Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 March 2022

Q.1) Which of the following statements regarding the Bhakra Beas Management Board are true?

1. Bhakra Beas Management Board was constructed between Punjab and Haryana.
2. The Board controls these projects, and the expenditure is shared by partner states in the ratio of their shares.
3. The share was divided between Punjab and Haryana in the ratio of 58:42.
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 of the following countries are not a member of International Space Station?

(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) Sweden
(d) Finland

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding North Atlantic Treaty Organisation:

1. It has been established in the aftermath of World War II.
2. The NATO headquarters are located in Brussels.
3. NATO constitutes a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
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) Which among the following states has established armed forces preparatory school?

(a) Delhi
(b) Karnataka
(c) Haryana
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Q.5) With reference to SWIFT system, consider the following statements:

1. It is based in Germany.
2.It is a secure platform for financial institutions to exchange information about global monetary transactions.
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 March 2022