Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 06 December 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Bharat Stage (BS) Norms, consider the following statements:

1. BS norms regulate output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment,including motor vehicles.
2. They are based on the European emission standards
3. First BS norms (BS-I) were introduced in 2000.
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 Indian institution has been developed the system called as Sindhuja-I

(a) IIT Bombay
(b) IISc Bangalore
(c) ISRO
(d) IIT Madras

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Kanger Valley National Park:

1. It is located in the state of Chhattisgarh.
2. Kanger Valley got the status of a national park in the year 1982.
3. Tirathgarh Waterfall is located in Kanger Valley National Park.
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) India Inequality Report 2022 has recently been seen in news, published by

(a) Oxfam India
(b) UNICEF
(c) Amnesty International
(d) Greenpeace International

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) scheme:

1.SIPP scheme facilitates the start-ups to file applications for patents, designs and trademarks through registered facilitators in appropriate IP offices by paying only the statutory fees.
2.The scheme of SIPP aims to promote awareness and adoption of Intellectual Property Rights amongst Start-Ups.
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