Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 April 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding East Timor island:

1. It is located in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, at the southern extreme of the Malay Archipelago.
2. It is bounded by the Timor Sea to the southeast, the Wetar Strait to the north, the Ombai Strait to the northwest.
3. Baucau is the Capital of East Timor. 
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 only

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding Robot Sophia:

1. It is a social humanoid robot.
2. She the first robot Innovation Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme.
3. Sophia is a framework for cutting edge robotics and AI research, particularly for understanding human-robot interactions.

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.3) N V Ramana appointed as_____ Chief Justice of India 

(a) 48th

(b) 49th

(c) 50th

(d) 47th

Q.4) Receivables Exchange of India Ltd was established in 

(a) 2016

(b) 2018

(c) 2012

(d) 2019

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Pre-pack resolution scheme:

1. A pre-pack is an agreement for the resolution of the debt of a distressed company through an agreement between secured creditors and investors instead of a public bidding process.
2.Under the provisions, creditors will be permitted to take a pre-packaged resolution plan for an MSME for approval before National Company Law Tribunal.
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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