Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 June 2018

1. Consider the following statements regarding pinaka rocket system

1) It is developed by ISRO.
2) Pinaka Mark I had been used in the 1999 Kargil conflict

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) both 1&2
d) neither

2. Which of the following has uncovered convincing evidence for three young planets orbiting within a protoplanetary disk – or planet-forming disk – around an infant star.

a) Hubble telescope
b) Kepler mission
c) ALMA telescope
d) Spitzer Space Telescope

3. Consider the following statements about National Rural Drinking Water Programme.

1) Its major emphasis is on ensuring sustainability (source) of water availability in terms of potability, adequacy, convenience, affordability and equity.
2) It is a central sector scheme.

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) both 1&2
d) neither

4. Mt Deotibba is the peak in

a) Pirpanjal range
b) Purvanchal range
c) Aravalli range
d) Western ghats

5.Consider the following statements about Water Productivity Mapping of Major Indian Crops.

1) It is an initiative of Ministry of Agriculture.
2) It is based on study of kharif crops only

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) both 1&2
d) neither

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Answer:

1 (B), 2 (C), 3 (A), 4 (A), 5 (D)