Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 09 December 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Draft Notaries (Amendment) Billvonsider the following statements:

1. It has power to suspend the certificate of practicein cases.
2. It empowers the Central government as well as State governments to appoint notaries who possess the prescribed qualifications.
3. The Notaries Act, 1956 was enacted to regulate the profession of notaries.
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) Recently seen in news a resource book for Springshed Management in the Indian HimalayanRegion. The book has been released by

(a) Ministry of Environment and Climate change
(b) National Development Council
(c) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(d) Niti Aayog

Q.3) With reference to the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration system consider the following statements:

1. It has been developed by NASA.
2. It uses infrared light and has a shorter wavelength than radio waves.
3. The system accelerate nine days to transmit a completed map of Mars back to Earth.
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) What percentage of ash contain the domestic cooking coal?

(a) 18-49%
(b) 10-20%
(c) 5-10%
(d) 50-70%

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding human immunodeficiency virus:

1.It is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system.
2.Presently, current state-of-the-art combined antiretroviral therapy is used as a therapy.
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 - 09 December 2021