Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 09 February 2021

Q.1) With reference to the trans fatty acid, consider the following statements:

1. Trans fatty acids are created in an industrial process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid.
2. They are present in baked, fried and processed foods as well as adulterated ghee which becomes solid at room temperature. 
3. The WHO has called for the elimination of industrially-produced trans fatty acids from the global food supply by 2025.

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 Industrial Park Scheme:

1.Setting up of Industrial Park and Industries in different States comes under the purview of the concerned State Government itself. 
2.Data on Industrial Parks that have been established and functional in different States of the country during the last three years is not centrally maintained. 
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

Q.3) With reference to the United Nations Human Rights Council, consider the following statements:

1. It is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world.
2. The UNHRC has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis.
3. The headquarters of UNHRC is in Geneva, Switzerland.
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) Match the following pairs:

Spacecrafts                          Country associated 

1. Orbiter Amal                                UAE

2. Rover Cosmic caboose               USA 

3.Tianwen-1                                   China 

Which of the following pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding green verdicts:

1.The NITI Aayog has commissioned a study that seeks to examine the “unintended economic consequences” of judicial decisions that have hindered and stalled big-ticket projects on environmental grounds.
2.The study is to be undertaken by the Jaipur-headquartered CUTS (Consumer Unity and Trust Society) Centre for Competition, Investment and Economic Regulation.
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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