Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 April 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Government Securities Acquisition Programme:

1. G-Secs are debt instruments issued by the government to borrow money.
2. It will purchase government securities worth Rs 1 lakh crore in the second quarter of FY22.
3. It aims to provide more comfort to the bond market, market participants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Online dispute resolution launched by

(a) Ministry of Finance

(b) National Development Council

(d) Niti Aayog

Q.3) With reference to the Quasars, consider the following statements:

1. Quasars are extremely luminous cores of distant galaxies that are powered by supermassive black holes.
2. They can help determine the expansion rate of the universe and help address other mysteries, such as dark matter.
3. Scientists have recently found quasars warped by a naturally occurring cosmic “lens” and split into four similar images.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:

1. It is an international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
2.It was first adopted in 1982.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q.5) With reference to the SARTHAQ program, consider the following statements:

1.It was launched in pursuance of the goals of NEP2020 and to assist States/UTs in this task.
2.It help them to imbibe 21st century skills along with India’s tradition, culture and value system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 April 2021