Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 December 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Agni-V missile system:

1. It is a surface-to-surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile. It can carry both nuclear and traditional weapons.
2. It is a 17-meter long missile with two-meter diameter.
3. It has been indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation.

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) The total members of Wassenaar Arrangement have

(a) 38
(b) 58
(c) 69
(d) 42

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Cost of living index, 2022.

1. Worldwide Cost of Living Index, 2022 released by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
2. The list topped by New York.
3. It compares the prices of more than 200 goods and services in 172 cities worldwide.

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) B-21 Raider aircraft has recently seen in news; it has been developed by

(a) Japan
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) Israel

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.It is celebrations of the indigenous warrior tribes of Nagaland with an aim to revive and protectthe culture of Nagaland.
2. It is named after Hornbill – a tropical bird reflected in tribal cultural expressions, songs and dances.
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