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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 15 June 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Jiyo Parsi scheme:

1. It was launched in 2013-14.
2. It aims to arrest the decline in population of the Parsi Zoroastrian Community in India.
3. The scheme jointly been developed by the Ministry of women and Child development and Ministry of Minority Affairs.
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) Recently seen in news about open societies statement, it has been associated with

(a) Climate change

(b) Freedom of expression

(d) None of the above

Q.3) With reference to the Anchor Investor, consider the following statements:

1. They are institutional investors who are invited to subscribe the shares before the Initial Public Offers.
2. Anchor investors are able to make an offer of shares at anywhere.
3. The anchor investor is not allowed to sell his/her share for at least 30 days after the allotment.
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 Project O2 for India mission:

1.It is an initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
2.It aims to ensure supply of zeolites.
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 New Shephard, that recently seen in news:

1.It is blue origin’s reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line.
2.Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
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 - 15 June 2021