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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 January 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Asiatic cheetah, consider the following statements:

1. Asiatic cheetah is the only large carnivore to have gone extinct in India.
2. Asiatic Cheetah are low in numbers which is known to occur only in Iran now.
3. AsiaticCheetahs comes under vulnerable category as per IUCN.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 only

Q.2) The Collective Security Treaty Organisation was founded in the year

(a) 1992
(b) 1994
(c) 1996
(d) 1995

Q.3) With reference to regarding Special Protection Group, consider the following statements:

1. The group was raised in 1985 by the Act of Parliament called SPG Act 1988.
2. The guidelines are contained in the “Blue Book” of the Special Protection Group.
3.The SPG has strived to achieve this by adopting innovative methods not only in its own working, but also in the overall securityarrangements in collaboration with the IB and State/ UT police forces.
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) India’s first Open Rock Museum is located in

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Guwahati
(d) Mumbai

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding aquamation:

1. It is a process in which the body of the deceased is immersed for a few hours in a mixture of water.
2.The combination of gentle water flow, temperature and alkalinity accentuate the breakdown of the organic materials.
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 - 08 January 2022