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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 07 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the Hayabusa2 mission, consider the following statements:

1. The mission aims to study the asteroid Ryugu and collect samples there.
2. According to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), this is the first time that a probe has visited a celestial body that is under 1000 metres in diameter.
3. Hayabasu2’s predecessor, the Hayabusa mission brought back samples from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010.
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) Recently seen in news about Urban quality of life index, it is released by

(a) IIT Kharagpur

(b) IIT Delhi

(c) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Bombay

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding export promotion council:

1. It aims to promote international trade of Technical Textiles.
2. It is one of the components of the NationalTechnical Textiles Mission has been launched.
3. Technical textiles are textile materials and products manufactured primarily fortheir technical performance.
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) India’s first homes for transgender children soon to be established in

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Kolkata

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the cancer Genome atlas program:

1. It is a cancer genomics program of the US-India.
2. These data led to improvements in the ability to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer.
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 - 07 December 2020