Current Affairs MCQ for IAS Exams - 18 May 2022

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 May 2022

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

1.A highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity.
2. It is produced by the Israeli firm Makhteshim Agan.
3. A global ban on the manufacture and use of endosulfan was negotiated under the Stockholm Convention. 
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) Ujh is a tributary of the 

(a) Ravi river
(b) Chenab river
(c) Beas river
(d) Sutlej river

Q.3) Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) indexincludes price change of which of thefollowing sectors:

1. Agriculture
2. Manufacturing
3. Electricity
4. Mining
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4only 
(d) All the above 

Q.4) Réunion is an island located in the Indian Ocean, under administrative control of 

(a)France 
(b) Spain 
(c) Britain  
(d) US 

Q.5) Consider the following statementsregarding services trade of India:

1.Value of export of services is equalto merchandise exports
2.India services trade is steadily insurplus in the last decade
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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