Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 April 2021

Q.1) With reference to the DIKSHA portal, consider the following statements:

1. It is a national platformfor school education that is available for the use of all states and UTs of India.
2. The platform is developed for school education, foundational learning programs and to support inclusive learning for underserved and differently-abled communities of learners and teachers.
3. Itoffers textbooks for students across different boards and languages, and training modules for teachers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding Remdesivir:

1. It is an injectable anti-viral that aims to prevent replication of the virus.
2.It was manufactured first time to treat Ebola.
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) Consider the following statements regarding Thwaites Glacier:

1. It is 120 km wide at its broadest, fast-moving, and melting fast over the years.
2. Thwaites’s melting already contributes 4% to global sea level rise each year. 
3. Thwaites is important for Antarctica as it slows the ice behind it from freely flowing into the ocean.
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) 3 only

Q.4) Recently seen in news about Narrow-Line Seyfert 1, what is it?

(a) Ransomware 

(b) New active galaxy 

(c) Asteroid 

(d) Virus strain 

Q.5) Gangavaram deep-water port is located at:

(a) Andhra Pradesh 

(b) Telangana 

(c) Assam

(d) Odisha 

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