Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 February 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme, consider the following statements:

1. The development of infrastructure for the leather sector.
2. It address environmental concerns specific to the leather sector.
3. It facilitate additional investments and generate employment. 
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) Joint comprehensive plan of action signed in

(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) Vienna
(d) Berlin 

Q.3) Consider the following statements: 

1. Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) is an asteroid impact early warning system.
2. It has two existing northern-hemisphere telescopes in Hawaii.
3. ATLAS is now able to search the entire dark sky every 24 hours.
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) Which among the following countries researchers are planning to use microorganisms native to clean up pollution in Antarctica?

(a) Argentina 
(b) US
(c) France 
(d) Chile 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the process of delimitation:

1.It is the act of redrawing boundaries of an Assembly or Lok Sabha seat to represent changes in population over time.
2.It is carried out by a Delimitation Commission, whose orders have the force of law and cannot be questioned before any court.
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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