Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 December 2020

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Trade Receivables and Discounting System:

1. Trade Receivables and Discounting System is an electronic platform for facilitating the financing and discounting of trade receivables.
2. These receivables can be due from corporates and other buyers.
3. Receivable Exchange of India was set up by SIDBI and National Stock Exchange in 2016 for this purpose.

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) Consider the following statements regarding nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’

1. China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time.
2. Tokamak is a magnetic fusion device.
3. It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius.
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) Consider the following statements regarding Vittala Temple: 

1. Vittala Temple at Hampi was built during the reign of King Devaraya II.
2. The temple is dedicated to an avatar of Lord Shiva. 
3. Temple is built in the Dravidian style of architecture.
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) The habitat of Tharu tribals is located at:

(a) Madhya Pradesh 

(b) Uttar Pradesh 

(c) Mizoram 

(d) Sikkim 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Bhasan Char:

1. It is an island formed by sedimentation in the Bay of Bengal.
2. It surfaced in 2006 from the sediment deposited by Meghna river.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2 

(c) 1 only

(d) 2 only

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