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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 January 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Asmi, consider the following statements:

1. It is India's first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol.
2. It has been developed Indian Army.
3. 3D Printing process has been used in designing and prototyping of various parts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) World’s oldest known cave painting found in which country?

(a) India

(b) Indonesia

(d) Egypt

Q.3) With reference to the Great Green Wall initiative, consider the following statements:

1. It is an African led initiative.
2. It aims to grow an 8,000-kilometre-long and 15-km-wide mosaic of trees,grasslands, vegetation and plants.
3. It will be the largest living structure on the planet, 3times the size of the Great Barrier Reef.
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 Corporate Social Responsibility spending in India:

1. In 2014 India became the first country in the world to make CSR legally mandatory.
2. Companies with net worth of at least Rs 500 crore, turnover of Rs 1,000 or net profit of Rs 5 crore. are required tospend 2% of their average profit of the previous three years on CSR.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q.5) With reference to the new categoryof differently-abled notified by the government, consider the following statements:

1.Acid attack victims would be able to hold any Group A, B, C and D posts.
2.India had started reserving government jobs for differently-abled in 1977.
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 - 16 January 2021