Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 January 2021

Q.1) With reference to Financial Action TaskForce (FATF), consider the followingstatements:

1. It is an inter-governmental policymaking body.
2. It aims to combat money laundering andterrorist financing.
3. A Qualified Foreign Investor must be aresident of an FATF member nation.
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 only

Q.2) Which of the following countries has been part of pacific ring of fire?

(a) Thailand 

(b) Cambodia 

(c) Australia 

(d) Indonesia

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Jallikattu:

1. Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu.
2. The festival is a celebration of nature, and thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.
3.There are references to Jallikattu in Sangam literature too.
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) On which day Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated in Tamil Nadu?

(a) 15th January 

(b) 16th January 

(c) 17th January 

(d) 18th January 

Q.5) With reference to the Iron-ore Policy 2021, consider the following statements:

1.As per the new policy, higher priority will be given to the movement of iron-ore traffic for domestic manufacturing activity. 
2. Under this policy, old and new plants will be treated similarly as far as allotment and loading of rakes is concerned.
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

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