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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 03 October 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding UAE’s new immigration laws:

1. Under UAE’s new immigration laws, the five-year green visa will allow foreigners to sponsor themselves without any help from UAE nationals or their employers.
2. If the permit for a green visa holder expires, they will be given a period of up to six months to renew it.
3. A 10-year expanded residency is also offered under the golden visa. Investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals with exceptional talents are eligible for a golden visa.
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) National Informatics Centre was established in

(a) 1982
(b) 1996
(c) 1998
(d) 1976

Q.3) With reference to the global bribery risk matrix, consider the following statements:

1. It is released by TRACE, world leading anti-bribery standard setting organization.
2. India has performed better than China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
3. North Korea presents the highest commercial bribery risk, while Sweden the lowest.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 2 only

Q.4) The International Day of Older Persons is observed on

(a) Oct 3
(b) Oct 1
(c) Sep 22
(d) Nov 3

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Windfall taxes are designed to tax the profits a company derives from an external, sometimes unprecedented event.
2.Governments typically levy a one-off tax retrospectively over and above the normal rates of tax on such profits, called windfall tax.
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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