Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Policy on School Bag 2020 recommendations:

1. The surveys are conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training.
2. School bags should not be more than 10% of the body weight of students across classes I to X and there should be no homework till class III.
3. The policy also recommended that children with special needs be provided a double set of textbooks.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Recently Nepal and China jointly certified the elevation of Mount Everest. According to them the new height of Mount Everest is?

(a) 8848.00 metres

(b) 8848.48 metres

(d) 8848.80 metres

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding PM-WANI scheme:

1.It enable easily accessible public Wi-Fi hotspots spread across the country.
2.There would be no licence fee for providing broadband internet through these public Wi-Fi networks.
3.PDOAs and app providers should register with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) without paying any registration fee.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Bala Devi an Indian women footballer has become the first Indian woman to score in a top-tier professional league in Europe. Which Indian state she originated from?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Mizoram

(d) Assam

Q.5) With reference to the Department of Integrative Medicine consider the following statements:

1. Ministry of AYUSH has decided to initiate work on setting up a Department of Integrative Medicine at AIIMS.
2. The CIMR receives notable support through the Centre of Excellence Scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH.
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 December 2020