Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 06 January 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding ethanol fuel, consider the following statements:

1. It is a renewable fuel made from various plant materials collectively known as “biomass.”
2. It is a clear, colourless liquid that has a higher-octane number than gasoline.
3. Octane number is a measurement of the quality or performance of gasoline.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only

Q.2) Gandhi Sagar Dam is located in which among the following state 

(a) Rajasthan 
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat 
(d) Madhya Pradesh 

Q.3) With reference to regarding free trade agreement, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a pact is a pact between two or morenations to reduceto imports and exports amongthem.
2. It is the opposite of trade protectionism oreconomic isolationism.
3. India is looking to have free trade agreement with 5countries - UAE, UK, Australia, Canada andIsrael.
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) Madras Religious andCharitable Endowments Act was introduced in which of the following year

(a) 1925
(b) 1926
(c) 1928
(d) 1932

Q.5) Consider the following statements: 

1.IHU or University Hospital Institutes variant was reported in France.
2.A variant is a viral genome that may contain one or more mutations.
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

Click Here For All Current Affairs

Click Here for MCQ's Archive

This is a Part of Online Coaching Programme for UPSC Exam

DOWNLOAD UPSC Monthly Current Affairs PDF

Study Notes for UPSC IAS  Exam

CLICK HERE FOR ANSWER (Only for Course Member)