Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 February 2021

Q.1) With reference to the SAARC currency swap framework, consider the following statements:

1. It provides a backstop line of funding for short term foreign exchange liquidity requirements or short-term balance of payments stress.
2. It is available to all SAARC member countries, subject to their signing bilateral swap agreements.
3. Drawals can be made in US dollar, euro or Indian rupee.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.2) YudhAbhyas 20an annual bilateral joint exercise held between

(a) India US

(b) India Japan

(d) India France

Q.3) With reference to the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, consider the following statements:

1. It refers to the flooding that occurs when the water dammed by a glacier or a moraine is released suddenly.
2. The guidelines are issued by National Disaster Management Authority.
3. Peak flows as high as 15,000 cubic metre per second have been recorded in such events.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding National Ayush Mission:

1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
2. It supports setting up of clusters through convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition and marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding, Einsteinium elements:

1. It was discovered in 1952 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb.
2.The most common isotope of the element, einsteinium 253 has a half-life of 20 days.

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 February 2021