Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 August 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Crew Space Transportation-100 spacecraft, consider the following statements:

1. It is part of an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station.
2. The mission doesn’t part of the NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
3. The spacecraft has been designed to accommodate seven passengers or a mix of crew and cargo for missions to low-Earth orbit.
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 only

Q.2) Recently seen in news Talisman Sabre 21 a joint combat exercise, it is held between

(a) India-US

(b) US-Japan

(c) India-Australia

(d) US-Australia

Q.3) With reference to the Floating rate funds, consider the following statements:

1. Floating rate funds buy bonds whose interest rates change according to the changing rates in the economy.
2. Floating rate funds work in two ways.
3. In India, 65% of the corpus of floating rate funds has to be invested in floating rate instruments.

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, Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021 passed by which of the following state

(a) Assam

(b) Goa

(c) Meghalaya

(d) Uttarakhand

Q.5) With reference to the establishment of Forensic sciences institute in Lucknow, consider the following statements:

1.The forensic sciences institute would take in 150 students.
2. The proposed institute affiliated to Maharashtra-based National Forensics Sciences University.
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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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 August 2021