Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 October 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding tuberculosis disease, consider the following statements: 

1. It is caused by bacterium - Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2. It is a preventable and curable communicable disease but could be fatal if left untreated.
3. More than 26% of Global TB cases are from India.
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) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) Global Clean Energy Action Forum program will be held at 

(a) Paris  
(b) Frankfurt  
(c) Amsterdam  
(d) Pittsburg

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. Geomagnetic storms are major disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere, area around planetcontrolled by its magnetic field.
2. It occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from solar wind into spaceenvironment surrounding Earth.
3. An intense series of eruptions on sun may trigger a strong geomagnetic storm on Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 
(d) 2 only

Q.4) The Central Vigilance Commission is currently headed by 

(a) Rajesh Chakraborty 
(b) Amitabh Kant 
(c) Sumit Rana 
(d) Suresh Patel

Q.5) Consider the following statements: 

1.Long Range Radio (LoRa) technology is a wireless modulation technique in the physical layer, allowing long-range communication.    
2. LoRa technology uses dedicated radios, which are not usually present in end-user devices, limiting interferences from other devices.
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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