Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 13 March 2021

Q.1) With reference to the proposal to amending the Insurance Act, 1938 consider the following statements:

1. It paving the way for increasing FDI limit in sector from 49% to 74%.
2. Under the new structure, majority of directors on the board and key management persons would be resident Indians.
3. Of these, at least 70 per cent of directors should be independent.

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) Mera Ration Mobile App launched by 

(a) Ministry of Consumer Affairs

(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

(d) None of the above 

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding 2001 FO32: 

1. It is a near-Earth asteroid.
2. The asteroid has been discovered by Apollo group. 
3. 2001 FO32 has been designated a potentially hazardous asteroid.
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) Recently seen in news about AsterX, it has been associated with which of the following country?

(a) USA

(b) Japan 

(c) France 

(d) UAE

Q.5) With reference to the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues, consider the following statements:

1. The programme headed by Brazil.
2. It is the first meeting held by this group. 
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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