Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 December 2020

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding 2020 SO:

1. It is the rocket booster that helped lift the space agency’s Surveyor spacecraft toward the Moon in 1966
2. The aim of the mission was to reconnoiter the lunar surface ahead of the Apollo missions that led to the first lunar landing in 1969.
3. While the spacecraft crashed into the Earth’s surface, the rocket booster disappeared into an unknown orbit around the Moon.

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) The Global Teacher Prize is awarded by which of the following country?

(a) US

(b) UK 

(c) France 

(d) UAE

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Fluorosis disease:

1. It is a crippling disease resulted from deposition of fluorides in the soft tissues of body.
2. It is a public health problem caused by excess intake of fluoride through drinking water/food products/industrial pollutants over a long period.
3. Ingestion of excess fluoride, most commonly in drinking-water affects the teeth and bones.
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) Muni Bonds are issues by

(a) Bombay Municipal Corporation 

(b) Hyderabad Municipal Corporation 

(c) Delhi Municipal Corporation 

(d) Lucknow Municipal Corporation

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Karnataka Learning Management System:

1. It encourages digital learning and would improve the quality and Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education.
2. This would benefit students and teachers to make an impact on their learning and teaching, respectively, hence improving quality of higher education.
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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