributaries of the Vaigai river.

Q.5) With reference to regarding Angiotensin convertingenzyme 2, consider the following statements:

1. It is a “receptor”, protein that provides the entry point for thecoronavirus into human cells.
2.According to a recent study the membrane-bound form of ACE2 isessential for enabling infection with SARS-CoV-2.
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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