Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the Green ammonia consider the following statements:

1. Meteors are bits of rock and ice that are ejected from comets as they manoeuvre around their orbits around the moon. 
2. According to NASA, over 30 meteor showers occur annually and are observable from the Earth.
3. Meteors are best visible on a cloudless night and when the Moon is not extremely bright.
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) Which of the following organisation has recently proposed public health surveillance system?

(a) NITI Aayog 

(b) National Health Authority

(c) National Development Council 

(d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Q.3) With reference to the Green ammonia consider the following statements:

1. Green ammonia refers to ammonia, which has been produced through a process that is 100% renewable and carbon-free.
2. It uses renewable energy instead of natural gas or coal for producing hydrogen; hence, is an effective way to reduce greenhouse emissions.
3. Ammonia is a pungent gas that is widely used to make agricultural fertilisers. It is easier and cheaper to store, and transport.
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) Which of the following countries is not a part of 1stTrilateral Working Group (TWG) Meeting? 

(a) India

(b) Afghanistan 

(c) Iran 

(d) Uzbekistan 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding to establishment of power gear production zones:

1.A list of equipment has been drawn up that the government wants to be manufactured in these zones—one each to be set up in a coastal state, a hill state and a land-locked state.
2.These zones will have a minimum land area of 200 acres each and will be set up through a competitive challenge among states.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2 

(c) 1 only

(d) 2 only

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