Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding HD106906 b:

1. HD106906 bappears in archival images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2004.
2. HD106906 b hints about our own mysterious Planet Nine that because of oddball behaviour of the planet, — if it exists
3. HD106906 b is unusually not far away from its pair of host stars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Ramanujan Prize for YoungMathematicians 2020 has been awarded to

(a) Ritabrata Munshi

(b) Chenyang Xu

(d) Dr. Carolina Araujo

Q.3) With reference to the special assistance to states for capital expenditure scheme consider the following statements:

1. The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State Governments who are facing a difficult financial environment this year due to the shortfall in tax revenue arising from the COVID 19 pandemic.
2. The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package.
3.All the states except West Bengal have availed benefits of the newly announced scheme for “Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 2 only

Q.4) The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between

(a)Uzbekistanand Turkmenistan

(b) Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

(d) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Pratas Islands:

1. It is also known as Dongsha Islands.
2.Islands are located in the northern part of South China Sea under jurisdiction of Philippines.
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 - 14 December 2020